By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--March 15, 2017
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“Small digression: MSNBC's Maddow didn't have them. Investigative reporter David Cay Johnston got them, and went on her show to talk about it. “Anyway, when she finally revealed what was in the taxes, it was not a huge deal. Trump earned about $150 million in income in 2005, and paid $38 million in taxes, thanks to the alternative minimum tax, which he wants to kill. “This gives Trump an effective tax rate of about 24 percent, which Johnston pointed out was roughly equal to what he and his wife, who are an upper middle class couple, pay.
“And, sure, for a billionaire, you can argue that he should pay more in taxes. But, $38 million is a big number. As is $150 million in income. “There was speculation, fueled by Trump himself, that he wasn't paying anything in taxes. That led to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton attacking him on that front. "The only years that anybody's ever seen were a couple of years when he had to turn them over to state authorities when he was trying to get a casino license, and they showed he didn't pay any federal income tax," Clinton said in September. Trump quickly retorted: "That makes me smart." “But, it turns out Trump did pay taxes, at least in 2005.”The jokers have been running wild all over the Boob Tube, Alec Baldwin playing being President Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Kimmel getting in cheap shots at Trump at the academy awards, stand up comedians raking in millions for jokes about orange skin and blonde hair. These jokers should know by know that the audience isn’t laughing with them any more but AT them. They say that he who laughs last laughs longest. The best laugh of all in the misfired, hate inspired Rachel gotcha moments comes with the reporter who passed her Trump’s tax returns. “On Maddow's show, Johnston suggested that Trump may have sent the tax returns to him. It seemed like an odd thing to say. But, when you look at how this is really good for Trump, maybe it's not so crazy after all.” (CNBC) The scoreboard on President Trump and mainstream media haters: Trump, 1, MSM, big fat zero!
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