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[–] Master_Foo 5 points 0 points (+5|-5) ago  (edited ago)

$400,000 IS pocket change compared to the money he's going to put back in his pockets on his tax cuts.

Edit: Hey cowards, if you are going to downvote a comment which is factually true, at least have the balls to debate the facts.

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[–] rwbj 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I'd hold out judgement there. I think for nobody knows really has any clue what Trump is going to do. In particular republicans claim to love his plan because it lowers taxes, democrats claim to hate it under the assumption it's a huge handout to the wealthy like most taxcuts. However, one thing has mentioned that both sides seem to be ignoring is that he wants to try to balance his tax cuts by removing tax loopholes that allows corporations and wealthy individuals to avoid paying much of any tax. For instance the nominal corporate tax rate in the US is about 40% yet major corporations such as Apple ultimately pay far less than even 1% tax on their total income. A corporate tax rate of 15% could potentially be hugely revenue positive if the loopholes enabling corporations to avoid paying taxes were closed.

I do think Trump's goal in office is likely legacy and to try to improve the position of America. You can't do that by deciding to further bankrupt the government with reckless tax cuts. However, you also can't get into office as a republican (or a democrat for that matter) without promising tax cuts.

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[–] Master_Foo ago 

I'm not arguing that tax cuts are good or bad. In fact, I'm in favor of tax cuts if it includes closing all loopholes. However, that is not what this is about.

What I'm arguing is that Trump refusing to take a salary is meaningless because he is going to profit hundreds or thousands of times that amount from his tax cuts.

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[–] TheRealChairJew 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Sure. First, he does not need the money and was doing just fine. Second. Seeing him make money on some property or whatever seems like nothing compared to the volumes and volumes of crimes Hillary and her family have been engaging in for decades, with impunity, and that will be studied in law schools for decades to come once the special prosecutor is finished with the psychotic wench. How's that for a start?

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[–] Master_Foo ago  (edited ago)

  1. Then what he should be doing is donating his gains from his tax breaks instead of his salary as president. Prove that he's not cutting taxes for his own personal gain. THEN we can accept his virtue. Otherwise, this whole Presidential Salary cut thing is just smoke and mirrors. Trump is dropping pennies with his right hand while shoving dollar bills in his pocket with the left hand.

  2. Trump won. Hillary is dead. It's time to move past the election. This whole "Hillary was worse" rhetoric doesn't apply because that Sandy Vagina has nothing to do with this conversation. So, why are you bringing it up? Who the fuck is Hillary?