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To: Bonefish who wrote (969382)	10/3/2016 2:33:20 AM
From: puborectalis	1 Recommendation Recommended By zax Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573895

Donald Trump’s tax maneuvers don’t show he’s a crook. They show he’s a moron. He could have gotten this issue out of the way months ago, on his own terms, and even made it a virtue on the campaign trail. Instead it’s blown up in an embarrassing way, barely a month before the election. This is the “really smart” guy who’s going to do all these “great deals” and outwit our enemies? Really? Trump has hidden his tax returns for months. But, in case you missed it, the New York Times scooped him this (Sunday) morning after someone sent it a copy of Trump’s 1995 return. That showed he was carrying forward nearly $1 billion in tax losses from his business collapse in 1990. The Times observed that such massive tax loss carry-overs could have sheltered most or all of Trump’s income over the subsequent 18 years. In other words, the man pays little or no income tax, and hasn’t for at least two decades. Trump even appeared to confirm that conclusion. His spokesman pointedly said that Trump had paid other taxes over that time, such as taxes on his properties. Trump’s lawyer also threatened to sue the Times for illegally revealing his tax return, a confirmation that the documents were genuine. Yes, Trump looks like a hypocrite by avoiding taxes while complaining about the state of our country’s road. But that appearance is deceptive.