Democrats seize on Trump’s tax revelation ahead of first debate with Biden
Biden economic adviser says report highlights the need to simplify the US tax code and make people such as Trump pay their fair share
28 September 2020 - 22:12
Washington — Democrats seized on a fresh line of attack on the eve of the first US presidential election debate, accusing Republican President Donald Trump of gaming the tax code after a report showed he paid paltry amounts of federal tax in recent years.
The self-proclaimed billionaire, who is seeking re-election in the November 3 vote, paid only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, after years of reporting heavy losses from his businesses to offset hundreds of millions of dollars in income, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing tax-return data...
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