Forum Overview :: Balance of Power :: It's mostly true, although not really relevant

[quote name="blackwater"]So first of all, Trump already laid out a tax plan, and it was kind of unrealistic, as you might expect. See <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2015/09/trumponomics">The Economist's article about it.</a>. Of course you can always argue that this represents the starting position in some kind of negotation (and I'm sure people here will...) He did suggest eliminating some deductions, but that doesn't seem like the main focus of the plan. Second of all, Trump is self-funded... as much as any politican can be self-funded in 2016. He takes individual donations, as any politician would. This prompted a really lame NYT "expose"... "politician accepts political donations from people, news at 11". The fact remains that Trump has contributed more of his own funds than any other candidate. Also, most really big donors have stayed away from his campaign. In case this is news to you, the establishment Republicans don't like Trump. He is not on board with NAFTA/TPP... basically he is against free trade and looser immigration rules/enforcement, which is Not Cool for most corporates. More info <a href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/feb/10/donald-trump/donald-trump-self-funding-his-campaign-sort/">at Politifact</a>.[/quote]