Donald Trump’s favorite scapegoats are paying more federal taxes than he is

*The undocumented paid $11.6 billion a year in taxes. From what we know of Donald Trump’s taxes, he pays nada. VL

By Molly Osberg, Fusion (5 minute read)

This week, the speculation over Trump’s financial status and slippery tax history may have finally been corroborated with the release of several pages of the Republican nominee’s 1995 tax returns to the New York Times. So far, the documents appear to be genuine, and they’ve led to exactly the unsavory implications we’ve been waiting for, both about the candidate and the tax code loopholes that invite the wealthy to avoid paying their share. It’s quite probable that Trump, self-made American billionaire, hasn’t paid a single cent in federal income tax since the mid-’90s.

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Donald Trump is fond of targeting people, both citizens and undocumented immigrants, he considers to be abusing America’s welfare system and taking benefits without paying dues. So, by way of rebuttal, here’s a short list that uses a simple metric (taxes) to take a look at the people who have given back to their country more than the Republican nominee. READ MORE