Clintons Dodge Taxes Like 1 Percenters

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bill-clintonThe Clintons appear to have a “do as I say, not as I do” approach to taxes. Bloomberg uncovered that the Clintons have employed a variety of financial strategies that help shield multimillionaires from the estate tax, which they publicly support.

Bill and Hillary created resident trusts in 2010 and have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes by shifting their New York home into them.

The Clintons split their home into 50 shares and placed them into trusts. As a result, they can assume discounted housing values for tax purposes, and any increase in the house’s value will occur outside their estate.

While these moves can be construed as hypocritical based on both Clintons’ record toward taxes, they are perfectly legal. “If you’re the Clintons and you live in a fishbowl,”  said tax lawyer Ken Brier said, “you’re not going to push the envelope in doing cutting-edge planning.” Read more at Bloomberg.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. “The Clintons appear to have a “do as I say, not as I do” approach”

    Oh come on! You have got to be kidding! Are you trying to say The Clintons are hypocrites? Cant be. The Clintons are clean as a whistle.

  2. Why not?? 1- If it is legal, it is legal!!2- Let them show other wealthy people how to do it!
    3- are these trusts set up for the poor??? The rich should use them!

  3. 4: the point is that they support the estate tax for others while avoiding it themselves, and capitalize on sensationalized public opposition to the “1-percent-ers” which they happen to be themselves.

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