In article >, Dave Smith says...
>
> On 2016-12-22 4:52 PM, graham wrote:
> > On 12/22/2016 1:40 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >> It is a strange sort of system where someone can lose money in such a
> >> way that he does not have to pay income tax for years when he obviously
> >> has been making a lot more money. His gains apparently far exceeded his
> >> loss, but he still gets away tax free. That sucks.
> >>
> > I strongly doubt that he is as wealthy as he makes himself out to be!!!!!!
> >
>
> I don't know why you would doubt the word of a man who trusted enough to
> vote in for president. He claims to be worth about $10 Billion, but
> Forbes says he is worth about $3.7 Billion.... so imagine having amassed
> an amount of money in that range but not having to pay income tax
> because you lost some money one year.

That's one of many faults in an alround bad system, but it's not Trump's
fault.