• @[email protected]
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    646 months ago

    For people wondering what the difference is:

    • Telling the bank your property is worth a lot and simultaneously telling your state it’s worth nothing is lying and a crime (Trump)
    • Selling your property for more than the state thinks it’s worth is just good business (John Stewart)
    • @na_th_an
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      206 months ago

      Also only one of these guys is running for president.

      Like, let’s say John Stewart did everything he’s saying Trump did. Okay, cool, I won’t vote for him to be president either.

      • @inclementimmigrant
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        26 months ago

        If Jon Stewart was even remotely doing what Trump did is also be clamoring for his indictment and standing trial.

    • @[email protected]
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      66 months ago

      I have never told the state what my properties are worth, they have always told me their accessed value and I can try to dispute that number if I want to. Am I missing something here?

      • @[email protected]
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        46 months ago

        Do you run a commercial / residential building in Manhattan? Your 3 br 2 ba house is easy to value from known records and prior sales. They probably don’t even visit it.

        Every large building on Manhattan is different. The state asseses it themselves but also assumes building owners are not lying in their records. Some well placed lies can easily save millions in taxes. That’s what Trump did.

    • @John_McMurray
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      56 months ago

      States apparently don’t do property assessments?

      • @NightAuthor
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        16 months ago

        I think they can and do, but not always super detailed.

  • @Hobbes_Dent
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    416 months ago

    Stop comparing apples to orange men.

    • @taanegl
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      56 months ago

      Can’t serve him anything. It’s a water-glue type situation.

  • Rottcodd
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    176 months ago

    I was waiting for this.

    When I saw the story, I saw the obvious differences between the two, and thought about writing a post about it, then actually thought essentially word-for-word, “I’m sure if I wait, Jon’ll say everything I might say, and better.”

    And he did, and he did.

      • @AngryCommieKender
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        36 months ago

        He won’t take a job in politics. He’s said in multiple interviews that he feels he can do more good work where he is, and that politics would force him to compromise his beliefs.

      • @whereisk
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        36 months ago

        They are grifters, so long as it gets traction it’s a win.

    • @Jimmyeatsausage
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      86 months ago

      I’m sure there are people like Tim Poole who realize, but I’m not convinced he’s capable of that level of introspection.

      • @[email protected]
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        26 months ago

        When you’re s grifter it doesn’t matter if you’re aware, as long as your viewers aren’t. They’re in it for the money and they will say whatever engages their viewers.

  • @Daft_ish
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    46 months ago

    I don’t care. Absolutely, positively do not care, make Jon Stewart president.

  • Zier
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    46 months ago

    Dear internet, I’m writing this question from my $6.8 billion dollar palace… please define the word “overvalued”. Does it include gold gilding by chance?