For example, the phrasing of the introduction to the Tax Reform section uses standard conservative manipulative framing. It promises "tax relief," standard conservative framing that makes people think of taxes as an affliction from which people need "relief."
Another phrase used is "simplify the tax code." But the description of "simplification" is really just removing several top-end tax brackets and the alternative minimum tax, which will benefit the wealthy.
He proposes to cut the corporate tax rate to 15 percent from the current 35 percent, and the top income tax rate to 25 percent, unless the income comes from owning a business, in which case it would be only 15 percent.
He proposes no estate taxes (framed as a "death tax" in his position section) at all. Of course, it makes sense that a billionaire would come up with a scheme enabling his kids to pay no income taxes on income coming from inheritance. And eliminating estate taxes enables billionaires to build family dynasties with concentrated wealth that can influence governments.
He also wants to let tax-dodging, multinational corporations off the hook for hundreds of billions of taxes they currently owe. From the position paper: "A one-time deemed repatriation of corporate cash held overseas at a significantly discounted 10 percent tax rate, followed by an end to the deferral of taxes on corporate income earned abroad." In other words, instead of paying the 35 percent they currently owe but are dodging, instead let them only pay 10 percent.
So the position paper does not spell out much actual policy, just promises to hand hundreds of billions to the wealthy and corporations.
The Only Consistency: Bigotry
Propelled to prominence by an irresponsible corporate media concerned only with capturing "eyeballs" so they can sell advertising, the country now has a charlatan as the assumed Republican nominee for president. He offers no real positions on important issues, no facts to back up his promises and proposals, only slogans like "people will love it" and "it will be beautiful."
The only consistency in Trump's campaign has been statements of religious and racial bigotry. Keep Muslims out of the country. Mexicans are rapists and criminals. Black Lives Matter protesters are causing violence to police officers -- and on it goes.
Donald Trump has a big mouth. But looking into his actual positions on issues reveals him to be nothing more than an empty suit. Promising that "it will be beautiful," he really offers only terrible oppression of people of color and non-Christians, here and around the world. Trump's election could lead to international economic sanctions against our country for humanitarian violations. Never mind hostility with neighboring Mexico, it could even lead to war with the almost 2 billion Muslims around the world.
Big mouth, empty suit. There is great danger there.
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