Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump Monday for failing to release his income tax returns, saying the Republican’s economic plan would give wealthy people like him tax breaks, “assuming he pays any taxes at all.”
“We really don’t know, since we haven’t seen his tax returns,” Mrs. Clinton said at a campaign rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She said Mr. Trump’s plan to eliminate the state tax would save his family $4 billion, “if you believe he’s as wealthy as he claims.”
Mrs. Clinton, who was joined at the rally by Vice President Joseph R. Biden in his hometown, released her tax returns Fridayshowing that the Clintons pulled in $10.6 million in 2015. They made nearly $28 million the year before.
The Clintons paid $3.24 million in federal income taxes in 2015.
Mr. Trump has said he isn’t releasing his returns because he’s being audited.
Mrs. Clinton said her rival’s economic plan “turned out to be worse than I ever imagined,” saying it would provide tax breaks “to help rich people pay for their nannies.”
She ridiculed Mr. Trump for claiming that some of his firms provide child care for employees, saying the truth is that some of his hotels and resorts offer child care services for guests only.
“If you work for his business, water the lawns, carry the bags… you get nothing,” she said.
Mrs. Clinton said if elected, she wants Mr. Biden to carry on his work as the head of a “cancer moonshot” project to speed up a cure for cancer.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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