[TexasFreeper2009]

My point is that the RATE doesn’t matter and never has.

All that matters is how much money comes out of your pocket when all the dust clears.

Here is another example without all the complexity of the tax system to confuse things:

You go into a store to buy a TV.
The TV is regularly priced at $100
The salesman gives you two options.

1 - You can pay the full price of $100 and he will allow you to use a 50% off coupon.

or

2- He will give the sale price of 20% off the original price but you wont be able to use a coupon.

Which deal do you take?

Trump would like you to believe #2 is the better deal.

[RoosterRedux]

Furthermore, at the current tax rates a tax on $80,000 adjusted gross income ($100,000 minus $20,000 in deductions) would be $16168.75.

So would you rather pay 5,000 or $16,169.