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CNN headline is $916 million dollar loss (Original Post) helpisontheway Oct 2016 OP
Gonna be a torrent of tweets. eom saltpoint Oct 2016 #1
Twitter and lots of other sites are going nuts shenmue Oct 2016 #2
Does the Times have more returns? C_U_L8R Oct 2016 #3
No... Princess Turandot Oct 2016 #8
I could see Trump throwing a saltpoint Oct 2016 #4
Oh my! How embarrassing. Glimmer of Hope Oct 2016 #5
Mark Cuban will mercilously hammer Trump C_U_L8R Oct 2016 #12
Lol vadermike Oct 2016 #6
The biggest loser BeyondGeography Oct 2016 #7
Heh! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #9
When I lose, I lose bigly! Believe me! n/t susanna Oct 2016 #11
Its a brutal article if you read it Doctor Jack Oct 2016 #10
You are the one who's going to flip out because it's more likely than not that he has recouped politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2016 #13
Well, I don't think people are seeing this positively since we don't have the rest of tax return Foggyhill Oct 2016 #15
I'm not condoning his actions, quite the contrary. I was just pointing out that a lot of people politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2016 #20
Can we send him an Android phone by courier, in case KAC confiscated his? Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #14
This is where Trump interrupts by leaning into his mic... Beartracks Oct 2016 #16
Loser the biggest loser. awake Oct 2016 #17
Exactly...I think the thing that will bother helpisontheway Oct 2016 #19
You might as well say he lost 1 billion dollars......... UCmeNdc Oct 2016 #18
He's infamous. nt BootinUp Oct 2016 #21

C_U_L8R

(44,897 posts)
3. Does the Times have more returns?
Sat Oct 1, 2016, 11:49 PM
Oct 2016

It would be a beautiful thing if they
released a different tax return every day.
Drip drip drip

Princess Turandot

(4,784 posts)
8. No...
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 12:12 AM
Oct 2016

They actually do not have his federal return for that year. They only received pages from his NYS, NJ and Connecticut state returns for 1995.

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
4. I could see Trump throwing a
Sat Oct 1, 2016, 11:54 PM
Oct 2016

temper-tantrum over this. He's apparently vulnerable on money generally, as he keeps telling people what a successful businessman he is.

But not everybody defines success the same way. And most people don't have $916 million to play around with.

Things not looking that good for the Trump-Pence team long about now...

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
13. You are the one who's going to flip out because it's more likely than not that he has recouped
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 01:03 AM
Oct 2016

that entire $916 Million over the past 18 years through non payment of taxes on other earnings he's had since 1995. So he'll get the last laugh. I posted this information along with other links regarding Trump in another post linked below. People here should read it. You won't be laughing when you do.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2460438

Foggyhill

(1,060 posts)
15. Well, I don't think people are seeing this positively since we don't have the rest of tax return
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 01:35 AM
Oct 2016

He's abusing a tax loophole basically using bankruptcy as a way of life.

Not sure we want that to used for the US...

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
20. I'm not condoning his actions, quite the contrary. I was just pointing out that a lot of people
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 03:47 PM
Oct 2016

appeared to not understand what was going on. They seemed to think that he had an almost billion dollar loss and that was the end of it. I was merely pointing out that he continued to benefit from that loss for at least 18 years by not having to pay federal taxes on other earned income during that timeframe which the NY Times estimated could be as much as $50M a year. I think its outrageous.

Beartracks

(12,761 posts)
16. This is where Trump interrupts by leaning into his mic...
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 02:04 AM
Oct 2016

... and says, "It's called 'business.' That makes me smart."

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awake

(3,226 posts)
17. Loser the biggest loser.
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 06:02 AM
Oct 2016

If Trump wanted to promote what a great business man he is this news shows he is just a big loser, something he does not like being called almost as much as when someone points out the size of his "small hands". I expect we will be seeing a Trump tantrum over this.

helpisontheway

(5,004 posts)
19. Exactly...I think the thing that will bother
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 07:07 AM
Oct 2016

him the most is to be perceived as a LOSER. Maybe he should release recent tax returns to show us that he is a successful businessman.

UCmeNdc

(9,589 posts)
18. You might as well say he lost 1 billion dollars.........
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 07:02 AM
Oct 2016

Wow...... 1 billion dollars footed by the US Taxpayers for the next 20-30 years. Donald Trump you are truly a classic thief.

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