2020 Presidential Debate, Part Four
Sep. 29th, 2020 06:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
plutherusContinuing on Covid:
Trump: 2 million would be dead if Biden had been in charge. Now we are doing record business. 10 million people are back to work and nobody's ever seen that before.
They have to open the states! Only I want to open them. Calls out divorce, alcoholism, says that Biden wants to close down the whole country.
Wallace: s this a V-shaped or a K-shaped recovery? What's the difference?
Biden: Billionaires, and millionaires like him are doing really well. Other people? Not as well.
trump interrupts. Doesn't like Biden's mention of his taxes.
Biden: "Why aren't schools open? Because it costs money to open safely. He wouldn't even approve money for masks for teachers."
Trump: "People want their schools open." Still no mention of how. He can't say how because he has no plan.
Trump: "I brought back football! That was me! People of Ohio are very proud of me."
Wallace: Brings up taxes. $750 per year. What about income tax? Is this true?
Trump: I paid millions of dollars of income taxes. I paid 38 million.
Biden interrupts this time: "Show us your tax returns"
Trump: I will! I am extremely under-leveraged because I'm a very good businessman"
Wallace: Will you tell us how much you paid.
Trump: Millions of dollars. I paid millions of dollars. And you'll see it.
Biden: When?
Trump then goes on to say that all his tax breaks were because of Obama. He took advantage of them because he's smart. So, he's smart because he doesn't pay taxes, but at the same time it's fake news that he doesn't and also it's Obama's fault. Hm.
Wallace: What about the economy?" The Biden tax plan raises taxes. Is it too much?
Biden says his plan raises corporate tax rate and individual taxes on over $400,000/year.
He doesn't mention changes to capital gains.
And then the internet goes out. I have Comcast, so this happens from time to time. It's been doing it all day today. At this point, though, it's almost an act of mercy.
Trump: 2 million would be dead if Biden had been in charge. Now we are doing record business. 10 million people are back to work and nobody's ever seen that before.
They have to open the states! Only I want to open them. Calls out divorce, alcoholism, says that Biden wants to close down the whole country.
Wallace: s this a V-shaped or a K-shaped recovery? What's the difference?
Biden: Billionaires, and millionaires like him are doing really well. Other people? Not as well.
trump interrupts. Doesn't like Biden's mention of his taxes.
Biden: "Why aren't schools open? Because it costs money to open safely. He wouldn't even approve money for masks for teachers."
Trump: "People want their schools open." Still no mention of how. He can't say how because he has no plan.
Trump: "I brought back football! That was me! People of Ohio are very proud of me."
Wallace: Brings up taxes. $750 per year. What about income tax? Is this true?
Trump: I paid millions of dollars of income taxes. I paid 38 million.
Biden interrupts this time: "Show us your tax returns"
Trump: I will! I am extremely under-leveraged because I'm a very good businessman"
Wallace: Will you tell us how much you paid.
Trump: Millions of dollars. I paid millions of dollars. And you'll see it.
Biden: When?
Trump then goes on to say that all his tax breaks were because of Obama. He took advantage of them because he's smart. So, he's smart because he doesn't pay taxes, but at the same time it's fake news that he doesn't and also it's Obama's fault. Hm.
Wallace: What about the economy?" The Biden tax plan raises taxes. Is it too much?
Biden says his plan raises corporate tax rate and individual taxes on over $400,000/year.
He doesn't mention changes to capital gains.
And then the internet goes out. I have Comcast, so this happens from time to time. It's been doing it all day today. At this point, though, it's almost an act of mercy.
