Paying Taxes

For those who pay our taxes
We should be a little peeved
To discover how much larceny
Our leader has achieved.

Yes, his so-called 4-year “audit”
Kept the truth from its release,
In addition to the many palms
He surely had to grease.

Now The New York Times gained access.
It’s all there; no need for clues
And no one but those deluded
Would believe it’s just “fake news.”

To each voter undecided:
Please put on your thinking cap.
Can you vote for a cheater who also
Thinks each taxpayer’s merely a sap?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Watt Avatar
September 29, 2020 at 10:18 AM
I agree with Tom. Those who lead should not think they can live above the laws that all the citizens they lead are expected to abide by.
Allison Avatar
September 28, 2020 at 12:55 PM
of course he will deny it - so glad i dont have to vote!:-) hugs jan xx
Leffanta Avatar
September 28, 2020 at 12:49 PM
Trump claims he did pay taxes - all $750-worth whilst defrauding taxpayers $79-million ..... but who would expect integrity from a six-time bankrupt? Aloha! Rico
Cunningham Avatar
September 28, 2020 at 12:02 PM
It does annoy me when those in high places dodge the taxman, such greed. Well written Ilene. Tom
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