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Who Are Donald Trump’s Supporters?
The Federalist ^ | August 26, 2015 | Robert Tracinski

Posted on 08/26/2015 8:39:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: EternalVigilance
It’s very difficult, actually, to sort out Trump’s positions, from historically left of Obama and Clinton to wherever he’s currently landing on the right in his current incarnation.

Uhm...yeah.

61 posted on 08/26/2015 10:53:42 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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To: EternalVigilance
You flatter yourself.

And you didn't by contrasting "Trump supporter" from "Conservative?"

62 posted on 08/26/2015 10:56:06 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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To: papertyger

Hey, why not if you think Marx and Engels hatched a good tax plan.


63 posted on 08/26/2015 10:57:21 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: papertyger

Maybe I should ask you: Do you think Marx and Engels are a couple of Trump staffers or something?


64 posted on 08/26/2015 10:58:57 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
You really think so, huh?

As much as you are genuinely concerned by Trump's past positions vs. what he's running on.

65 posted on 08/26/2015 11:00:26 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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To: papertyger

Why wouldn’t I be concerned?


66 posted on 08/26/2015 11:01:25 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
Maybe I should ask you: Do you think Marx and Engels are a couple of Trump staffers or something?

Ya know, once your comment is effectively mocked to death, it's not a good idea to give it mouth to mouth.

67 posted on 08/26/2015 11:06:17 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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To: EternalVigilance
Why wouldn’t I be concerned?

Because Trump is all about the deal. He's not going to double back on what gets him elected.

68 posted on 08/26/2015 11:08:31 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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To: papertyger

I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Are you asserting that the graduated income tax was not originated by Marx and Engels?

You took issue with my assertion that Trump’s plan is a graduated income tax, for which I provided his plan, from his 2011 book, along with a link.

But you haven’t provided readers of this thread with anything we can hang our hat on to the contrary.

Do you have some reason to believe that Trump’s plan is othewise, or not?


69 posted on 08/26/2015 11:10:26 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: papertyger
Because Trump is all about the deal. He's not going to double back on what gets him elected.

Well, it's a long time until the deal closes, and he's not elected yet.

70 posted on 08/26/2015 11:11:34 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
But you haven’t provided readers of this thread with anything we can hang our hat on to the contrary.

You already did it for me.

See, I knew you could find it!

71 posted on 08/26/2015 11:14:27 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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To: papertyger

LOL...


72 posted on 08/26/2015 11:15:24 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: papertyger
Yeah, it's amazing what a search engine turns up.

Here's a golden oldie for you:

Donald Trump Once Proposed the Biggest Tax Hike Ever

Donald Trump takes a lot of flak for failing to offer specific policy proposals, but there was a time when he offered a very specific tax plan -- one that raised taxes on the wealthy so much it might have made Bernie Sanders blush.

In classic Trump fashion, the plan was big and bold. If enacted, Trump's plan would have been biggest tax hike, in total raw dollars, in history. In a word, it would have been huge.

The year was 1999 and Trump was toying with the idea of running for President as a third party candidate. The idea, which Trump says he no longer supports, was to impose a one-time tax of 14.25 percent on every American worth more than $10 million and raise exactly enough money to pay off the debt...

73 posted on 08/26/2015 11:17:30 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
Are you asserting that the graduated income tax was not originated by Marx and Engels?

I'm asserting that insinuating the country's most high profile arch-capitalist is a crypto-Marxist deserves nothing but scorn and derision.

74 posted on 08/26/2015 11:19:51 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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To: EternalVigilance

Is he running on that tax plan?


75 posted on 08/26/2015 11:22:03 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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To: papertyger

Well, for an “arch-capitalist” he sure has had a whole lot of crazy statist, socialist, leftwing positions over the years.

And he still thinks it’s the government’s job to “take care of everybody.” He said it flat out in his speech in Phoenix. And the context of his remarks was health care. Then he said, “sorry conservatives,” or something like that.


76 posted on 08/26/2015 11:22:42 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: papertyger
Is he running on that tax plan?

I don't know. There's a grand total of ONE position on his website.

77 posted on 08/26/2015 11:23:20 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
Well, it's a long time until the deal closes, and he's not elected yet.

True, but this one seems to be working for him...REALLY well.

I don't think he's gonna fix something that isn't broken.

78 posted on 08/26/2015 11:25:47 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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To: papertyger
I don't think he's gonna fix something that isn't broken.

If he doesn't have principles, and his policies are wrong, his campaign is broken, whether he wins or not.

79 posted on 08/26/2015 11:27:56 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
I don't know. There's a grand total of ONE position on his website.

Now you're just being petulant.

80 posted on 08/26/2015 11:29:25 PM PDT by papertyger (When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office)
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