Trump's America, March 2017: Using His Inside VOICE

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I mean, presumably it's less about the amount than it is where he got it from, which is what a lot of the murmuring's been about.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:40 (seven years ago) link

that's a tax rate of 26% - certainly lower than whatever the top bracket was at the time

, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:40 (seven years ago) link

it's a 1040 from 2005, for his base & plenty of other people that means it's ancient history and does not matter

though the tempest rages, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:41 (seven years ago) link

Couple of people pointing out this story from a year ago:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-got-a-big-break-on-2005-taxes-1458249902

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:42 (seven years ago) link

Also, does an official White House response mean that the 'audit' excuse no longer holds?

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:42 (seven years ago) link

Effective rate is always going to be lower than top income tax bracket xp

𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:43 (seven years ago) link

WH response in full -- trying to guess who wrote it.

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/841811274174500866

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:43 (seven years ago) link

As for the other story re: Comey

https://twitter.com/karoun/status/841777947694497793

@ChuckGrassley says he won't put AG nom Rosenstein up for a vote until Senate Judiciary gets a briefing from Comey on Russia. Story coming.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:45 (seven years ago) link

he pays sales tax goddamnit!

carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:45 (seven years ago) link

right, because only the income pertaining to each bracket gets taxed at that rate xp

, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:46 (seven years ago) link

Yep also capital gains

𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:48 (seven years ago) link

So if there's a story here it's not 26%

𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:48 (seven years ago) link

And meanwhile in all this you've got Lou Dobbs saying Ryan's gotta resign.

https://mobile.twitter.com/LouDobbs/status/841799218532622336

More minor, perhaps...but is it?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-loyalists-sound-alarm-over-ryancare-endangering-health-bill/2017/03/14/cfc187e6-08dc-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html

Per Costa's tweets:

A crowd of Trump loyalists (Ruddy, Ingraham, Breitbart, Bolling, etc.) are callling it "RyanCare" and several of them have his ear...Their opposition is different than F. Caucus wing. Those are movement cons driven by ideology. Trump bloc driven by Trump, fear of "trap"...Several WH officials tell me they're not exactly sure how this plays out. They say he's playing team ball with Ryan and House, for now...

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:49 (seven years ago) link

I don't know what any of this - taxes, Russia, Ryan/ACA - will add up to, but I will accept the chaos. Chaos candidate be causing chaos.

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:51 (seven years ago) link

ugh and trump is too stupid to even know what was in the bill before trying to front that it wasnt a piece of shit last week. he just knows he wants to DO SOMETHING NOW.

carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:52 (seven years ago) link

What if something actually important happens?

SFTGFOP (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:53 (seven years ago) link

Like Trump made $1 million dollars in donations to a pee site on clips4sale.com

waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:55 (seven years ago) link

Dubya got 8 months of lead time. Do we think this dipshit and his fucking clown college are going to get the same luxury?

What if it's a natural disaster or s disease outbreak?

SFTGFOP (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:55 (seven years ago) link

I'm so fucking angry and we haven't even lost a major city yet

SFTGFOP (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:56 (seven years ago) link

maybe he'll be eaten by wolves and be delicious

waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:56 (seven years ago) link

it's a 1040 from 2005, for his base & plenty of other people that means it's ancient history and does not matter

― though the tempest rages, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, March 14, 2017 7:41 PM (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^^^^^

nothing will come of...whatever this is.

jason waterfalls (gbx), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:57 (seven years ago) link

xpost
ugh, i can barely handle thinking about that stuff. i think about it all the time.

Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:57 (seven years ago) link

xpost cool, so we've established that the story we haven't heard yet is a non-story, got it

waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:58 (seven years ago) link

i am siding with the pre-pre-backlash to the pre-backlash here

Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:59 (seven years ago) link

He will vanish from sight even more than it seems like he already has; the assortment of sycophants in his administration will make their own policy in competing factions

softie (silby), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:59 (seven years ago) link

Pre pee-backlash?

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:00 (seven years ago) link

certain grammar analysts believe i just claimed to anticipate the pre-backlash, but that wasn't evidenced by me responding to it after it already happened. however the original wording is unclear so who knows

Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:00 (seven years ago) link

Maybe he listed Ivanka as his spouse.

Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:01 (seven years ago) link

Hmm, I wonder why 2005, of all things.

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:01 (seven years ago) link

that's the year The Apprentice: Martha Stewart aired

waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:02 (seven years ago) link

it's all coming together

art, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:03 (seven years ago) link

this breaking news story must begin with a review of the fact that nixon had tax problems

Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:04 (seven years ago) link

and bacne

waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:05 (seven years ago) link

I cannot stand listening to Maddow talk.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:05 (seven years ago) link

ok i'm joining the as-it's-happening-backlash. good lord maddow just tell us the fucking news if there is news

Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:05 (seven years ago) link

was she always like this? i remember watching several years ago and it wasn't like this, right?

Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:06 (seven years ago) link

Some saying it might be related to or a product of the Tim O'Brien defamation lawsuit.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/that-time-trump-sued-over-the-size-of-hiswallet/2016/03/08/785dee3e-e4c2-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:06 (seven years ago) link

She's not a reporter and has never pretended to be. I vastly prefer Chris Hayes and can't imagine what her fans see in her.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:07 (seven years ago) link

Sean Hannity is very disturbed by all this!

https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/841813057227636738

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:07 (seven years ago) link

she mentioned Russia

waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:07 (seven years ago) link

Oh and as for who wrote the WH statement, per Maggie Haberman:

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/841816840221396992

Trump wrote part of this statement. "Totally" is the tell

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:08 (seven years ago) link

I hope Hannity is eaten by a grue

waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:08 (seven years ago) link

glad she repeated that name 3 times

waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:09 (seven years ago) link

Trump has been pretty sedated the last few days, hopefully he'll start saying even stupider, angrier stuff again.

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:09 (seven years ago) link

first response to hannity is a good one:

15 minutes ago
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@seanhannity @NBCNews @POTUS You're that sleazy drunk that everyone warns women away from at the bar when you go to take a dump.

𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:09 (seven years ago) link

why is she talking like Paul Harvey

waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:11 (seven years ago) link

wait a second why is she saying how great bose speakers are? it's been like 2 minutes on how good bose speakers are, it's practically a first-person endorsement, wtf

Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:12 (seven years ago) link

(i listened to a shitload of paul harvey growing up because of my dad)

Karl Malone, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:12 (seven years ago) link

i used to remember thinking maddow was ok but yeah now she is unbearable most of the time -- olbermann too

jason waterfalls (gbx), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 01:12 (seven years ago) link


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