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The Velveteen Ocelot

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8. That's one inference I drew from this -

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Tue Mar 14, 2017, 10:03 PM

Mar 2017

Johnson pointed out that Trump paid $32m in alternate minimum tax but would have paid only 4% had it not been for the AMT. One question that was raised was whether Trump will try to affect tax policy to benefit himself. Getting the AMT repealed would certainly be to his benefit. I think the point of the show was to stress the importance of a full release of Trump's recent returns, and to keep raising questions about why he won't do it.

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BREAKING: Benedict Donald's 2005 Tax Returns show him wanting to get rid of AMT benefits......HIM!!! [View all] uponit7771 Mar 2017 OP

How is that shocking? leftstreet Mar 2017 #1

Because voters made that rich asshole president BainsBane Mar 2017 #2

Because other rich assholes haven't hid their reasons for doing such like Benedict Donald uponit7771 Mar 2017 #3

But info from his 2005 returns has been out there over a year leftstreet Mar 2017 #5

Info, not the actual return itself were we people can report on from an official ... or near officia uponit7771 Mar 2017 #7

Can you clarify? AMT... FrenchieCat Mar 2017 #4

Alternative Minimum Tax uponit7771 Mar 2017 #6

The AMT is a special tax paid by some high-income taxpayers The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #11

That's one inference I drew from this - The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #8

yeap, DKJ pointing this out at least has someone on that track with the AMT uponit7771 Mar 2017 #12

It also makes it clear he needs to release his full taxes for the last 15 years. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #9

Yeap, that bullshit ass'd excuse of "no one cares" now can be challeged uponit7771 Mar 2017 #13

who is going to care about this? not his supporters and Ohioblue22 Mar 2017 #10

+1, he can't use the "no one cares" bullshit excuse now and there's a quid-pro-quo financially whith uponit7771 Mar 2017 #15

he doesnt need to he's unxer no obligation to release them Ohioblue22 Mar 2017 #17

notice how many low count posters, newbies and people who haven't posted in 10 years KittyWampus Mar 2017 #14

+1, yes... at least they can't TO us now without some serious review uponit7771 Mar 2017 #16