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no_hypocrisy

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2. But . . . .

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 07:15 AM

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IF Trump's premise(s) is correct (it isn't), and all this revenue is flowing into the U.S. Treasury, you would WANT to sustain the Income Tax in order to pay down the $30+ trillion of Debt.

He's going to bankrupt this country like he bankrupted his casinos and left the lenders (banks) with a huge loss.

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