Trump claims he will 'probably pay more' under new tax plan

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/The Hill

President Trump on Friday pushed back on criticism that his tax plan will help the wealthy, claiming that he will personally pay more in taxes under the new system, despite not having released details on his taxes.

"If I am individually paying 35 percent, I will tell you that's more. OK? I'm gonna end up paying more than I pay right now in taxes," Trump said in an interview on Fox News, pointing to tax deductions he plans to eliminate.

"The reason I am going to pay more is because I lose all the deductions. They have deductions on top of deductions ... things you've never heard of before," Trump said.

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Trump has faced continued criticism over his refusal to release his tax returns, with Democrats signaling his refusal to release them could complicate GOP plans for tax reform.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-he-will-probably-pay-more-under-new-tax-plan/ar-BBAvioJ

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It is good that Democrats are uniting in resisting Trump, rather than trying to pull a Ted Cruz and stab each other Democrats in the back for individual political gain.

[tenorly]

1. With no AMT in place, he and the rest of the offshore crowd will pay little if ANY taxes.

No use telling that to his babbling bigot base though.

[Ilsa]

7. Yep, the Alternative Minimum Tax is the only

Reason he's had go pay any significant taxes in the past from what we can surmise from one year of leaked taxes.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

12. And getting rid of the death tax helps his heirs.

I look forward to reading of their inheritance.

[WhiteTara]

13. The estate tax is fair

Our country gave that person a platform to make oodles of money and once dead, should return some to the society that enabled him/her. JMHO

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. No argument from me. The Trumps, however, will be glad to see the end of that tax.

And, as the Trumps would say, "SCREW the society that enabled me/us."

They're not interested in paying one cent for society.

[WhiteTara]

16. They're in it to MAKE money off society.

[Freethinker65]

2. "Probably" ?? Prove it. Release your last ten years' long forms

[Midnight Writer]

4. "Prove it." Exactly. He could have that done with a nod of his leonine headhead. Simple.

[Maeve]

3. I prefer the one about the three bears

And how they eat Goldilocks for breaking their stuff....

He's NOT paying 35%...the 2005 taxes show that the AMT is the only reason he's paying much of anything.

[Sunlei]

5. Mr. Trump do you deduct court costs for all the settlements the Courts made you pay the woman?

[progree]

6. For once I believe him

NOT

[mnhtnbb]

8. What a joke. Just another lie. Prove it, Cheeto. Release your tax returns.

[brooklynite]

9. Pretty crappy accountant...

My wife estimate that 1%ers, particularly those who take partnership shares of corporate income, will make out like bandits.

[malthaussen]

10. Sure, he'll pay a hundred times more. A thousand.

Since he already pays nothing, it's still nothing.

-- Mal

[linda4]

11. no

nop

[Vinca]

15. For starters, there is no "plan." At best his single sheet of paper was a suggestion.

[not fooled]

17. If his lips are moving

he's lying



oh, and the "probably" is likely an indication that it's starting to register in his addled brain that when he flat out lies, he gets called out now, unlike during the campaign when he was surrounded by hordes of idiots buying into his every word. So, being the slippery con that he is, he is throwing in some wiggle room.

[Kennah]

18. More than zero? (n/t)

[Nitram]

19. "Opposite Speak" is Trump's usual mode of communication.

He's from the Bizarro World.

[WinkyDink]

22. No AMT, me pay more! Me go from 39.6% to 35%, pay MORE!

[Bengus81]

20. Corporate taxes going from 35% to 15% under his plan yet he'll pay more??

Total bullshit Trump and you know it. So is your wanting people to belive you've diversified yourself from your Corporations.

[WinkyDink]

21. BFLiar.