Trump tax returns megathread

[GeorgiaModerate]

i mean this is old news by now he can just say he went around the tax laws that could of been changed by obama/biden admin but they did nothing

Even if it's technically legal for him to pay so little tax, it doesn't make it right. He has an obligation to support the rest of society, that helped make him so successful in life. He doesn't care about other people, he just sees ordinary working people as chumps who should have to pay more instead or get less from their government. 

"Only the little people pay taxes." -- Leona Helmsley

[DrScholl]

$750 is less than a 1 bedroom apartment most places.

[Pericles]

i mean this is old news by now he can just say he went around the tax laws that could of been changed by obama/biden admin but they did nothing

Even if it's technically legal for him to pay so little tax, it doesn't make it right. He has an obligation to support the rest of society, that helped make him so successful in life. He doesn't care about other people, he just sees ordinary working people as chumps who should have to pay more instead or get less from their government. 

"Only the little people pay taxes." -- Leona Helmsley

Well yeah, or you can quote Trump himself saying in the 2016 presidential debate that not paying taxes "makes me smart".

[Yank2133]

$750.

****

IRS better give me back my money.

[หมูเด้ง]

I owe 3 times as much after I filed this year. Almost makes me want to burn sh**t down!

[7,052,770]

But ... I read on the Atlas Forum [now known as Talk Elections] that Harry Reid lied he said Donald Trump had paid $0 in taxes for years.

[ProudModerate2]

This could just be the tip-of-the-iceberg.
I wonder how much detail of his exact income, deductions, losses, etc., The Times have?
The numbers and "analysis" (by media tax experts) of his tax return, could be slowly dropped over the next 5 weeks.
Beautiful!

[Darthpi - Crush the Oligarchy]

Not shocked at all by the details, but I am shocked that this is finally being confirmed. I really thought he would be able to keep these things under wraps for his whole term.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1310332089200508928

[republican1993]

i mean this is old news by now he can just say he went around the tax laws that could of been changed by obama/biden admin but they did nothing

Even if it's technically legal for him to pay so little tax, it doesn't make it right. He has an obligation to support the rest of society, that helped make him so successful in life. He doesn't care about other people, he just sees ordinary working people as chumps who should have to pay more instead or get less from their government. 

What about the other billionaires like Jeff Bezos and others? They pay their employees like crap while they are racking in millions in gains weekly. They use the government to their benefit - the rich are benefited by the government tax laws which need to change and nobody in the past has tried to change it. this isn't trump's problems its a problem that needs to be fixed. Do i think this helps Biden? Probably not

[Gass3268]

HE WROTE OFF $70,000 FOR HAIR STYLING!!!

https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1310333779899289600?s=20

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/MaxKennerly/status/1310333567428427777

[Horus]

So how does this help Trump?

[soundchaser]

HE WROTE OFF $70,000 FOR HAIR STYLING!!!

https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1310333779899289600?s=20

I know we’re not supposed to be driven by ~emotions~ here, but this makes me irrationally angry.

[President Johnson]

Folks, he literally admitted it in the last debate. "That makes me smart".

[Cassandra]

So how does this help Trump?

Who cares? Everyone knows he's corrupt, even his supporters. This is all baked in.

[Non Swing Voter]

Absolutely disgusting. The NYT continues to intrude on Trump's privacy and personal life - why can't they just focus on policy? He's under enough pressure and stress as it is. The folks over at the Times need to learn a little decency.

Not buying these crocodile tears.  Trump has had the National Inquirer go after all of his political enemies with outright lies and BS.  Shining light on Trump being a con man is not an intrusion into his privacy as PRESIDENT OF THE US.

[ProudModerate2]

i mean this is old news by now he can just say he went around the tax laws that could of been changed by obama/biden admin but they did nothing

Even if it's technically legal for him to pay so little tax, it doesn't make it right. He has an obligation to support the rest of society, that helped make him so successful in life. He doesn't care about other people, he just sees ordinary working people as chumps who should have to pay more instead or get less from their government. 

What about the other billionaires like Jeff Bezos and others? They pay their employees like crap while they are racking in millions in gains weekly. They use the government to their benefit - the rich are benefited by the government tax laws which need to change and nobody in the past has tried to change it. this isn't trump's problems its a problem that needs to be fixed. Do i think this helps Biden? Probably not

"Jeff Bezos" is not The President Of The United States.
End of story.

[Yank2133]

https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1310332089200508928

Lmao, just profiting off the title of President. This would be hilarious in any other country.

[Boobs]

Absolutely disgusting. The NYT continues to intrude on Trump's privacy and personal life - why can't they just focus on policy? He's under enough pressure and stress as it is. The folks over at the Times need to learn a little decency.

Not buying these crocodile tears.  Trump has had the National Inquirer go after all of his political enemies with outright lies and BS.  Shining light on Trump being a con man is not an intrusion into his privacy as PRESIDENT OF THE US.

Ok LINO. Apparently privacy isn't something we libertarians value anymore?

[CellarDoor]

Folks, he literally admitted it in the last debate. "That makes me smart".

That's a hard argument to make at this point. The reporting shows he's a pretty bad businessman and the bills are coming due.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Not shocked at all by the details, but I am shocked that this is finally being confirmed. I really thought he would be able to keep these things under wraps for his whole term.

Yeah, same here. Thank goodness!

[DINGO Joe]

Absolutely disgusting. The NYT continues to intrude on Trump's privacy and personal life - why can't they just focus on policy? He's under enough pressure and stress as it is. The folks over at the Times need to learn a little decency.

Sarcasm, I hope?  

The New York Times is one of the few organizations I have a lower opinion of than the GOP.

How dare they harass an unsuccessful businessman like Donald Trump.

[Zohranism is OUR future]

Absolutely disgusting. The NYT continues to intrude on Trump's privacy and personal life - why can't they just focus on policy? He's under enough pressure and stress as it is. The folks over at the Times need to learn a little decency.

Not buying these crocodile tears.  Trump has had the National Inquirer go after all of his political enemies with outright lies and BS.  Shining light on Trump being a con man is not an intrusion into his privacy as PRESIDENT OF THE US.

Ok LINO. Apparently privacy isn't something we libertarians value anymore?

Lol, imagine using the internet at all and still believing privacy exists.

[Boobs]

Absolutely disgusting. The NYT continues to intrude on Trump's privacy and personal life - why can't they just focus on policy? He's under enough pressure and stress as it is. The folks over at the Times need to learn a little decency.

Sarcasm, I hope?  

The New York Times is one of the few organizations I have a lower opinion of than the GOP.

How dare they harass an unsuccessful businessman like Donald Trump.

Precisely. "Don't punch down" is the golden rule of comedy.