New York Times Investigation: Donald Trump paid just $750 in his election year – politicalbetting.co
New York Times Investigation: Donald Trump paid just $750 in his election year – politicalbetting.com
The New York Times reporting a big investigation into Trump's taxes showing, amongst other things, that in his election year the so called billionaire paid just $750https://t.co/O2Y9BHwqON pic.twitter.com/Bl7EoKc2Qc
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From the behaviour over the Supreme Court nomination it's obvious that Republicans on Capitol Hill believe they have lost the Presidency.
Look at where Trump is fighting for votes.
As things stand he is in for a significant defeat.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-biden-election-map/2020/09/27/43052b02-ff67-11ea-b555-4d71a9254f4b_story.html
It's the $747,622.
That's a consultancy payment (therefore fully tax deductible) that appears to have gone to Ivanka Trump. Which would be fine, if it wasn't for the fact that she was also employed by the Trump Organisation. And you aren't supposed to give money to employees outside of the payroll process.
You have to wonder when the Apprentice unseen tapes will drop?
Quite amazing how much political capital the PM has burned through in under a year, without actually doing anything yet. If he does stay in office for the Parliament, it’s going to be a rocky spell. Rebelling is a hard habit to break.
I seem to recall that, at some time in the 2016 campaign, Hilary Clinton said something about her opponent paying no taxes.
His response was that 'that made him smart'!
I wonder if secretly many a taxpayer said, and will say again; 'Crafty old whatsit; sort of cunning guy we want at the top'.
If it was disclosed that our PM was had managed to avoid paying anything to HMRC, would that do him good or harm?
Paying your family and counting it as tax deductible is surely dodgy even in the US?
"I don't care what his excuses are. It doesn't pass the smell test. It's not going to disrupt those people who were for him totally. It's those people on the fence," Kasich said.
https://twitter.com/AndrewNoymer/status/1310317683414413313
https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/1310372301314101250
We know he is a con artist, so there is an element of lack of surprise to it all.
Time for @TSE to award Trump his “disgraced national security risk” moniker.
Followed by 'Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me!'
And I suspect you and Mr B2 are right; generally speaking it won't go down well. He's called it 'fake news' but it's easy enough to prove that it is. All he has to do is release the correct figures as other Presidents have done.
Some of Trump's taxes were revealed prior to the 2016 election and all that showed was that he was smart to avoid paying taxes.
https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1310456522074357762?s=21
The sole risk, I guess, is new damaging revelations about Biden. Which, if they have them, they will be sitting on for the time being.
"How taxes are optional for the super wealthy"
📣The #Government of the Valencian Community has announced that the PREVENTION MEASURES against # Covid-19 adopted on August 17 will be EXTENDED again for another 21 days.
🍸 Suspension of the activity and closure of the NIGHTCLUBS, DANCE ROOMS, DRINKS BARS and KARAOKES.
🍽 BARS, RESTAURANTS and HOSPITALITY stores must close at 01.00 hours, not being able to accept new clients after 00:00 hours.
1.5 meters of interpersonal distance should be kept between clients seated at tables or groups of tables.
Groups of 10 clients maximum.
🚭NOT SMOKING or VAPING on public roads, terraces, beaches or other outdoor spaces, when the interpersonal distance of 2 meters cannot be respected.
🥃It is reminded that collective or group consumption of drinks on the street or in public spaces (# BOTELLÓN) is TOTALLY PROHIBITED outside of hospitality or similar establishments.
Coupled with universal mask wearing outdoors and in public spaces and the quarantine rules if positive or in contact until tested. Stricter in at risk zones
Ah....
Fucked up my betting position but pleasantly suprised none the less.
The consistent pattern of not paying any tax in 10 out of 15 years as his businesses generated more losses than profits is probably more damaging. Trump might do to remember that "only little people pay taxes" Leona Helmsley was eventually convicted of Federal tax evasion.
Having already made their choice on pandering to their newly earned core Brexit vote over expected extremely harsh economic consequences, they’re seeing no advantages in looking to protect what’s left against coronavirus. Especially when the polls suggest that so much of the rest of their core vote (the elderly) is all for “lock us all up”.
So, the Donald is a liar, or an epic tax dodger, or both. Who knew? Perhaps this may wipe the scales from the eyes of blue collar shitkickers who have been suckered in by this massive knob.
As for the proposed emergency lockdown, the big takeaway is that to ban socialising ("mingling") you have to close the pubs. Because as I have been saying for ages the notion that you can go down t'pub and not meet with more than the <5 individuals you came in with is laughable bollocks. Until they take this seriously its just going to keep surging.
Final point. In the first wave we had cruise ship prisons. In this second wave we had university halls of residence prisons. This was entirely foreseeable - yes its a massive potentially terminal disruption for the universities as it is for hospitality, culture, freelancers etc etc. But reopening HE as they have was not going to work. Telling students not to drink and screw and fall over was not going to work. I kept my boy away for a year - its not ideal but its the least worst option. Am amazed that others didn't do the same. Because had he gone to Manchester Met as was his back-up, and had they imprisoned him in halls I would have driven over to get him. Rules? Whats for Cummings must be good for the rest of us.
It might help Biden firm up his turnout a bit more.
The alternative was driving a van for an Amazon contractor at £87 a day less expenses. Two weeks on that looks like the better deal.
You can make the case the Government should have been much more conservative in lifting the lockdown but then I suspect it would have been criticized for not helping the economy.
Meanwhile in the one rule for them, another for us file:
https://twitter.com/NHAparty/status/1310471504505827329?s=09
He opted against Halls, which was a good decision
Which might be a bigger worry for Trump than losing the election.
Dig deeper and you’ll probably find they’re exempt from “rule of six”, mingling etcetc
But Whitty and Vallance hadn't drawn them a graph at that point.
My missus earned more than her ex and was the main breadwinner - he did very well out of their divorce. And she's still paying child support for their son, who decided he'd rather sit around at his dad's playing on his Xbox than live with his mum and be made to do homework.
Sorry Scotland...
Does he allow the Brady amendment and allow parliament to assert its rights over the Executive.
I know what Bercow would do...
However, I am not holding my breath for HMG to receive anything other than daily attacks over testing when in reality we are doing far more than anywhere in Europe and the app is encouraging
Where he’s actually paid some tax.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53621613
Ignoring that was plain wishful thinking.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/27/local-lockdowns-failing-slow-increase-coronavirus-cases/
I agree with the proposition that HMG should have more scrutiny but am wary that in such a fast and rapidly moving environment they must have the ability to act swiftly where needed
BUT it will remind waverers again of why he shouldn't be president. The kind of people who didn't turn out last time because they couldn't stand Clinton either.
And, the stories about him losing loads of money and being hundreds of millions in debt, dent his claims to be a great business person.
The way Boris behaved with Cummings, Williamson, and IMB were wholly unacceptable and I hope his tenure in no 10 terminates in early 21after brexit conclusion on the 31st December
P.S. LOL at "brexit conclusion on the 31st December"!
The liberal left will obviously make hay with it but they hate Trump anyway.
Given the last 2 incumbent presidents, Bush and Obama both lost their first debates to Kerry and Romney respectively a Biden win tomorrow need not be fatal to Trump but as he is further behind than they were at this stage he will want a reasonable performance
Slowing the doubling rate, better testing than at Easter, and improving PPE and clinical outcomes are going to have to be enough.
Assess yourself how much risk you can tolerate.
https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1310295867774185472?s=20
https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1310295707065167873?s=20
https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1310263684774670336?s=20
https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1310295533605523462?s=20
I am surprised he has allowed this
Well, it certainly won't do him any good. Any harm depends on how you interpret it. Most of his base will simply disregard it in the same way they disregard all manner of shit about the GOB. Not all of them are suckers nevertheless and there will be some for whom this is too much. Then there are independents. It won't be a good look to them. For the rest it just confirms what they thought anyway and motivates them to mail those ballot papers by return of post.
What's in the story though? If it is tax fraud, he'll be investigated and done, but after the election. If he wins, it may be delayed four years, but this is looking vanishingly unlikely now. But maybe the returns reflect nothing more than an empire built on debt. Maybe it's all smoke and mirrors. Personally I suspect it's more the latter than the former. Either way his failure to publish the returns adds fuel to whichever fire his enemies want him burned on.
The betting markets have moved against him, but not hugely and some of this may be down to the more prosaic evidence of the weekend polls. I expect further movement today, and then it's the debate. Can he pull something out of the fire there? I doubt it myself. If nothing else, this latest revelation will send Biden in brimming with confidence.
Get plenty of popcorn in.