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yorkie77

(87 posts)
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 09:14 AM Oct 2016

Remember the Repub idea that lower taxes meant more money to charity?

All you have to do is look at DJT's giving record to realize that is a crock. Ask any organization in NYC with Trump involvement that hoped that he'd be giving money. He gave nothing. Nothing. All the money he saved on taxes (and thus other tax-payers covered for) went into his own 24 Carat lifestyle. He's pretty much reviled for his incredibly selfish behavior on a never-ending basis.

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Remember the Repub idea that lower taxes meant more money to charity? (Original Post) yorkie77 Oct 2016 OP
Yup. Truth is poor people give highest percentage of income to charity. Trump gives zero. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #1
Well, since apparently most Foundation money goes to him... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #2
The best description I ever read of trickle-down... Frank Cannon Oct 2016 #3

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,027 posts)
1. Yup. Truth is poor people give highest percentage of income to charity. Trump gives zero.
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 10:11 AM
Oct 2016

Or near zero. He won't release his tax returns in part because this would become obvious.

He doesn't donate to his foundation even though he claims it is charitable.

Wounded Bear

(58,682 posts)
2. Well, since apparently most Foundation money goes to him...
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 10:14 AM
Oct 2016

that would be kind of redundant, don't you know.

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)
3. The best description I ever read of trickle-down...
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 11:42 AM
Oct 2016

Is that it's like encouraging a morbidly obese kid to share his pizza by offering him more pizza.

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