Trump and federal taxes, NYT

[LDAHL]

The real question, though, is how many times have you declared bankruptcy and stuffed your creditors..

Can't say I did that. Nor did I shake down bankers or mishandle classified data. But that's not relevant to the question of whether loss carryforwards are somehow evil.

I have to think that if the Times was hoping for an October Surprise from a few purloined pages, they will need to do better. Maybe the hacker community can come up with something meatier.

[jp1]

Can't say I did that. Nor did I shake down bankers or mishandle classified data. But that's not relevant to the question of whether loss carryforwards are somehow evil.

True enough, but you're not running for president. I'd like to think that the person I vote for for president has some sort of ethics beyond "if it's legal it's all good." Trump clearly doesn't.

If there's to be an october surprise I'm more inclined to think that it will be that trump's unhingedness and incoherence will reach the point that even his most ardent admirers have to admit that he's messed up and completely unsuited to be president. Maybe the coke jokes after the debate weren't far off the mark.

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[Lainey]

and isn't it an amazing coincidence that our tax laws favor guys like Trump and his ilk?
I wish I could dump buckets of money in congressional campaigns and then reap the rewards of tax loopholes that specifically favor Lainey Inc. Then I too could shrug my shoulders and say, "eh, I'm just following the law."

[flowerseverywhere]

Great comments here. Of course we take the deductions we are entitled to, but I can't imagine paying no federal taxes for years and years. After thinking about it I guess the smugness and superiority that surrounds him is what bothers me. Like how stupid can you taxpayers be. I alone can fix it because I am a smarter, better looking, and even know more than the generals! I can cheat on my wife but if others do they are scum because they are not me. You are not worthy if you are poor, stupid, ugly, Muslim or Mexican, not white, rich and superior in all ways like me. I really have tried hard to find an alternative to Hillary but he is not it.
Some of us are fortunate enough to realize how to work hard, make and keep money and have had some lucky breaks, and we live in a country where it is possible to move up in class. But I think the difference is what you do with it when you get there, which of course is your choice. When you decide to run for public office, it is something that is fair game to consider. I have seen no reports of Donald working on issues that benefit society as a whole. Yes, he employs people but how does he treat them. What does he do to make the world a better place? What will he do to make the world a better place for the working people of this country?

[Zoe Girl]

Indeed there are a million other reasons not to vote for him, like the doing a bizarre tweetstorm in the middle of the night to slutshame a former Miss Universe contestant.
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I wonder if there will be a time when attempting to shame someone is widely recognized as more about the person starting it than the the person receiving it. It still seems that it does not make him look as crappy and childish as it should. Those of us who already see huge numbers of flaws just have more to dislike, and I am not convinced that it changes any minds on this.

[jp1]

I wonder if there will be a time when attempting to shame someone is widely recognized as more about the person starting it than the the person receiving it. It still seems that it does not make him look as crappy and childish as it should. Those of us who already see huge numbers of flaws just have more to dislike, and I am not convinced that it changes any minds on this.

You're assuming that his supporters view his behavior as a negative. I suspect that a sizeable portion of them like that he's not PC. Short of him having a heart attack and dying I don't think there's much that will cause them to waiver in their support.

[iris lilies]

You're assuming that his supporters view his behavior as a negative. I suspect that a sizeable portion of them like that he's not PC. Short of him having a heart attack and dying I don't think there's much that will cause them to waiver in their support.

i wont be voting for Trump, but I don't mind some of his off the cuff, stupid zingers.

Notice I said "some." And some of them are blown out of proportion by endless repetition, with accompanying shocked commentary, in the mainstream media making them seem much bigger than they are.

The media made him.

[Tenngal]

what a turkey!

[JaneV2.0]

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The media made him.

Absolutely right. Every time I think it's safe to venture into CNN (or other news outlet), the third or fourth word I hear is his name. This phenomenon has cut my TV viewing to next to nothing, which in turn makes me wonder why I'm paying this enormous cable bill...

[iris lilies]

...I have to think that if the Times was hoping for an October Surprise from a few purloined pages, they will need to do better. Maybe the hacker community can come up with something meatier.

something Ive been pondering is the lack of bimbo eruptions in the Trump campaign. One would think that Donald, the womanizer, has had many affairs and assignations and the participants would be coming forward in droves. He doesnt drink, he doesnt do drugs, but women are a downfall.