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jetwash

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14. $2.8 trillion is the highest estimate by someone credible

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 06:50 PM

Oct 2017

Trump has been saying this for months now. PolitiFact and FactCheck.org have both looked at the claim.

It's infuriating how Reuters simply regurgitates this BS without looking into it at all, months after it has been revealed as untrue.

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Trump: 'No one really knows' how much tax plan would generate [View all] DonViejo Oct 2017 OP

Unless you slash the rates BELOW the level overseas underpants Oct 2017 #1

in america? Larrybanal Oct 2017 #11

Okay, well then scrap it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #2

he might be right. in fact, he might be underestimating it. and it would be a disaster. unblock Oct 2017 #3

What incentive would there be just to "bring it back"? KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #18

one of the biggest things would be simply to get it to shareholders unblock Oct 2017 #19

Thank you, that's very informative. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #20

answers: unblock Oct 2017 #21

Unblock, thanks again. That clears things up a lot and.... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #22

Is it "how much" or "how little"? George II Oct 2017 #4

But will Americans work for a dollar a day? Maggiemayhem Oct 2017 #5

Sounds like the same old trickle down bullsh*t. Left-over Oct 2017 #6

It is Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #7

"No one" means 45. ananda Oct 2017 #8

ZERO! gilligan Oct 2017 #9

Well, that reprises one of his campaign themes. What do people have to lose? Thor_MN Oct 2017 #10

This is the exact same thing Bush put us through world wide wally Oct 2017 #12

Trump's Tax Overhaul Would Give Billions to Trump & Cabinet While Sparking Global "Tax War" red dog 1 Oct 2017 #13

$2.8 trillion is the highest estimate by someone credible jetwash Oct 2017 #14

The IRS would know exactly "how much" you dodged Mr. Trump. Sunlei Oct 2017 #15

"No one knows" but I'm gonna tell you anyway... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #16

That's what the CBO is for motherfucker n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #17