Posted on 04/21/2016 2:08:04 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
GUTHRIE: Do you believe in raising taxes on the wealthy?
TRUMP: I do. I do – including myself. I do.
That was...this morning, in an interview that featured some other controversial statements. In fairness to Trump, he's been using the "raise taxes on rich people like me" line for months, embracing Obama-style class warfare tax gimmicks like the 'Buffet Rule.' But raising taxes on anyone, an outcome Trump just re-endorsed, is not what his formal policy agenda proposes. Just the opposite. As we've seen on issues such immigration, abortion and foreign policy, Trump routinely makes clear that he isn't familiar with his own positions. His stances aren't rooted in conviction, coherent ideological underpinnings or governing philosophy. They "evolve" and morph depending on how Trump is feeling in any given moment. Some professed conservatives may be perfectly comfortable voting for a tax-hiking, entitlement reform-opposing critic of Ronald Reagan's tax cuts. But many Republicans, including a 62 percent majority of GOP primary voters thus far, aren't eager to turn the keys of the party over to someone whose record and current statements build a strong case against the proposition that he's reliable conservative -- or much of a conservative at all. Parting thought: It's astonishing that this man appeals to people who loathe establishment "insider" types. Earlier in the answer above, longtime Democratic donor chuckles with multimillionaire celebrity newsman Matt Lauer about all the fancy parties they've attended together with hotshot bankers in New York. Man of the people.
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Do you really believe King Trumpy is going to build a wall? Neither party wants a wall and you think King Trumpy is going to just decree it?? Really??
Congrats Responsibility2nd, you all got the trifecta today with Trump. I will give you that.
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Eh, don’t worry. Trump will walk it all back in a few hours. Then it’s all good again, right?
Do you think the Cult is starting to open their eyes and look around today? Some of the more honorable ones are deathly silent while the noobs are defending Trump’s platform as ‘common sense’, that’s the trumpword of the day.
Better than no chance at all with defeaTED.
Trump Supporters: I don’t believe in raising taxes on the wealthy.
Trump: I believe in raising taxes on the wealthy.
Trump Supporters: I believe in raising taxes on the wealthy.
Cruzahu Akbar!!!!
... And don't forget .... He is just like Reagan!! .... Well ... after his interpreter has qualified all of his statements that is ....
.... But YUP .... the second coming of Reagan!! And like it or not .... He is the presumptive nominee.
Well, he cuts taxes on everyone in his official tax proposal so have no idea what he means here.
“Trump’s tax plan has been on his site for months, for all to read: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/tax-reform.";
Ummm...
Did you happen to notice his statement contradicts his tax plan. His tax plan calls for a top rate of 25%. It makes no mention of taxing the “rich”!
Eh, don’t worry. Trump will walk it all back in a few hours. Then it’s all good again, right?
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Nope not all good. He upset me with that abortion comment. Now these.
Trump just today:
Tax the rich
Transgenders Should ‘Use the Bathroom That They Feel Is Appropriate’
Illegals must go through a process
Remind me again how Donald is different from Bernie or Hillary?
Your misinformation needs to be given a closer look.
Doesn’t Hillary use that phrase.... common sense?? Common sense gun legislation? Common sense immigration laws? Now King Trumpy is adding common sense abortion platform and common sense taxes on the rich....
If tax rates were lowered economic activity would increase and tax revenues to the government would increase. Isn’t that what Reaganomics was all about? If Trump is saying that the rich would pay more incomes taxes at the lower rates he is correct.
It’s crazy. It is rather amusing to see them tie themselves into really tight knots supporting the Donald, just like Obama supporters did.
If tRump wins, conservatives will, once again, have know party and the GOP will go back to being the minority party in both the House and Senate like they were for so many years.
The next few months will certainly be interesting.
Yea, so much huff and puff talk about building the wall and making Mexico pay. That is water under the bridge and will never happen. Was it not vincent’e fox who told donald to “F” himself.
Even Donald knows now that was just a hurry up and buy “used car salesman” ploy. Got a bunch of people riled up thinking there was a good deal down on the corner car lot.....
His official tax proposal was written by his handlers and put on his web page. He needs to review it from time to time before he answers questions about it....
Problem is leaving the progressive income tax system intact for the next Democrat to go right back to where we are now, crony.
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