Chula Vista

So two freaking pages from a 2005 return are leaked showing that Trump paid 11% in taxes. Big ****ing deal. (probably was leaked by one of Trump's staff as further deflection) How about the 10 years since then? He admitted during one of the debates that he paid zero taxes in 2015. And he also implied he's paid nothing for years.

But, really, how much he's paid has become secondary to where (and from whom) does he derive his income from. Can't wait to hear the FBI report later today.

Oh, and looks like the gig is up on this one. Will Trump apologize to the past President for accusing him of a crime?

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Chula Vista

The depreciation rules need to be changed. Each year he gets to write off massive amounts for each building he owns (and he owns a LOT of them) simply because the buildings are a year older.

I don't get to do that on my home.

See only the rich get to benefit from it cause it's usually the wealthy people that own those types of buildings.

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Frownland

Pretty sure he has full equity on all those buildings though.

I've heard this floated around quite a bit but I honestly don't think that's the case tbh. Not every quasi-positive story about Trump is a conspiracy.

Nah, Obama's a grownup, he can handle dumb toddlers.

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Chula Vista

But then why only the two pages that show his income and what he paid? Kind of convenient that that's all that was leaked. And why from 11 years ago instead of something more recent?

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Frownland

Do you have any evidence beyond a conspiratorial mindset and bafflement over how "convenient" this is for Trump? It would have had the same effect if it was released at any other time tbh.

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The Batlord

Yeah I'm all for higher taxes on the rich and closing loopholes, but making 100k on the 1mil is kind of ridiculous.

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Frownland

Totally. That 100k could be used to help people who need it, that ****'s way too high.

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The Batlord

Explain that. Is that not 90% of 1 billion (making 100mil for 1bil)?

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Chula Vista

Just an opinion. As noted, the heat's been turned up lately again on his returns because of the possible Russian connections that may be contained within. Does seem to make for a nice deflection, no?

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