The big story last night was Rachel Maddow and Trump's 2005 Tax Return which showed that Trump paid roughly a 25% tax rate. Boo hoo. Um, my husband and I with a family income of $120,000 pay a 25% tax rate. The fact Trump and his millions pay the same as my family is obscene.
Now for the Tin Foil. WaPo posed the question Did Trump Leak His Own Return ? The return does have "Client Copy" on it, and all it really shows is his total income and what he paid in taxes - very little information on it really. It is the kind of thing one uses when filling out a FAFSA, etc. (not that Trump ever filled out a FAFSA, or knows what it is).
I thought last night that this is a Trumpian tactic to distract from the healthcare debate. He is getting mad about Ryan and Trumpcare and wants to shift attention away. The fact that we even consider this as a viable truth is also obscene.
At best, this is much ado about nothing that changes nothing. At worst, it is part of the dystopian world we now live in. You decide.
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