In recent years... it seems that the Carolina Hurricanes have a strong season and pundits claim they are a Stanley Cup contender -- then they greatly underperform in the playoffs. At this point it is an established pattern. The fans may be disheartened but they are not surprised.
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In recent years... it seems that the Carolina Hurricanes have a strong season and pundits claim they are a Stanley Cup contender -- then they greatly underperform in the playoffs. At this point it is an established pattern. The fans may be disheartened but they are not surprised.
MAGA world is crushed. What will they do after election day bwahaha:-
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68992293
Trump's youngest son Barron 'declines' to be RNC delegate, his mother Melania says
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68992293
Trump's youngest son Barron 'declines' to be RNC delegate, his mother Melania says
Barron's mommy says he can't serve as a delegate.
Barron Trump ‘Regretfully’ Declines to Serve as Florida RNC Delegate, Melania Says, Citing Prior Commitments
https://people.com/barron-trump-declines-florida-delegate-role-8647049
She's a protective mama bear. Her daughters and she have been no-shows at many of her husband's Republican events (e.g. CPAC conference), civil trials, and criminal trials.
Simply, the writing on the wall that young Barron's political career was not going to start while he lived under her roof...she didn't want the poison of politics to get him like it has infected Trump and his other children from other women.
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As obnoxious as Trumps kids are none of them is as bad as Hunter 
When it rains it pours on poor old Doofus's head:-
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/report-trump-may-face-100-184927422.html
Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
JOSH BOAK
Sat, May 11, 2024 at 2:49 PM EDT·3 min read
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper, according to a report by The New York Times and ProPublica that drew on a yearslong audit and public filings.
The report's findings could put renewed focus on Trump's business career as the presumptive Republican nominee tries to regain the White House after losing in 2020.
Trump used his cachet as a real estate developer and TV star to build a political movement, yet he has refused to release his tax filings as past presidential candidates have. The tax filings that the public does know about have come from past reporting by the Times and a public release of records by Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee in 2022.
Trump's presidential campaign provided a statement in son Eric Trump's name saying the IRS inquiry “was settled years ago, only to be brought back to life once my father ran for office. We are confident in our position.”
The tax records cited by the report indicate that Trump twice deducted losses on the Trump International Hotel and Tower, which opened in 2009 near the banks of the Chicago River that cuts through that city’s downtown.
The report said Trump initially reported losses of $658 million in his 2008 filings under the premise that the property fit the IRS definition of being “worthless” because condominium sales were disappointing and retail space went unfilled amid a deep U.S. recession.
But in 2010, the published report said, Trump transferred the ownership of the property to a different holding company that he also controlled, using the move to save money on taxes by reporting an additional $168 million in losses over the next decade on the same property.
The report did not have any updates on the status of the IRS inquiry since December 2022, but said Trump could owe more than $100 million, including penalties, if he were to lose the audit battle.
Trump, meanwhile, is appealing a New York judge's ruling from February after a civil trial that Trump, his company and top executives lied about his wealth on financial statements, conning bankers and insurers who did business with him. In early April, Trump posted a $175 million bond, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes from the judgment and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals.
Democrat President Joe Biden has said that Trump largely owes his fortune to an inheritance from his father, rather than through his own financial acumen. Biden has gone after Trump for not wanting to pay taxes, while his administration has increased IRS funding in order to increase audits of the ultra-wealthy and improve compliance with the federal tax code.
The Trump campaign opposes the additional funding that Biden and Democrats provided to the IRS. At campaign rallies, Trump has said the United States would be destroyed as a country unless his 2017 tax cuts that are largely set to expire after 2025 are extended.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/report-trump-may-face-100-184927422.html
Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
JOSH BOAK
Sat, May 11, 2024 at 2:49 PM EDT·3 min read
3.5k
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper, according to a report by The New York Times and ProPublica that drew on a yearslong audit and public filings.
The report's findings could put renewed focus on Trump's business career as the presumptive Republican nominee tries to regain the White House after losing in 2020.
Trump used his cachet as a real estate developer and TV star to build a political movement, yet he has refused to release his tax filings as past presidential candidates have. The tax filings that the public does know about have come from past reporting by the Times and a public release of records by Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee in 2022.
Trump's presidential campaign provided a statement in son Eric Trump's name saying the IRS inquiry “was settled years ago, only to be brought back to life once my father ran for office. We are confident in our position.”
The tax records cited by the report indicate that Trump twice deducted losses on the Trump International Hotel and Tower, which opened in 2009 near the banks of the Chicago River that cuts through that city’s downtown.
The report said Trump initially reported losses of $658 million in his 2008 filings under the premise that the property fit the IRS definition of being “worthless” because condominium sales were disappointing and retail space went unfilled amid a deep U.S. recession.
But in 2010, the published report said, Trump transferred the ownership of the property to a different holding company that he also controlled, using the move to save money on taxes by reporting an additional $168 million in losses over the next decade on the same property.
The report did not have any updates on the status of the IRS inquiry since December 2022, but said Trump could owe more than $100 million, including penalties, if he were to lose the audit battle.
Trump, meanwhile, is appealing a New York judge's ruling from February after a civil trial that Trump, his company and top executives lied about his wealth on financial statements, conning bankers and insurers who did business with him. In early April, Trump posted a $175 million bond, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes from the judgment and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals.
Democrat President Joe Biden has said that Trump largely owes his fortune to an inheritance from his father, rather than through his own financial acumen. Biden has gone after Trump for not wanting to pay taxes, while his administration has increased IRS funding in order to increase audits of the ultra-wealthy and improve compliance with the federal tax code.
The Trump campaign opposes the additional funding that Biden and Democrats provided to the IRS. At campaign rallies, Trump has said the United States would be destroyed as a country unless his 2017 tax cuts that are largely set to expire after 2025 are extended.
When it rains it pours on poor old Doofus's head:-
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/report-trump-may-face-100-184927422.html
Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
JOSH BOAK
Sat, May 11, 2024 at 2:49 PM EDT·3 min read
3.5k
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper, according to a report by The New York Times and ProPublica that drew on a yearslong audit and public filings.
The report's findings could put renewed focus on Trump's business career as the presumptive Republican nominee tries to regain the White House after losing in 2020.
Trump used his cachet as a real estate developer and TV star to build a political movement, yet he has refused to release his tax filings as past presidential candidates have. The tax filings that the public does know about have come from past reporting by the Times and a public release of records by Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee in 2022.
Trump's presidential campaign provided a statement in son Eric Trump's name saying the IRS inquiry “was settled years ago, only to be brought back to life once my father ran for office. We are confident in our position.”
The tax records cited by the report indicate that Trump twice deducted losses on the Trump International Hotel and Tower, which opened in 2009 near the banks of the Chicago River that cuts through that city’s downtown.
The report said Trump initially reported losses of $658 million in his 2008 filings under the premise that the property fit the IRS definition of being “worthless” because condominium sales were disappointing and retail space went unfilled amid a deep U.S. recession.
But in 2010, the published report said, Trump transferred the ownership of the property to a different holding company that he also controlled, using the move to save money on taxes by reporting an additional $168 million in losses over the next decade on the same property.
The report did not have any updates on the status of the IRS inquiry since December 2022, but said Trump could owe more than $100 million, including penalties, if he were to lose the audit battle.
Trump, meanwhile, is appealing a New York judge's ruling from February after a civil trial that Trump, his company and top executives lied about his wealth on financial statements, conning bankers and insurers who did business with him. In early April, Trump posted a $175 million bond, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes from the judgment and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals.
Democrat President Joe Biden has said that Trump largely owes his fortune to an inheritance from his father, rather than through his own financial acumen. Biden has gone after Trump for not wanting to pay taxes, while his administration has increased IRS funding in order to increase audits of the ultra-wealthy and improve compliance with the federal tax code.
The Trump campaign opposes the additional funding that Biden and Democrats provided to the IRS. At campaign rallies, Trump has said the United States would be destroyed as a country unless his 2017 tax cuts that are largely set to expire after 2025 are extended.
Y'all have been obsessed with taking Trump down for nearly a decade(to be fair for a long time I was part of that group) and it hasn't happened,and it won't happen.
Put yourselves at peace and let him complete his 2nd term and it's over.Hopefully Dems don't put up a shit candidate in 28 like they did in 2016 and 2024.
As far as the fines Trump will probably make at least a billion from his Truth Social scam as well as bribes during his 2nd term so the fines won't hurt him other than his ego.
Isn't it strange how the wheel turns.
When Biden became Predident I thought he was ok.
Now I've done a complete 180 deg turn.
You do know that Trump and Biden are not the only Presidential candidates ???
There are going to be write-ins but you need to check with your state election board to confirm who can be a write-in candidate.
Write-in candidates for federal and state elections
You may decide to write in the name of a candidate who is not listed on your ballot. Learn where to get information on how to write in votes and if they count.
Besides the names on your ballot, you may be able to write in names of other candidates. Most states let you write in votes for president, U.S. senator, and U.S. representative. They may also allow write-in votes for governor and other state offices.
But writing in a name does not mean that vote will count. Many states require that write-in candidates file paperwork before the election. Otherwise, the state will not count the person's votes.
Check with your state election office to find out the rules for your state. If you check using your state's election website, enter "write-in candidates" in the search bar.
https://www.usa.gov/write-in-candidates
You may decide to write in the name of a candidate who is not listed on your ballot. Learn where to get information on how to write in votes and if they count.
Besides the names on your ballot, you may be able to write in names of other candidates. Most states let you write in votes for president, U.S. senator, and U.S. representative. They may also allow write-in votes for governor and other state offices.
But writing in a name does not mean that vote will count. Many states require that write-in candidates file paperwork before the election. Otherwise, the state will not count the person's votes.
Check with your state election office to find out the rules for your state. If you check using your state's election website, enter "write-in candidates" in the search bar.
https://www.usa.gov/write-in-candidates
I believe there are a few states that do not allow write-in for President of the United States but I do not know which states. You need to contact your state before the election to ensure your vote will be counted if you do a write-in.
The key is to make sure your write-in candidate (Republican, Democrat, or Independent) has filed paperwork for write-in in your state ballot because a write-in vote will not be counted if your candidate did not file write-in election paperwork.
Some states have been showing TV commercials to alert their resident that if their candidate for Federal and State offices is not shown on the ballot...you can do a write-in.
I have a 2nd home in the north suburbs of the Chicago area with a cable TV subscription. Here in Québec, Canada I use a VPN to access my Chicago cable stations...I've recently seen two TV commercials about write-ins for the 2024 U.S. elections. That's something new for me to see.
Most in my family are registered Republican voters and will do a Republican write-in.
On my last visit to the United States...most of my friends planned to do Republican write-ins or Independent write-ins in our state. Also, I know a few people in other states and the military...they're doing write-ins too.
I posted a picture of them in a sports thread here at ET. All are from Kentucky and South Dakota...Notre Dame alumni.
I only know one person who plans to do a Democrat write-in...retired military officer in Kentucky that was born/raised in Missouri. In contrast, the people I know who are voting for Trump versus those I know who are voting for Biden are about equal.
If you can not do a write-in and you do not like the candidates on the ballot...
There's the no-vote option for those that do not trust the U.S. political environment. I was a no-vote in 2016 because of hospitalization. Yet, had I not been in a coma, I had planned to not vote because I do not like Trump or Clinton.
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