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kwassa

(23,340 posts)
Fri May 13, 2016, 10:55 AM May 2016

The tax issue could be Trump's Achilles Heel.

Just keep hammering away at it. Trump clearly has a lot to hide from the public; the audit is his excuse. This will also reveal his true wealth, something else he doesn't want to seem to disclose.

The presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump continued to refuse to release his tax returns and today declined to reveal his tax rate.

Joining "Good Morning America" this morning, ABC News' George Stephanopoulos asked Trump what his tax rate is, and Trump simply replied, “It’s none of your business.”

“You'll see it when I release but I fight very hard to pay as little tax as possible,” Trump said.

The billionaire also said he has no foreign bank accounts and emphasized he runs a “clean” business.

"I don’t have Swiss bank accounts," he said. "I don’t have offshore accounts."

Trump went to say that he doesn’t not believe that voters have a right to see his tax returns before they vote, but that he would gladly made them public once the audit is over.

Stephanopoulos asked Trump: “Yes or no, do you believe voters have a right to see your tax returns before they make a final decision?”

“I don't think they do. But I do say this, I will really gladly give them,” Trump answered, adding he has no problem releasing him and he hopes it's before the election.


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-refuses-reveal-tax-rate-business/story?id=39086788
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The tax issue could be Trump's Achilles Heel. (Original Post) kwassa May 2016 OP
One can only hope this is 2naSalit May 2016 #1
in the worst case mooseprime May 2016 #2
if I were a betting man moonbabygo May 2016 #3
yep dembotoz May 2016 #4
Sorry but tax returns don't reveal a person's true wealth. intheozone May 2016 #5
He has many achilles heals. HuckleB May 2016 #6
His Achilles Heel? Bwhahahahahaha! Katashi_itto May 2016 #7

2naSalit

(86,536 posts)
1. One can only hope this is
Fri May 13, 2016, 11:15 AM
May 2016

his Achilles' Heel. Drumpf's biggest problem is believing that he actually thinks.


mooseprime

(474 posts)
2. in the worst case
Fri May 13, 2016, 11:39 AM
May 2016

it'll come out that he's been lying about x, y, & z; but his supporters don't care if he tells the truth or not. we're always a couple of steps behind because we think the truth still matters, and that when something is found to be a lie, it will be discounted

 

moonbabygo

(281 posts)
3. if I were a betting man
Fri May 13, 2016, 11:59 AM
May 2016

and I'm not, but I would bet right before or right after he shows his taxes. HRC speeches to wall street will be leaked out and that will be the headline. Someone some where has the transcripts

intheozone

(1,102 posts)
5. Sorry but tax returns don't reveal a person's true wealth.
Fri May 13, 2016, 12:42 PM
May 2016

They are not an asset & liability statement. They will reveal some information about a person's holdings though. Regardless, he has to be pressured to release the returns, but I suspect he will refuse. My guess is he uses NOLs to avoid paying any taxes at all.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)
6. He has many achilles heals.
Fri May 13, 2016, 12:43 PM
May 2016

All of them have been ripped to shreds, but in a world where fantasy reigns, it doesn't seem to matter.

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