Quote:That's the arguement...  But this opens up the question about trump...  Why would he do anything as president to hurt his business' bottom line?  Based on your concession that he thinks of businesses first, it makes it very difficult to believe he would do anything to increase taxes on his own companies.  

 

I understand the issue with Hillary and her ties with big business.  But to think that donald trump is the people's champion seems far fetched to me as well.  I think they wash out on this one.  Both are deeply flawed in this area.  

 

 

Quote:You don't know, but this why it comes down to trust. Both have low trustworthiness ratings, but who do you trust more? Donald Trump said he would be totally out of his business, handing it completely over to his children (though it mostly in their hands to begin with). Hillary Clinton said she would deny foreign donations to the foundation and hand it over to Chelsea. Who do you believe?

 

For what it is worth, Hillary said similar things before she became Secretary of State, and she totally didn't follow through.

 

I agree that it comes down to trust in the candidates. For me, that is primarily evaluating both of the candidates' stated policies and seeing which is best for the country. 

Starting with taxation, I see that Trump wants to get rid of the estate tax, keep capital gains the same, and cut corporate tax rates to 15%. Clinton wants to increse the top tax raite, increase capital gains on the wealthiest Americans, and Close capital gains loopholes as well as increasing short-term capital gains taxes. Call me old-school, but nothing here from Clinton seems out of line with the tax situation we had from say the 30's to the start of the 80's. In the 80's, we cut the top tax bracket, and by amazing coincidence, our debt also started to increase. Based on his plans, I see little reason to 'trust' Trump's proposals. 

Also, I agree with the last opinion in the article Jaguar Warrior linked regarding Trump revealing his tax returns. While the other attorneys said they might advice their clients to keep their returns private, they did comment about the context of a presidential candidate revealing his/her tax returns. I certainly inferred that Trump either did not pay taxes or thought not paying taxes was the smart move. His prior comments indicate he has no intention of establishing a blind trust regarding his assets. It is my personal opinion that since the start of the 80's the interests of those with a great deal of money have disproportionately influenced our politics. From the links Jaguar Warrior has provided, it seems to me Trump is a continuation if not escalation of that trend. 

That by no means indicates that I am in favor of all that Clinton says. I think that she is wrong in continuing ACA, although her public option might help. I like Trump's ideas about price transparency, and don't see her info expounding on that. I think she goes overboard with entitlements. Basically I see her as a pretty standard establishment Democrat, with a tougher take on income inequality. Trump I see as an extension of the dismantling of our societal infrastructure for the benefit of the wealthiest. I just don't see Trump as being anywhere near as fiscally conservative as Clinton. 

 

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