Alaska Darin Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I still don't get the whole tax return thing. Why does anyone care at all? Do they honestly think the IRS doesn't go through Billionaire's tax returns with a fine tooth comb? Is the winning argument going to be that he doesn't pay a high percentage of his wealth to the government because he doesn't have to? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Just now, Alaska Darin said: I still don't get the whole tax return thing. Why does anyone care at all? Do they honestly think the IRS doesn't go through Billionaire's tax returns with a fine tooth comb? Is the winning argument going to be that he doesn't pay a high percentage of his wealth to the government because he doesn't have to? It's always been the worst kind of gaslighting/partisan talking points. Mueller's team had access to them despite the hype, not to mention the CIA, FBI, and DOJ while they were investigating candidate Trump with both criminal and counterintelligence investigations. If they had found anything in those records, even a misplaced comma, it would have been leaked and headline news. Not to mention if they had even a hint of a possibility that he was being paid off in those records, by Russia or anyone, they never would have let him appoint not one, not two, but now three justices. The way I look at this issue now is that it's an IQ litmus test. Anyone who is still pushing this talking point is either rocking a sub 50 IQ or is on the DNC payroll. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: I still don't get the whole tax return thing. Why does anyone care at all? Do they honestly think the IRS doesn't go through Billionaire's tax returns with a fine tooth comb? Is the winning argument going to be that he doesn't pay a high percentage of his wealth to the government because he doesn't have to? The media can do what they did to Romney...show that he paid 15% tax on long term capital gains and then run with the he pays less in taxes than the middle class narrative. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: I still don't get the whole tax return thing. Why does anyone care at all? Do they honestly think the IRS doesn't go through Billionaire's tax returns with a fine tooth comb? Is the winning argument going to be that he doesn't pay a high percentage of his wealth to the government because he doesn't have to? To release something "embarrassing." As you said, they go over his taxes with a fine tooth comb. Anything not kosher is kicked back and fined. However, with real estate, the depreciation can make for many years of zero tax paid on a personal return ... totally ignoring that the IRS ALWAYS gets there money. It may be delayed until sale, delayed a bit more in a 1031 exchange, but the IRS will always get their cash. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said: The media can do what they did to Romney...show that he paid 15% tax on long term capital gains and then run with the he pays less in taxes than the middle class narrative. Which probably didn't sway a single vote of opposition. Romney lost because he has the personality of a rusted lawn ornament. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER DOT COM Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 6/24/2020 at 12:14 PM, Deranged Rhino said: First, I expected this to come later in the day. There were rumblings last night from people in the know that it was coming -- and boy were they right again. This is a big WIN, there's no other way to slice it. It's a win for people who are protesting against "systemic injustice" -- if they cared about the concept and not a political party. We'll see how many of those people there are. Second, it's over -- but for the closing credits. Sullivan has some options left he can undertake, none of them will change the outcome only delay it. Which has been his goal for the last few months. Why stall? Because Flynn has to be the first shot fired in the larger war Barr/Durham/Jensen/Huber are waging against the holdovers. So the starting gun is ready to fire... but the trigger hasn't been pulled. Expect that resolution to come within the next week or two. Third, the evidence unsealed (despite a certain asshat laughing at the claim they would be explosive) are indeed explosive. Biden is fukked. Obama is fukked. Here's more: This is going to get even messier for Obama and Biden. It's really just starting. Let's remember that this was uncovered not by the DOJ, not by the FBI, but by the US Attorney Jensen out of Pittsburgh. And he's got much more to share at the right time... which will come in the form of indictments. More coming... And let's take a moment to appreciate how once again @Warren Zevon / Gary / Asshat extreme scaled THE SAME HILL he already died once on, only to do it again in a more spectacular fashion. It takes an extra special kind of stupid to do that, but he did so willingly. Biden is fukked. Obama is fukked. Resolution to come in the next week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillsFanNC Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Enemies of the people would downplay / hide evidence of real corruption. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Every bit of the Russia narrative was projection. Every bit. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Reminder: The CIA, FBI, DOJ, and the Special Counsel's Office spent three years combined investigating Donald Trump and his family. These investigations were looking for any connections, financial or otherwise, to enemies of this country. They found nothing. Nada. Zero. Yet they spread fear, disinformation, and division for three years through the media pretending that they found something. Now, we have an interim Senate report that found exactly what they were looking for with Donald and his family, only it's Joe and his family who did the country dirty. Instead of reporting the facts, the media is choosing to spin it as disinformation from... Russia. They are doing this because they think we are stupid. Don't be stupid. Learn what's happening. Identify your true enemies. It's not a political party or candidate. It's the people you trust to give you information. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Don't be stupid. Good luck fixing liberals. The very idea that big government is the right thing is blindingly stupid based on all of recorded human history. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Deranged Rhino said: Reminder: The CIA, FBI, DOJ, and the Special Counsel's Office spent three years combined investigating Donald Trump and his family. These investigations were looking for any connections, financial or otherwise, to enemies of this country. They found nothing. Nada. Zero. Yet they spread fear, disinformation, and division for three years through the media pretending that they found something. Now, we have an interim Senate report that found exactly what they were looking for with Donald and his family, only it's Joe and his family who did the country dirty. Instead of reporting the facts, the media is choosing to spin it as disinformation from... Russia. They are doing this because they think we are stupid. Don't be stupid. Learn what's happening. Identify your true enemies. It's not a political party or candidate. It's the people you trust to give you information. At this point if one is too entangled in their partisan corner and unable to see the CLEAR evidence that the media has been lying to the American public that they are supposed to keep informed over and over again, then they're forever lost to those of us living in reality. As slimy and corrupt as the swamp is, the media as a whole are the biggest crooks in all of this. Without their complicity none of this is allowed to spiral out of control like it has. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 32 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: During this time Bohai's parent company (HNA) spent nearly $100 billion in an acquisition spree, which all required regulatory approvals. FWIW, and maybe unrelated, HNA was also set to buy Scaramucci's hedge fund. Funny how the Mooch turned into never-Trumper after the deal blew up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unforgiven Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 My goodness the dems are having a bad week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Just now, Unforgiven said: My goodness the dems are having a bad week. Sure are. And it's only Wednesday. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Four years later, his story changes. Why ever would he be working to retroactively change his story now of all times? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Four years later, his story changes. Why ever would he be working to retroactively change his story now of all times? He'll be back tomorrow sometime to explain it better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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