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Turbineguy

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9. I like to have a president who's smarter than me.

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Original post)

Wed May 8, 2019, 10:14 AM

May 2019

I don't have that with trump, but his supporters do. To them, not paying taxes is smart. And as long as the government doesn't take over their Medicare, they're happy.

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Don't think that Trump paying no taxes will deter Trumpers. [View all] Honeycombe8 May 2019 OP

Trump is correct in that, to the right, gaming the tax code is a sport and virtue. Thomas Hurt May 2019 #1

Amazing that Trump decided to use the defense: "Hey, I committed fraud!" lagomorph777 May 2019 #2

They don't seem to get that this makes him a deadbeat. Dave Starsky May 2019 #3

Esp. when the other half of the sport is creating a tax code for that purpose in the 1st place.nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #13

You're right StarfishSaver May 2019 #4

Post removed Post removed May 2019 #5

Then we need to change the tax code! Ohiogal May 2019 #6

K&R, Trumps purpose to to protect his base from the non-wight walkers everything else is negotiable uponit7771 May 2019 #7

I've had them wag their finger at me saying treestar May 2019 #8

I like to have a president who's smarter than me. Turbineguy May 2019 #9

Oh, it won't. bearsfootball516 May 2019 #10

Somehow it needs to be explained nykym May 2019 #11

In Mitt Romney speak TheRealNorth May 2019 #12