***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[Nike Jordan]

She ****ing warned us...

Hillary was right...again.

 

[whywesteppin]

When Trump says he is smart for not paying taxes, Biden needs to bring up health care (and other federal programs Trump wants to cut to save money). "No wonder we can't fund these. Some rich crooks don't pay their taxes."

 

[dwalk31]

He is being audited

Being audited makes it illegal?

 

[wavycrocket]

He a broke boy. The trash suits, bad ties and terrible appearance told it all.

 

[Hahahaha]

They put so little effort into this plan.

Theres no need, it’s not a real plan.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Being audited makes it illegal?

No, it means an investigation is ongoing.

Did I ever say he did anything illegal? Please quote me if I did. I'll wait.

BTW, it really makes you look like the ultimate bootlicker that as soon as news breaks like this, the bar Trump needs to jump over is whether or not he did something illegal. Not you know, how this exposes Trump as a massive liar, once again.

So spare us. When news like this breaks you just want to bait people into long drawn out arguments in hopes the important issue gets loss.

But want should I expect from someone that scams the government for $1000 he doesn't need.

 

[dacomeup]

Trump do anything illegal re: taxes?

or nah...?

Running to the defense of rich white men who are paying less in taxes than the millions of Black people you claim to care about.

 

[RustyShackleford]

dwalk31 since this story confirms part of Cohen's comments on Trump's financials, does it make you more inclined to believe Cohen's comments about Trump using racial slurs and saying racist comments?

 

[Wargames]

I cannot believe that real life has devolved to this. His son just posted a video faded. He looks addy’d up most of the time. And he’s going after Joe?!?!

This has got to be a first for politics, right?

He’s projecting and will be addy’d up for the debate

 

[storm2006]

He a broke boy. The trash suits, bad ties and terrible appearance told it all.

Gotta link DJT up with his young protege Gold St. Capital. Trump could help him beat the charges and Gold St could help him with the drip

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

one time for the fact that this is not just a trump problem...we´re talking about 20+ years of tax juking here.

the issues are systemic...robbing society at large is pretty much the only way to accumulate a billion dollars.

 

[Hahahaha]

How did the tax info finally get out? Someone leak it or what?

 

[Mark Antony]

Running to the defense of rich white men who are paying less in taxes than the millions of Black people you claim to care about.

The Art of the Delk

 

[biggie62]

Damn someone at Mazars must have leaked that and is probably getting fired. But hey, he/she maybe the hero we needed.

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

How did the tax info finally get out? Someone leak it or what?

the Times obtained the data, so could be a leak, could be a hack...either way, it´s spicy.

"In 2012, he took out a $100 million mortgage on the commercial space in Trump Tower. He took nearly the entire amount as a payout ... His company has paid more than $15 million in interest on the loan, but nothing on the principal. The full $100 million comes due in 2022."

guy is gonna have to be dragged tf out, believe that.

 

[biggie62]

I mean it’s hard to hack data like this. For high profile individuals only a handful of people have access to even look at that data and they sign a NDA. And everything has multiple levels of PWs.

 

[RustyShackleford]

I mean it’s hard to hack data like this. For high profile individuals only a handful of people have access to even look at that data and they sign a NDA. And everything has multiple levels of PWs.

Word is the NYT wouldn't let other people see what they have because they want to protect their source.

So yeah, I believe some in the right position put country over career and leak this ****.

And that person, is a ******* hero.

 

[gry60]

Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance (Published 2020)

The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.

www.nytimes.com

The tax records reveal another way Seven Springs has generated substantial tax savings. In 2014, Mr. Trump classified the estate as an investment property, as distinct from a personal residence. Since then, he has written off $2.2 million in property taxes as a business expense — even as his 2017 tax law allowed individuals to write off only $10,000 in property taxes a year.

Courts have held that to treat residences as businesses for tax purposes, owners must show that they have “an actual and honest objective of making a profit,” typically by making substantial efforts to rent the property and eventually generating income.

Whether or not Seven Springs fits those criteria, the Trumps have described the property somewhat differently.

In 2014, Eric Trump told Forbes that “this is really our compound.” Growing up, he and his brother Donald Jr. spent many summers there, riding all-terrain vehicles and fishing on a nearby lake. At one point, the brothers took up residence in a carriage house on the property. “It was home base for us for a long, long time,” Eric told Forbes.

And the Trump Organization website still describes Seven Springs as a “retreat for the Trump family.”

Mr. Garten, the Trump Organization lawyer, did not respond to a question about the Seven Springs write-off.

The Seven Springs conservation-easement deduction is one of four that Mr. Trump has claimed over the years. While his use of these deductions is widely known, his tax records show that they represent the lion’s share of his charitable giving — about $119.3 million of roughly $130 million in personal and corporate charitable contributions reported to the I.R.S.

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

for me, the funniest part of this whole circus is that it´s effectively the same as a minimum-wager taking out payday loans and selling bone marrow to put lifts on their F-150 King Ranch and buy Red Bottoms for the lady.

remember, it´s only bad to live outside your means using government assistance if you are poor.

 

[RustyShackleford]

 

[wavycrocket]

for me, the funniest part of this whole circus is that it´s effectively the same as a minimum-wager taking out payday loans and selling bone marrow to put lifts on their F-150 King Ranch and buy Red Bottoms for the lady.

remember, it´s only bad to live outside your means using government assistance if you are poor.

Trump is Ghetto. True definition of welfare queen.

it’s always projection.

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

...but are we mad yet tho?

 

[IATT]

 

[IATT]

 

[aepps20]

dwalk31 since this story confirms part of Cohen's comments on Trump's financials, does it make you more inclined to believe Cohen's comments about Trump using racial slurs and saying racist comments?

Until Trump calls him a slur while he's performing da first step shuffle the answer is no