Donald Trump’s tax loss leaves him net ‘dumb’ by $17 million

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during the presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. A recently published glimpse of Trump’s taxes showed he incurred a $917 loss in one year. Patrick Semansky Associated Press

Let me get this straight: “The Donald” declares a loss of $917 million-plus in one year, then gets 18 years of $50 million in IRS write-offs. And he claims he is smart because of this.

So he is net negative $17 million. So his followers are supposed to think that because he is “smart” for 18 years, but what, “dumb” (big time) for one year that is the model they should follow? People, he is still “dumb” by negative $17 million! You want to reward that?

Bill Fitzgerald, Los Osos

This story was originally published October 23, 2016 at 2:12 PM with the headline "Donald Trump’s tax loss leaves him net ‘dumb’ by $17 million."

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