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piechartking

(617 posts)
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 04:28 AM Jul 2016

Wouldn't it be something if someone got ahold of Donald's tax returns and they showed ...

1. Not a billionaire, or at least, not 10 billion

2. Doesn't ever pay taxes (or something like that)

3. Waist-deep in Bullshit involving Russia.

It would be like Christmas in August.

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Dale Neiburg

(698 posts)
2. For a long time I've favored #1 on the list.
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 04:57 AM
Jul 2016

I haven't been happy with the theory that he hasn't paid anything in taxes/donated anything to charity, because I think his base would view either of those as a plus. He'd have nothing to hide. I've leaned to the idea that the expert number crunchers would be able to figure that he was worth maybe 1% of what he claimed.

But yesterday your number 3 occurred to me -- he may be hiding the extent to which he's involved financially with the Russian government and/or Putin himself (especially if "involved" means "in debt up to his ears.&quot

Socal31

(2,484 posts)
3. 1040s (Personal Tax Returns) only show the net income from your corps.
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 05:10 AM
Jul 2016

You would have to get the 1065 or 1120s (business returns) to get the full story. It is common for very wealthy people to show relatively little income on their personal returns.

Because of this, I believe the hesitation to release them is that on paper, he doesn't appear to make much money (pride thing for him). That also means relatively small personal tax liabilities.

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)
4. This is probably closer to reality than the GOP wants to admit.
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 05:23 AM
Jul 2016

And Clinton will not fucking let up on the tax returns, believe that.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
8. Supposedly they loan him money
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 08:45 AM
Jul 2016

So he might be wanting to get a deduction for something having to do with it.

Does a tax return require one to reveal loans?

treestar

(82,383 posts)
9. +1 posts indicated it was perfectly fine to do it to the DNC
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 08:46 AM
Jul 2016

and didn't matter who did it or why. Same people should be eager to see Trump hacked.

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