Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "In 2015, Trump declared as part of his candidacy, "I'm really rich.
60% : Biden is proud to say that he was largely without money for much of his decades-long career in public service, unlike Trump, who inherited hundreds of millions of dollars from his father and used his billionaire status to launch a TV show and later a presidential campaign.
46% : But he released a budget proposal this year with tax increases on the wealthy and corporations that would raise $4.9 trillion in revenues and trim forecasted deficits by $3.2 trillion over 10 years.
46% : In 2018, Trump earned more than $24 million and paid about 4% of that in federal income taxes.
44% : The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy.
42% : The congressional panel also found that the IRS delayed legally mandated audits of Trump during his presidency, with the panel concluding the audit process was " dormant, at best.
40% : The tax would directly target billionaires such as Trump, who refused to release his personal taxes as presidents have traditionally done.
35% : "Trump has called for higher tariffs on foreign-made goods, which are taxes that could hit consumers in the form of higher prices.
33% : Trump has maintained that his tax records are complicated because of his use of various tax credits and past business losses, which in some cases have allowed him to avoid taxes.
32% : At the end of 2025, many of the tax cuts that Trump signed into law in 2017 will expire -- setting up an avalanche of choices about how much people across the income spectrum should pay as the national debt is expected to climb to unprecedented levels.
30% : In 2022, he and his wife, Jill, made $579,514 and paid nearly 24% of that in federal income taxes, more than double the rate paid by Trump.
23% : "When President Trump is back in the White House, he will advocate for more tax cuts for all Americans and reinvigorate America's energy industry to bring down inflation, lower the cost of living, and pay down our debt," Leavitt said.Most economists say Trump's tax cuts could not generate enough growth to pay down the national debt.
22% : The former president is also on the hook for $542 million due to legal judgments in a civil fraud case and penalties owed to the writer E. Jean Carroll because of statements made by Trump that damaged her reputation after she accused him of sexual assault.
13% : Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy.
6% : Tax Day reveals a major split in how Biden and former President Donald Trump would govern.

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