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Trump got indicted for “tax fraud?” That's how they got capone! [1]

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Date: 2023-04-10  

Those Who Forget History Are Destined To Repeat It! Winston Churchill/Original Quote Philosopher George Santayana

Ok, am I correct that trump got indicted for “tax fraud?” Basically.

Since the “alleged”-sarcasm there, payoff to Stormy Daniels that’s not a crime, I don't think?

Or was it the fact that this payment, was billed as a Campaign expense, a tax write-off, avoiding taxes. That’s the crime?

So, for “chump change,” as they call it in NJ, Trump got indicted by calling the $130,000 a business expense! Causing an investigation that led to 34 counts, that went from a misdemeanor to multiple felonies.

Not being a tax lawyer, I don’t know how much taxes would have to be paid for whatever this Stormy Daniels situation would have cost.

But even at the tax rates of personal income tax, for example, from my guess, the cost, wouldn’t be more than $15,000.

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The Slippery Slope Argument

Used in logic, critical thinking, political rhetoric and caselaw.

It is; a consequentialist logical device, where, an individual asserts (argues), that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant (usually negative) effect, much like an object given a small push over the edge of a slope sliding all the way to the bottom.

The strength of such an argument depends on whether or not one can demonstrate a process that leads to the significant effect.

This type of argument is sometimes used as a form of fear mongering, in which the probable consequences of a given action are exaggerated in an attempt to scare the audience.

The fallacious example of the "slippery slope" is often used synonymously, with continuum fallacy, in that it ignores the possibility of middle ground and assumes a discrete transition from category A to category B.

In a non-fallacious example including use as a legal principle, a middle-ground possibility is acknowledged and reasoning is provided, for the likelihood of, the predicted outcome.

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