The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

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The Late Night Gourmet said:
One of the items on the list I linked above:
  • The ability of a president or presidential candidate to choose not to make public his or her tax returns
Every prior Presidential candidate made their tax records a public record, but Trump kept claiming that he "couldn't" because he was constantly under audit. This was, of course, a lie.

I thought the reason he didn't want to make his records public was because his last tax return on record (2008) included $915.7 million in losses, which he was able to write off. It seems that the real thing he was hiding was that he only paid $750 in taxes some years. I'd think the American people would have liked to know how a billionaire could pay so little while people struggling to pay their bills had to pay more.
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It feels like one is watching a slight of hand magic show...constantly.
 
The Late Night Gourmet said:
One of the items on the list I linked above:
  • The ability of a president or presidential candidate to choose not to make public his or her tax returns
Every prior Presidential candidate made their tax records a public record, but Trump kept claiming that he "couldn't" because he was constantly under audit. This was, of course, a lie.

I thought the reason he didn't want to make his records public was because his last tax return on record (2008) included $915.7 million in losses, which he was able to write off. It seems that the real thing he was hiding was that he only paid $750 in taxes some years. I'd think the American people would have liked to know how a billionaire could pay so little while people struggling to pay their bills had to pay more.
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Remember how he bragged during the debates (when initially running for president) to Hillary? She had confronted him about not paying taxes, and he brazenly laughed and said that meant he was smart, or something like that.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Remember how he bragged during the debates (when initially running for president) to Hillary? She had confronted him about not paying taxes, and he brazenly laughed and said that meant he was smart, or something like that.
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He did. He also disparaged people that go into the military calling them "suckers and losers". He also bragged that he could shoot someone in public and wouldn't lose any support. His narcissism has taken the word to new heights.
 
mjd said:
He did. He also disparaged people that go into the military calling them "suckers and losers". He also bragged that he could shoot someone in public and wouldn't lose any support. His narcissism has taken the word to new heights.
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Yes, and criticized John McCain for being captured and becoming a POW.

And don't forget misogynistic bigot.
 
The vanity and arrogance of many people in our country, the lack of responsibility to own their mistakes and admit when they make errors, mirrors his. I know people who voted for him that I believe are fundamentally good people but somehow rationalized it away and likely voted for him for a second term. I don't know, I distanced myself from most of them back in 2016. Just guessing.
 
We've been sister countries for awhile now in that respect. Or actually we are a daughter who takes after her mother, lol.

Speaking of sisters, one of my sisters just retired from the Department of State in September. In 2017 she and I took a road trip up through Canada. When we went through the border crossings she hid her diplomatic passport and used her regular passport, as she was afraid border patrol would give us a hard time. And at pubs when people asked where we were from, we both said, "We didn't vote for him. We're so sorry."
 
Sticky Fingers said:
Trump should be charged on 4 counts of murder
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I've been saying he should be charged with about 20,000 counts of murder for how he handled safety protocols during the pandemic (making fun of people who wore masks, having his minions remove safety warnings in arenas where he had his rallies). It's been estimated that 130,000 deaths in the US could have been prevented if everyone wore a mask, avoided large indoor gatherings, and distanced themselves, but I can't blame him for all of those deaths. We could make the charge for 20,004 deaths.
 
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