Posted on 02/25/2016 2:18:17 PM PST by Jewbacca
Why would Mitt Romney go on national television and declare, "I think we have good reason to believe that there's a bombshell in Donald Trump's taxes. Either he's not anywhere near as wealthy as he says he is, or he hasn't been paying the kind of taxes we would expect him to pay"? Since when does buttoned-down, white-bread Mitt Romney make audacious, provocative accusations? Romney's accusation might be a safe bet — if not to be verified, then to never be refuted. Just a few years ago, Trump refused to release un-redacted tax returns, even when it could help him win a $5 billion libel lawsuit against a New York Times reporter and author. If Trump was unwilling to release his returns in that circumstance, how likely is it that Trump will release them before Election Day? Just for your info, tax returns have 0 to do w/ someone's net worth. I have already filed my financial statements w/ FEC. They are great! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2016 Trump's wealth is a key part of his public image, his status in the eyes of his fans, and his self-image. On July 15, Trump issued a statement declaring, "As of this date, Mr. Trump's net worth is in excess of TEN BILLION DOLLARS." (Capital letters in original.)
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Also, Trump’s father didn’t give him a dime. Donald worked his way up through the company like any other employee and simply made it better and made his own money as a result.
Jewbacca
This is beneath you
Your net worth is NOT on TAX FORMS!!! Geesh....you must not file tax returns!!
The only way to explain this relentless criticism is ENVY! The ne’er-do-wells just can not believe this dynamo is who he says he is. He is otherwise known as a guy bigger than life. Geez, just take a look at his gold plated 757 you jerks. You could not afford to pay the property tax on that plane.
“He carries a weapon himself,and he’s a gun grabber?”
Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bloomberg, and Christie are all surrounded by armed guards, too.
They just don’t want us to have them.
And, again I QUOTE, Donald Trump:
“I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun.”
Source: The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump, p.102
“WHAT kind of mush do you use for brains?”
One that quotes Donald Trump. I had no idea quoting his positions was not fair game.
Mitt Romney did NOT fight Harry Reid’s statement that MITT WAS A TAX EVADER.....yet ho goes and trashes TRUMP.....we are NOT CALLED the STUPID PARTY for nothing!!
That's the thing. It's typical knee-jerk leftist politics. All it does is to show the uninformed masses how (perceived) evil and rich Republicans are and Democrats will bloviate that they will continue to "fight" for them.
You, also, know nothing about wealthy people!! Geesh, people....your net worth is NOT in your TAX FORMS!!! GOOD GRIEF!!
You, also, know nothing about wealthy people!! Geesh, people....your net worth is NOT in your TAX FORMS!!! GOOD GRIEF!!
“The only way to explain this relentless criticism is ENVY!”
Yes, and all criticism of Obama is racism.
Donald Trump is not being honest with you. He’s a shameless self-promoter with a decades-long history of very weak and corrupt business dealings.
Why on Earth would you trust him to be President?
Trump was worth $200K when he graduated college and really started building his real estate empire. He was already a billionaire when his dad died and he collected his inheritance.
Why should Trump release his tax records? What business is it of ours? I’m against the IRS the income tax and the loss of privacy that it all entails so if Donald Trump or anyone else doesn’t want to show a part of their lives that is of no business to anyone else, I say refuse to release. Get elected and end the income tax!
Spoken like a true robot. I have no idea how much Trump reads the bible, but if you think when he makes a statement like “Nobody reads the bible more than me”? “John Kerry doesn’t read the bible”, that this isn’t a nutty statement? There are pastors, bible scholars, bible classes, theologians, people all over this world whose job it is to READ the bible. While you are defending him, answer this......is who reads the bible the most a qualification for President or is he just trying to con Evangelicals? And don’t accuse me of bearing false witness.
Should it be the case that Trump is worth some figure ‘X’ that is less than he’s indicated, people will crawl on their hands and knees to help his campaign. I mean ordinary people.
He is putting his own life, fortune, and sacred honor on the line. Especially if worth less, and his desire to take not one thin dime as POTUS in salary. When has that happened in the last 100 years?
Yes, and all the criticsm of Hillary is just SEXISM.
Because he is not beholden to special interests.
Because he WILL build a wall.
Because he will not let unvetted Muslims emigrate to the U.S.
Because he will implement "fair trade".
Because he will be the antithesis of the RINO GOP candidates that have been foisted upon us since 1988.
Any of those work?
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You said he had a $400 million dollar inheritance. The highest anti-Trump estimate is $40 million.
“All I know is that I did NOT get an email like this today from Trump.”
I guess you need to sign up. 91.2% of Trump’s campaign money has been donated from others:
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/donald-trump-fec-fundraising-214838
I'm guessing that most of us rugged individualists would rather accept 25% less net worth if we were doing what we have a PASSION for. Listen to Trump talk about buildings. He sounds very much like Howard Roark in The Fountainhead (I know for you Cruzers you won't know that reference.)
Don Jr. has the same passion too. Don Jr. said he'd rather be on a Cat bulldozer than on a golf cart. (Though I'm pretty sure he'd rather be on the gun range or reloading one of the 100 calibers he personally reloads.)
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