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fjobb 48 points ago +48 / -0

Is whatever he did legal? Yes? Then cnn can fuck off.

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QQ387 6 points ago +6 / -0

To be fair, so is ballot harvesting under the current injunction. We need a stronger position than it just being legal.

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GoldwaterVoter [S] 25 points ago +25 / -0

(Will have paid by the end of this year -- 4 years x $400,000)

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FreeNow 18 points ago +18 / -0

So it is as if he paid 100% tax rate on his presidential earnings. He should recommend that...100% tax rate on all politician earnings.

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TheGreaseman81 13 points ago +13 / -0

Trump could personally give every employee at CNN a sack full of diamonds and they'd complain that it's too heavy.

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Licensetomeme 3 points ago +3 / -0

Do you even know how many poor African children have to slave over these diamonds?

They're synthetic and made in the west.

That's cultural appropriation.

That being said, you give these spineless bitches too much credit. The only reason why they shit on him as hard is because they're getting their wallets stuffed. To even insinuate they have an ounce of integrity to not write flowery words for the person writing off their cheque..... They have no principle! They'd flip on the dime for a stack of dimes if that's more than what they're getting!

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DeplorableWeWin 6 points ago +6 / -0

What’s income tax on 4$ per year? With 399,999$ per year in write off donations?

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_deleted_ 3 points ago +4 / -1

Legally* not paying taxes

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Licensetomeme 1 point ago +1 / -0

This has got to be some sort of 4d trap. The only thing this truly proves is that rich people don't pay taxes, shedding light on how the system is at fault. So, why having the population foot the bill? They also say he just went for the presidency to impose lower taxes on himself. But why bother lowering it if he pays so little thanks to loopholes in the system? They don't think about what they're saying, or who this actuallyhurts, which are the people who push for higher rates or, at the very least, the elites on their own side. The right have been pushing to move away from the system entirely since forever specifically because of this, lmfao.

They use places with high personal taxes like Sweden as some idiotic example of how to run a country, knowing little well that this all means jack shit for someone who has a proper accountant. Sweden also sports a corporate tax comparable to the States, too, as a way to compete with overseas markets, and so to that end, it only serves as a means to tax the poor who can't afford such services.....

The only reason why they get the light of day is because their base is full of morons who froth at the mouth over any negative news, who don't care to see what any of this means, and I'd wager a bet that these morons are the minority. They may scream the loudest but I don't think America is listening anymore..... And given the endless stream of fake news articles, even the independents who would otherwise deem this a genuine issue of concern would likely be dubious about its veracity.

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cuckslasher 1 point ago +1 / -0

jus because you dont pay income tax doesnt mean you dont pay taxes

fucking idiots

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Licensetomeme 1 point ago +1 / -0

Of course they do. But what I mean in general is the layman does not have access to the same services to segue around taxation as someone who can afford an accountant. In the same way gunlaws hu rt innocents more than the cr iminals they intend to target, taxation does the same to middle class families.

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Licensetomeme 1 point ago +1 / -0

Tbh, I'm not sure what it's like in America, so I'll take your word for it. Just that, in Canada, you can avail of certain tax credits based on claims of how your business operates. Home business, sr&ed, ccs, as well as expenses based on how you write purchases off. It's quite arbitrary and really in depth, not by any means trivial to a start up business. The assumption that a business owner would have the time and know-how off the bat to jump through all the hoops while micromanaging their own business, at least here, is quite the expectation.

Maybe my understanding of our own tax system is too simple, but an accountant worth their weight can make the greens despite going red, at least on this side of the world.....

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monkadelic 3 points ago +3 / -0

Wonder how much of her own money Nancy Pelosi has donated to China Flu research? Trump has given 800k since its started.

Its a trick question, She doesn't have her own money, its all made from using our money.

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CommentingNow 2 points ago +2 / -0

Meanwhile your local NPR fundraiser has helped pay Steve Innskeep over $1,600,000 over 4 years.

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Rothbard 1 point ago +1 / -0

Not really. He gets paid just donates it.

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TheMadManDidItAgain 1 point ago +1 / -0

federal regulations prohibit agencies from accepting donated funds unless Congress grants authority to the agency to accept the donation

I can see the Democrats in Congress not granting authority to the agencies to accept the donation just so they can call Trump a liar.

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vegeta_ban 1 point ago +1 / -0

Reeeeee