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How can one argue with the impossibly high levels of ignorance displayed by trumpers. (Original Post) JAD May 2019 OP
Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos are RICHER and more SUCCESSFUL than Trump ProudMNDemocrat May 2019 #1
I agree, but I have to wash socks now. n/t rzemanfl May 2019 #2
You don't argue with them Rambling Man May 2019 #3
Exactly dvan May 2019 #6
Gotta hang socks now. n/t rzemanfl May 2019 #8
He's a tax cheat and he told them so in 2016. marylandblue May 2019 #4
yes, but .. stopdiggin May 2019 #11
People think the system is corrupt, therefore they want someone to blow up the system. marylandblue May 2019 #12
don't really "do" politics stopdiggin May 2019 #14
Who do they think pays the taxes trump doesn't pay? JAD May 2019 #5
You can't. Aristus May 2019 #7
dont bother. just mock them. KG May 2019 #9
Don't argue. Vote! MineralMan May 2019 #10
Avoid feeding them! (aka. don't) Brainfodder May 2019 #13

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
1. Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos are RICHER and more SUCCESSFUL than Trump
Sat May 11, 2019, 09:43 AM
May 2019

They lost money along the way, but they made tons more, thus should pay more in taxes than they do.

dvan

(79 posts)
6. Exactly
Sat May 11, 2019, 10:36 AM
May 2019

It’s like playing chess with a pigeon...
No matter how bad you beat them, they strut around like they just check-mated you while they knock pieces over and shit all over the board.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
4. He's a tax cheat and he told them so in 2016.
Sat May 11, 2019, 10:03 AM
May 2019

They think all rich people cheat. Major corporations also pay zero tax. With so much cheating going on, who cares if the White House occupant also cheats?

Decades of growing corruption and income inequality have had their inevitable corrosive effect. We are a nation of cynical conspiracy theorists.

Once idealism is lost, it doesn't come back easily.

stopdiggin

(11,317 posts)
11. yes, but ..
Sat May 11, 2019, 01:59 PM
May 2019

If you think that all rich people are cheats .. would you be on board with defunding the IRS .. a tax cut that is designed to hugely favor big business and the rich? Wouldn't your own self interest ..?

Oh, never mind ..

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
12. People think the system is corrupt, therefore they want someone to blow up the system.
Sat May 11, 2019, 02:47 PM
May 2019

If you believe that everything is corrupt, and your tax dollars are already going to the rich, the undeserving, and the power elites, then your desired tax rate is, in fact, zero.

They love Trump because he took advantage of the system then turned on it. They want him to destroy and don't care if he makes additional profit while he does it.

stopdiggin

(11,317 posts)
14. don't really "do" politics
Sat May 11, 2019, 03:24 PM
May 2019

might be right.
In fact, I think there IS an element of that out there. On the other hand .. in large part we're not talking about real deep thinkers here. My impression? "Here's a thumb in the eye to Hillary and all those snobbish 'libruls' .. I like it when they squeal." Most of then can't "do" any more theory than that. Overthrow the old order? "Sure .. wait .. we'll still have NASCAR and NFL won't we?"

JAD

(187 posts)
5. Who do they think pays the taxes trump doesn't pay?
Sat May 11, 2019, 10:14 AM
May 2019

Trump is not a billionaire- I bet you he isn't even close to a billion dollars.

























Aristus

(66,388 posts)
7. You can't.
Sat May 11, 2019, 10:41 AM
May 2019

Arguing with a smart person is difficult.

Arguing with a stupid person is impossible...

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
13. Avoid feeding them! (aka. don't)
Sat May 11, 2019, 03:08 PM
May 2019

These poor people have been inundated with so much BS their heads aint on straight any more, and that is the ONLY excuse I want to hear from now on!

The U.S. Govt is FUBAR but not completely without merit, and I fear it needs a wipe and drop, meaning a complete redo, to a much simpler Constitution and set of reasonably enforceable rules with no ambiguity whatsoever!

How about: State govts handle this, Federal govt handles that, with no overlapping nonsense like there is now, looking at you cannabis!

Rules for this many people are at the insanity level, proof you say: # of lawyers (mic drop)


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