February 25, 201610 yr Why are people obsessed with seeing politician's tax returns? Romney yesterday was saying there could be a "bombshell" with Trump's returns. Like what?
February 25, 201610 yr My guess would be taking full advantage of the rules and having an effective tax rate of about 1.3%.
February 25, 201610 yr Why are people obsessed with seeing politician's tax returns? Romney yesterday was saying there could be a "bombshell" with Trump's returns. Like what? The establishment is just in a death spiral. They are grasping at anything that might throw a roadblock into Trump's path to the nomination. Shut up Mitt. Too late now!
February 25, 201610 yr Author ^ What is funny, Trump was asked by the Today Show what we should expect with his returns. His response was, "people will be surprised at how little I pay. I take advantage of every loophole I can."
February 25, 201610 yr Author The establishment is just in a death spiral. They are grasping at anything that might throw a roadblock into Trump's path to the nomination. Shut up Mitt. Too late now!Death spiral aside, this is a constant request. I am not talking Trump or just this election.
February 25, 201610 yr Death spiral aside, this is a constant request. I am not talking Trump or just this election. Oh okay. Sorry. I thought you were asking about Mitch's "bombshell." He has no bombshell. No one will be surprised(or shouldn't be) at how little Donald pays in taxes. Probably much less than the rate that Mitt pays.
February 26, 201610 yr The establishment is just in a death spiral. They are grasping at anything that might throw a roadblock into Trump's path to the nomination. Shut up Mitt. Too late now! It is really surprising to me that Romney did this. He is the LAST person I would expect. I would have liked to have been listening in on the conference call where Rubio and Cruz begged him to do this. The problem is that Romney seemed very defensive about the tax rate he paid when he was challenged on this same issue 4 years ago, even though he should not have been. The rate he paid was low because the income he earned was on investment income, which had ALREADY BEEN TAXED before. Trump will just say "of course I paid the lowest rate I could within the law...like ALL tax payers with a brain do". He will turn it into a positive. If his charitable deductions are not as high as some would like, all he has to do is bring up how much he gives to people without claiming it as a deduction. There are many stories about how he has helped people without asking for any publicity...or a tax deduction... Sometimes I think Trump is playing chess and the R establishment is playing checkers...
February 26, 201610 yr This also goes to whether Trump is overstating his wealth and whether he's generous in his charitable donations (or a miser).
February 26, 201610 yr It is really surprising to me that Romney did this. He is the LAST person I would expect. I would have liked to have been listening in on the conference call where Rubio and Cruz begged him to do this. The problem is that Romney seemed very defensive about the tax rate he paid when he was challenged on this same issue 4 years ago, even though he should not have been. The rate he paid was low because the income he earned was on investment income, which had ALREADY BEEN TAXED before. Trump will just say "of course I paid the lowest rate I could within the law...like ALL tax payers with a brain do". He will turn it into a positive. If his charitable deductions are not as high as some would like, all he has to do is bring up how much he gives to people without claiming it as a deduction. There are many stories about how he has helped people without asking for any publicity...or a tax deduction... Sometimes I think Trump is playing chess and the R establishment is playing checkers... Don't just think it...believe it. He's been several moves ahead of them all along.
February 26, 201610 yr This also goes to whether Trump is overstating his wealth and whether he's generous in his charitable donations (or a miser). Not necessarily he could be donating all through his businesses.
February 26, 201610 yr It is really surprising to me that Romney did this. He is the LAST person I would expect. I would have liked to have been listening in on the conference call where Rubio and Cruz begged him to do this. The problem is that Romney seemed very defensive about the tax rate he paid when he was challenged on this same issue 4 years ago, even though he should not have been. The rate he paid was low because the income he earned was on investment income, which had ALREADY BEEN TAXED before. Trump will just say "of course I paid the lowest rate I could within the law...like ALL tax payers with a brain do". He will turn it into a positive. If his charitable deductions are not as high as some would like, all he has to do is bring up how much he gives to people without claiming it as a deduction. There are many stories about how he has helped people without asking for any publicity...or a tax deduction... Sometimes I think Trump is playing chess and the R establishment is playing checkers... This might work better: Trump's really great at checkers. The R establishment has been so freakin' bad at chess lately they can't even wrap their minds around checkers at this point. Trump's killing them by being really good at the simple things, and also mostly owning up to what he is. I imagine Trump finding chess as "boring" and "for losers."
February 26, 201610 yr ^ What is funny, Trump was asked by the Today Show what we should expect with his returns. His response was, "people will be surprised at how little I pay. I take advantage of every loophole I can." So do I. Who on here wants to pay more than they have too. I look for every tax advantage I can. Whats wrong with that.
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