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A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Next question: Trump claims to the IRS he LOST a billion dollars. What did he tell investors? The SEC? Forbes?
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Mayor Giuliani tried to argue Mr Trump was smart otherwise his investors would have sued him. So the question which you raise is, why didn't they sue him for losing $1B in a year?
Gov Christie tried to argue losing money is a genius plan to not pay taxes for the next 15 years. Let's ask people in business if their financial plans include a scenario to lose money to make money.
It's the optics. He is supposed to be for the little guy and yet there is no financial empathy.
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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If memory serves, PIA said it first, they are all going break out into a chorus of "Springtime for Hitler..." 
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
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South Park's parody "Giant Douche vs. 'Shist' Sandwich" has Mr. Garrison doing his best to alienate his supporters and lose the election, but no matter what he says, the crowd cheers.
Just a Missouri school teacher ... stubborn as a mule and addicted to logic.
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Contrarian, extraordinaire
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Trump has wrecked havoc on small businesses over years by failing to pay for goods and services. With this new revelation it is readily apparent that one of the biggest frauds in our history has been perpetuated on the America people. Trump has drawn a massive salary from these businesses while under bankruptcy and probably was paid licensing fees, etc. for the use of his name.
So at the end of the process he receives a billion dollar loss which thru loss carryover provisions allowing him to avoid taxes completely. Remember it was the Republicans who demonized the regular working people when they overhauled or rigged the bankruptcy laws 10 years ago.
Now, as we speak, read and write about this, Trump, the supposed self-funded candidate, is trolling for contributions from small donors (regular people) to finance his candidacy. All while the trial for Trump University, another fraud, looms ahead.
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Since Trump gleefully gloats about not paying taxes, perhaps he should pay for his own Secret Service detail - instead of you and me.
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I am busily running through as many articles on the subject as I can, to understand the details of the tax avoidance scheme, but this is EXACTLY the scenario that I expected would be exposed if any of Trump's returns saw the light of day. The scope of it, though, has shocked even me.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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