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Republican front-runner Donald Trump began to flesh out his economic vision for America, and it includes raising taxes on the wealthy.
Trump said during a Wednesday interview on Bloomberg's With All Due Respect that he would like to change the tax code.
"I would change it. I would simplify it," Trump told hosts Mark Halperin and John Heilemann from the lobby of Trump Tower on New York's 5th Ave. Specifically, Trump targeted hedge fund profits, which are currently taxed at a lower rate than regular income.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-26/donald-trump-says-he-wants-to-raise-taxes-on-himself
This blowhard will say anything to get elected. He is beyond narcissistic, he's a megalomaniac.
Dirty Socialist
(3,252 posts)He has uncontrollably lurched upon the truth on this one.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)with the balance of his statements. He's not putting out a policy position, I believe he is just trying to sweep in more supporters, particularly the indies and center-left.
Someone who says whatever it takes to get elected isn't putting forth a platform, they're selling a bill of goods. he just wants power and the fact he wants it so bad is all the warning we should need to know he is the last to be trusted with power.
madinmaryland
(65,118 posts)spanone
(137,414 posts)hfojvt
(37,573 posts)will NOT help him to win the Republican primary - which is his first major hurdle. A hurdle I do not believe he will pass.
He's still weaseling around too - Republicans have been calling for "simplify the tax code" for years. All their proposals for simplification always involve - lower taxes for the rich. Trump also says he wants to cut taxes for "the middle class". Even when Democrats say that, their proposals always favor the rich. For a politician making $170,000 a year, "middle class" tends to mean, families making between $100,000 and $500,000 a year. Yep, 80th to 99th percentile is their idea of "middle".
Generic Brad
(14,374 posts)Simplify it by making it less fair and making the poor pay more. Sure, he pays a bit more on his hedge fund profits, but he will ask everyone to pay the same rate. Whatever final proposal he makes if elected would be to make sure he finds a way to keep more for himself and pay less.