Trump Tax and the Monarchy

 

The New York Times leads on the story of a president whose businesses show continual losses which justify the non-payment of tax.

It is a little odd that Trump claimed when debating Hilary Clinton that his tax dodging just showed that he was "smarter".

"Smarter" than the millions of tax-paying Americans? Much the same claim could be made by a car thief. "I steal cars because I'm smarter than the people who don't. They only criticise me because they are jealous."

Many Trump supporters applauded. They pay tax (many of them) but they are quite happy with a president who thinks they are dumb to do so.

I hope nobody in the UK feels smug about this. The Queen paid no tax for 40 years (1952 to 1992) and then gracefully agreed to do so. As if she were doing us a favour.

No wonder she's smiling. Does she take us for fools too?

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