MethidMan 
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> You based this conclusion off of his tax return? Bit of a stretch. The only thing you can really conclude from his returns is that he is willing to use the tax code to its fullest extent, but we already knew that. At this point his tax returns are a nothing burger.[/bq]
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> *I fully expect his supporters to double down that “He’s just a smart businessman” and “What person doesn’t try to take advantage of the tax code?”
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> *I expect that, but I really wonder how it got so bad that 40% or more of the country basically doesn’t believe in the concept of basic citizens’ duty to pay taxes.
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> *“Oh the government just wastes money” - yeah, yeah but they don’t say that when they fly the American flag and slap those “Support the Troops” stickers on their SUVs._[/bq]
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Just what we predicted people like you were going to say.
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> You based this conclusion off of his tax return? Bit of a stretch. The only thing you can really conclude from his returns is that he is willing to use the tax code to its fullest extent, but we already knew that. At this point his tax returns are a nothing burger.
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> *I fully expect his supporters to double down that “He’s just a smart businessman” and “What person doesn’t try to take advantage of the tax code?”
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> *I expect that, but I really wonder how it got so bad that 40% or more of the country basically doesn’t believe in the concept of basic citizens’ duty to pay taxes.
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> *“Oh the government just wastes money” - yeah, yeah but they don’t say that when they fly the American flag and slap those “Support the Troops” stickers on their SUVs.
Just what we predicted people like you were going to say.