I really don’t care how much taxes he paid or didn’t pay as long as his taxes are an honest accounting of his holdings and earnings and all the other things required for a tax return.
I am curious what he owns and where his earnings come from. That has zero to do with how much money he makes, or how much he pays in taxes.
I do care that he follows the tax law. Whether I agree or disagree with the law is a separate topic.
I didn’t care when Romney said he paid around 13% tax, or whatever he said when he was asked off the cuff, as long as it’s legal.
My deal politically is that I feel we need to change some tax laws. I also do very much care if my president is evading taxes illegally. I’m not accusing Trump of that, I’m just saying if he is I’m not ok with it.
We already know the top 400 earners in the country pay on average 17% federal tax. They make over $200 million a year each of those 400 top earners. That’s a stat from several years ago, but I doubt it has changed much.
There are plenty of examples of the tax laws and how they work and who they benefit. You don’t need Trump specifically to demonstrate it.
Moreover, a lot of republicans I know think the wealthy should be able to keep their money, and not pay high taxes, so they probably really won’t care if Trump paid a very low percent. A lot of them talk in dollars not percentages. They will say to me, “she paid $3 million in taxes!” And, not care that she earned $20 million.