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What does 10 out of 15 years and the amount have to do with anything? It means he had losses or sufficient deductions in 10 and gains or insufficient deductions in 5. So what? Refund means he overpaid on his taxes and gave the gov a free loan. Can we be intellectually honest?

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Bernie Sanders

@BernieSanders

· Sep 27, 2020

Shock of shocks! Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed billionaire, received a $72.9 million tax refund from the IRS while not paying a nickel in federal income taxes in 10 out of 15 years. Yep. Trump l-o-v-e-s corporate socialism for himself, rugged capitalism for everyone else.

6:38 AM · Sep 28, 2020Twitter for iPhone

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Nope, the narrative will only support vilification of topline revenue sir please proceed to the loading dock for processing and intake.

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Actually in this case it apparently means he committed fraud. Possibly the biggest tax fraud in personal tax history.

₿RIAN CAPSLOCKHART

@BrianLockhart

Sep 28, 2020

lol no. Just the most clickworthy set of tax returns ever put online for the masses to salivate over, most of which have never generated a tax loss

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Bernie isn't trying to appeal to smart people

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It’s also not shocking a guy in real estate had losses during one of the biggest real estate meltdowns in history.

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Nope they can’t. That’s why they’re known as Demoncrats.

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It’s politics so you can’t expect intellectual honesty. That’s a hard No.

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Are you really asking a Communist like Bernie to be intellectually honest?

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Neutral non-US take here: You're focusing too much on the 1st part premise, and not on the 2nd actual content/conclusion. The tweet is about the hypocrisy of "Trump loving corporate socialism for himself, rugged capitalism for everyone else", not about the refund per se.

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So if he’s a genius businessman, how come the losses? If the losses aren’t real - just shrewd (or crooked) tax planning, he’s not exactly the epitome of patriotism, is he? The most disingenuous take: he gave the government a loan out of the kindness of his heart.