My favorite part of the whole "Trump tax genius" argument

[anoNY42]

After the NYT released his state tax info, Trump and his surrogates have fallen all over each other claiming that his loss and subsequent (alleged) offset of income was evidence that he is a "genius" at doing his taxes.

However, several seconds of thought on the issue had me realize that Trump obviously did not complete his own, 12,000 page tax returns. Trump has accountants who work for him, so that he does not have to spend his *valuable* time filling in worksheets and categorizing receipts.

Thus, if anyone is a genius, it is the accountant Trump hired to do his taxes.

[tonyt53]

1. The key to see if it is all legit is to compare with other filings, like with the SEC

or gaming commissions.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. +1. His campaign disclosure form and his property tax records contradict each other on golf course.

On the property tax form, he values it at $ 1.35 million.

On his campaign disclosure form, he values it at "over $ 50 million".

Which one did he lie on? Both?

He's pulled the same kind of dodge lie in other areas too.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. FWIW I just don't see a guy with a $900,000,000+ loss as a good business man n/t

[unblock]

4. To a fraudster, "genius" is any scam that works

How "smart" and "genius" the scam is is not a function of the math or mental effort involved. It's purely a function of how much money it gets dishonestly and/or illegally.

It only stops being "genius" when the fraudster winds up in prison.

[TeamPooka]

6. bingo

[whistler162]

5. Yup the genius is a 80 year old retiree in Florida!