Will trump become president?
Will trump become president? what do you all think?
i had a laugh at this comment:
“its wrong to use trump's father's connection the Ku Klux Klan against him, when Donald has worked tirelessly to become a horrific racist on his own terms.”
but the meaning is really quite serious. in my opinion, trump is sounding more and more like hitler. dangerous times.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-kkk-connection-dad-klan-riot-arrest-article-1.2546656
What's your real name & income Barak? Or, have you got something to hide?
I'm not standing for POTUS.
my thanks to those guys who are not anti-American and yes Carlos, a visit would put the sidewinders right.
What does anti American mean?
you tell me
Ask Carlos. He first mentioned it here.
America has such diverse scenery and climate and I would love to visit. Have been to many places n the world but that is one I am yet to visit...
People are the same the world over...some great, some not so...Trump is one of the "not so" :)
Yup.
you will be very much welcomed, I'm sure, Radish Trump is a nut.
...so was Reagan - and he got in! lol lol lol ....... never say never ......... lol
Have a look at this...hot off the press 7 hrs ago... Saturday Night Live...Alex Baldwin taking off Donald Trump...brilliant.
..... big "face off" with the next Debate re the Vice Presidents in next day or so! Should be interesting ....it is said - that the nominated Vice Presidents Debate will often "sway" the voters! I will be watching! :-) -
I did read that he is going to go at Hillary with all guns blazing...bringing up Bill's infidelities etc.
No doubt it will be widely watched by millions around the world again.
It is looking good for Trump. Why can't I get some more of his supporters to back him with some pocket money?? Come on. I am certain that a few of you would love to win a dollar or ten off me.
the man's a genius.
Pays no taxes through his companies
But this Allows him to employ thousands who do pay tax on their slalries and contribute to GDP
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a top Donald Trump adviser, on Sunday dismissed a news report that showed the Republican presidential nominee reported a $916 million loss on his 1995 federal tax return, saying that the report showed nothing “outside the law,” despite the “big, splashy headline.”
The New York Times reported Saturday on the tax return and stated the reported loss could mean Trump won’t have to pay federal taxes for nearly 20 years, citing leaked copies of his tax records.
“For gosh sakes, no apologies,” Christie said on “Fox News Sunday,” reiterating that the story said only that the loss could allow him to not pay federal taxes in the following years.
“This was actually a very, very good story for him,” Christie continued. “You don’t know that he didn’t pay taxes. Let’s be precise about what [the story] said.”
Christie argue the U.S. tax code is an “absolute mess” and that “there’s no one better [than Trump] to fix it.”
He also argued that the tax return suggests how Trump, a first-time candidate and New York real estate mogul, was able to survive the sharp economic downturn of the mid-1990s and make the “comeback” that he has.
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Trump responded Sunday to the news report, saying he knows the country's "complex tax laws better than anyone who has ever run for president."
Trump made the comment on Twitter after the paper reported that his claimed losses were so large that they would have allowed him to avoid paying an equivalent amount of federal income tax over an 18-year period.
"I know our complex tax laws better than anyone who has ever run for president and am the only one who can fix them. #failing@nytimes," Trump tweeted.
Christie also suggested Trump's understanding of the tax code was business "genius."
Trump supporter and former New York Mayor Rubi Giuliani later described Trump on ABC's "This Week" as an "absolute genius" in how he used tax law to his advantage.
The Times report noted that tax experts have found no evidence of wrongdoing connected with Trump's 1995 returns, though the paper claimed that the large loss likely would have drawn the attention of the IRS.
The newspaper also reported that the documents were mailed to one of its reporters last month. The return address indicated that they had been sent from Trump Tower in New York City. The paper said it had confirmed the returns' accuracy with Trump's then-accountant.
The Trump campaign issued a statement late Saturday saying the documents had been "illegally obtained" and called The Times "an extension of the (Hillary) Clinton Campaign, the Democratic Party and their global special interests."
"Mr. Trump is a highly-skilled businessman who has a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required," the statement went on. "That being said, Mr. Trump has paid hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes, sales and excise taxes, real estate taxes, city taxes, state taxes, employee taxes and federal taxes, along with very substantial charitable contributions."
Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon tweeted late Saturday that the Times report was a "bombshell."
During last week's presidential debate, Clinton, the Democratic nominee, speculated that Trump's returns would show that he has paid little or no federal income taxes. She cited documents obtained by Politico that showed Trump didn't pay any federal income tax during at least two years in the early 1990s because he lost more money than he earned. Other documents show he also didn't pay any federal income taxes in 1978, 1979 and 1984.
Trump responded by saying, "That makes me smart," a comment he disavowed just minutes after the debate. Asked by reporters if he had admitted to not paying federal income taxes, Trump said, "I didn't say that at all."
Trump added during the debate that he would release his returns — over what he described as his attorney's objections — only after Clinton released roughly 30,000 emails she had deleted from her private server that she had deemed personal.
Since 1976, every major party presidential nominee has released tax returns. Clinton has publicly released nearly 40 years' worth, and Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, has released 10 years of his tax returns. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine in August released his 2015 federal returns.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
I haven't read the Hillary tax details that everybody seems to be an expert on. Just out of interest, what details have we got on the White River dealings?
Yes, I well remember this. Here is some information on it for those who may not remember.
Insufficient evidence to prosecute the Clintons.
Maybe we should get our Politicians to disclose their Tax Returns? lol lol lol
Interesting idea Foxy. In the last 60 years, we have had only one PM who did not leave Politics a very wealthy man. John Howard.
Really? Is that true Innes? I didn't know that? Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the U.S. Debate of the U.S. Vice Presidents .......... should be interesting - as - media "gossip" has it that often the Vice Pres. Debates - actually seal the result of the Presidency!
I will be watching! - have followed this through til now ....... :-)
He - Howard - would surely have retired on a 6 fig. sum? They all do. Not exactly poor Innes..........
I have always wondered ...considering the annual salary of a PM...how some are now multi millionaires...maybe I should have bought a piggery in Indonesia ;)
Ouch! They "nasty" there aren't they? :(
Good one Radish. You have to get out of bed very early to dud an Indonesian. Paul maybe couldn't sleep.
a retired pm gets more than a serving pm. each retirinig pm gets more than the one before him. not only that they get a gold credit card and first class air travel anywhere in the world with all expenses paid, including the hotel of their choice. i happen to know that howard's current salary is over 3m per year, plus as an ex pm he gets an office, office staff, chaueffer driven car and a generous postage stamp allowance. keating used to get about 2.7m per year, and hawke before him got about 2.2m. whitlam was the pauper of the litter, as he only got about 1400k per year.
so its no mystery as to why ex pm's are rich. in fact its one of the reasons pensioners are poor.
Talking of piggeries in Indonesia...it poses the question for me anyway....why do they have piggeries, pig farms in Muslim countries and also Israel where supposedly pig is a forbidden meal??. A google search will show they have them in Morocco, Pakistan, Indonesia and other places.
... maybe they smart and sell it on the black market???? hahahaaaa - just kidding ....... well - why???
Or perhaps - why not?
At least 50 million Indonesians are not Muslim. That's more than twice Australia's population. A good market for pork.
According to my reading, 207 million of the 240 millian Indonesians are Muslim.
Could be right innes. I did read an article that claimed 44 milion are Christians. I can't lay my hands on it right now. There are Hindus and Buddhists too.
(Spokepeople for various religions always seem to have highish figures.)
But even going by your figures, that's still a goodly market for pork
Well after watching the Vice Presidential candidates debate today - IMO Gov. Pence should perhaps have run in place of Donald Trump! I thought he was reasonable .......
"Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump declared a $US916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns, and the large tax deduction may have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for up to 18 years, according to a US media report."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-02/us-election-donald-trump-tax-records-suggest-no-federal-taxes/7896352
The Trump campaign's response was that the information was obtained illegally, not that it's false.
No wonder he won't release his income tax returns. Only someone with something to hide would want to keep them secret now.