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Trump spent two years suing author Tim O'Brien and his publisher for writing that his net worth was probably not in the billions, but rather the hundreds of millions. After a court dismissed the case, Trump made it clear that he merely wanted to harass O'Brien, not necessarily win damages. "I spent a couple of bucks on legal fees and they spent a whole lot more. I did it to make his life miserable, which I'm happy about," Trump bragged. It ..
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Donald no doubt enjoys the bridge player's definition of trump: a winning play by a card that outranks all others. But other definitions include "a thing of small value, a trifle" and "to deceive or cheat" as well as "to blow or sound a trumpet." As a verb, trump means "to devise in an unscrupulous way" and "to forge, fabricate or invent," as in "trumped-up" charges. Donald"
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T]axes are at the core of our democracy.
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To the addicted, money is like cocaine: Too much is never enough.
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America has been transformed from a land of growing economic plenty into a hollow shell.
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David Cay Johnston |
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We are mining the 90% to benefit the super rich.
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David Cay Johnston |
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This is the anti-education presidency.
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David Cay Johnston |
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The Trump presidency is about Trump. Period. Full stop.
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David Cay Johnston |
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The Golden Rule has no place in the life of Donald Trump.
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David Cay Johnston |
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Trump has left the vast majority of positions under his control vacant.
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David Cay Johnston |
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A] government that can't tax ...is no government at all.
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David Cay Johnston |
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Governments throughout history have been run by tyrants.
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David Cay Johnston |
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We have to... channel... greed so that it becomes useful to our society.
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That's what I'm worried about... the tyrant next time.
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