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In reply to the discussion: Daily Kos: Donald Trump was bailed out of bankruptcy by Russia crime bosses [View all]oldsoftie
(12,531 posts)29. Which is why Europe & others use a sales tax. Cant hide from that.
You're right; its very easy to hide income if you dont get W2s or 1099s. If cost estimates I've seen are right, we could raise enough for free college from just a 1% sales tax.
But nobody cares.
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Daily Kos: Donald Trump was bailed out of bankruptcy by Russia crime bosses [View all]
Botany
Dec 2019
OP
not just money to politicians. feeding talk radio since at least 2008, but what's the payback
certainot
Dec 2019
#25
But I find it hard to believe that he would have been at all truthful with the IRS.
unitedwethrive
Dec 2019
#9
Also, he might have had it revealed if he'd taken a salary as prez and had to file for that.
ancianita
Dec 2019
#35
We can surely hope. Pretty f'in obvious, given NRA laundering and Mueller testimony (if available)
Evolve Dammit
Dec 2019
#39
If Trump Was Still a Private Citizen and Not President of the United States,
panfluteman
Dec 2019
#27
If you make it your main residence I don't think anyone cares since the profit isn't taxable
eleny
Dec 2019
#32
One of the tRUMP brats said they get all the money they need from Russia.
SammyWinstonJack
Dec 2019
#40
None of this will matter to his followers, as they themselves have pointed out,
Aristus
Dec 2019
#46