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Originally Posted by Zarley
You obviously must not have much experience with the US tax code....
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Not experienced at all....I just file in it every single year.
I know exactly what his tax platform is. I've read a lot about it. Was that Drumpf enough? He collpases 7 brackets down to three to great benefit to the wealthy end of the spectrum. He plays around with removing/adding various credits. I also know that without significant cuts far beyond his hypothetical get rid of waste he will run a huge deficit (adding 34 trillion in debt by 2036 according to some analyses). He has also been very vague on many loopholes he will actually get rid of other than ones that when removed will benefit the wealthy and in particular the very wealthy. His tax plan is appraised to add more debt than anyone else on either side of the aisle.
His tax plan is not all that much different than the rest of the GOP field which in the end can be equated to lower taxes that end up benefiting the wealthy far more than anyone else in the end. Yes some benefit is seen in terms of reduced tax load on individuals but at what expense to government programs and overall country well being? They will expand the income gap in the country.
And keep in mind it is one thing to propose a supposed loophole free tax code and actually pass one into law. It'll never happen. It's not reality.
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The immigration system is most certainly broken and there is no debate about it....
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The number of undocumented immigrants is dropping and has been for the last 6-8 years. Down from over 12 million when Obama came in to 10.9 million last month. There has been a heavy focus on tightening the border and deportation under this administration. Doesn't get a lot of press but the reality does not match the rhetoric of Drumpf. The problem is in providing a path to citizenship for valuable members of society not in sealing up the borders and massive tyrannical deportations because that is actually working as it is. And that's part of the reason why you see that same shift in focus from some within the GOP (I don't think it is simply to get the Latino vote but because the reality of the situation is that the numbers are coming down).
His comments also aren't populist bluster. They are racist and zenophobic to the nth degree.