The BIG ONE: 20 years of Trump taxes obtained by NYTs

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Anonymous wrote:I feel so sorry for Melania. It seems she actually did marry him for his personality! Hope she's gotten her fair share of the "consulting" fees.

Nope. He wrote her off as a business expense in 2016.

He’s actually said to several reporters that she’s the only one who’s allowed to touch his hair. So she could be the recipient of the $70,000.

That's a sweet thing to say. Too bad it was a lie.

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Anonymous wrote:This is far meatier than the Grab Em video. In DC parlance, this has legs. Finally.

Do you think so?

I feel like 2020 is the more boring second season of a show I hated the first time. Wow! Another woman has accused Trump of assault! OMG! Trump said he won’t accept the results of the election. Yowza! He doesn’t pay taxes! THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE. His supporters do. Not. Care. To them this looks like a “failed” attempt by the media to make him look bad before the election.

And moreover, why don’t journalists ever just ask about policy? Why is the election about exposés and not the very basic fact that the president has 0 plans for the next four years!

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Anonymous wrote:This is far meatier than the Grab Em video. In DC parlance, this has legs. Finally.

Do you think so?

I feel like 2020 is the more boring second season of a show I hated the first time. Wow! Another woman has accused Trump of assault! OMG! Trump said he won’t accept the results of the election. Yowza! He doesn’t pay taxes! THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE. His supporters do. Not. Care. To them this looks like a “failed” attempt by the media to make him look bad before the election.

And moreover, why don’t journalists ever just ask about policy? Why is the election about exposés and not the very basic fact that the president has 0 plans for the next four years!

From Michael Cohen's book:

"Can you believe how f****** STUPID the IRS is?.. they're so stupid!"

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Agree this won’t change the minds of the fervent base. But that itty bitty undecided vote, gone. And he can’t afford that.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel so sorry for Melania. It seems she actually did marry him for his personality! Hope she's gotten her fair share of the "consulting" fees.

Nope. He wrote her off as a business expense in 2016.

He’s actually said to several reporters that she’s the only one who’s allowed to touch his hair. So she could be the recipient of the $70,000.

That's a sweet thing to say. Too bad it was a lie.

Totally a lie. Who the f thinks Melania is skilled enough to install hair plugs?

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His supporters don't care but they're not nearly enough to win.

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Trump can't afford to own the libs.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing a lot of people have never taken depreciation on real estate.

I have. That's a lot of depreciation, but that isn't the only issue on his returns. He has huge debts. This is what I always thought. It just reinforces my belief that he is actually broke on paper, staying just one step ahead his creditors.

Leverage, like depreciation, is part and parcel of anyone who is in real estate. You may as well blame a hokey player for having skates and a stick.

Yeah, I get it. So why did he hide it? You and I both know there only two reasons, one of which has just been confirmed and the other is under investigation by the DA.

Because he knows that ignorant people like many people in this thread would not understand and become useful idiots to Democrats looking to vilify him.

Yup, I'm ignorant, and I vote. Sorry he was afraid to just tell the truth. That's even worse.

*shrug*, I commend you on taking your civic duties seriously. Regardless of how you decide who to vote for, the important things is that you give it some thought and participate in the process. The more people that do this, the less useful idiots there would be. The reason wealthy people who have not broken any laws keep their finances private is for the same reason why lawyers advise innocent people to not talk to the police without representation.

The reason politicians release their tax returns is so stupid people like me can see they are transparent. If you don't want to do this, don't go into politics. People might think yoi are hiding something. And apparently they'd be right. I assumed he paid $0 tax and he didn't want me to know that, and voted accordingly. Now I see he paid $0, he's right, I don't like it, and I'm still voting the same way.

Well, clearly, this thread proves that you are wrong. As you can see from the reactions in this thread, people are accusing Trump of breaking the law due to their lack of understanding of real estate investments, depreciation, and debt leverage. I grant that the lay person can understand other people's tax returns which are similar to theirs - within a few multiples, but not an order of magnitude or more. Heck, I would even grant that most people would be able to digest financial information if they could rely on a fair and balanced media to provide useful analysis and context. We are in an environment where the media is there to hide/distort the truth on both sides - Fox, MSNBC, CNN, and NYT, to name a few. The common lay person simply has no relevant knowledge or reliable authority to make any meaningful judgement on the information. Again, the wild accusations thrown around in this thread *PROVES* this point.

Oh look, one of Trump's propaganda staff is on DCUM.

Analytics and phraseology show that it’s Stephen Miller! He’s up late for a newlywed. I guess she’s really not that into you. And by the way, how did your liberal arts bachelor’s degree from Duke qualify you to comment on tax law? That’s right. It did not.

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Anonymous wrote:This is far meatier than the Grab Em video. In DC parlance, this has legs. Finally.

Do you think so?

I feel like 2020 is the more boring second season of a show I hated the first time. Wow! Another woman has accused Trump of assault! OMG! Trump said he won’t accept the results of the election. Yowza! He doesn’t pay taxes! THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE. His supporters do. Not. Care. To them this looks like a “failed” attempt by the media to make him look bad before the election.

And moreover, why don’t journalists ever just ask about policy? Why is the election about exposés and not the very basic fact that the president has 0 plans for the next four years!

They do, and he responds with scaremongering about riots and socialism.

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Just think what this fitfullness and lack of sleep is going to do to Trump's "debate prep."

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Just think what this fitfullness and lack of sleep is going to do to Trump's "debate prep."

Eh. Trump is a short sleeper, he only sleeps a couple hours a night anyway. He doesn't need a restful sleep, unlike most people.

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Anonymous wrote:This is far meatier than the Grab Em video. In DC parlance, this has legs. Finally.

Do you think so?

I feel like 2020 is the more boring second season of a show I hated the first time. Wow! Another woman has accused Trump of assault! OMG! Trump said he won’t accept the results of the election. Yowza! He doesn’t pay taxes! THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE. His supporters do. Not. Care. To them this looks like a “failed” attempt by the media to make him look bad before the election.

And moreover, why don’t journalists ever just ask about policy? Why is the election about exposés and not the very basic fact that the president has 0 plans for the next four years!

They do, and he responds with scaremongering about riots and socialism.

This is the problem: when someone’s response is talking points- push for a real answer! It’s a pet peeve.

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Worst part for trump is that he made hundreds of millions off Apprentice but blew it on real estate deals that are money losers.

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Just think what this fitfullness and lack of sleep is going to do to Trump's "debate prep."

Eh. Trump is a short sleeper, he only sleeps a couple hours a night anyway. He doesn't need a restful sleep, unlike most people.

Can one OD on adderall?

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the basis for people saying Trump is broke? Maybe he is but nothing about paying $750 in taxes says this. By most standards, DH and I are quite wealthy but most years we pay very little, if any, in taxes.

People like u suck.