# Last Nite's Debate: What Type of Interest...???

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**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [October 10, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-nites-debate-what-type-of-interest/768156 "2016-10-10T16:51:20Z")
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### Author: ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-nites-debate-what-type-of-interest/768156/7 "2016-10-10T20:03:01Z")

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Trump as much as said that all rich people do this, including Hillary’s “Wall Street supporters.” However (from another thread):

> [@Clinton v Trump - The Stretch Run Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-v-trump-the-stretch-run-thread/767277/1439):
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> Warren Buffet\* released a statement saying that he paid $1,845,557 federal income tax for the year and has never used a carryforward.

Is this the same thing, or am I mixing apples and oranges? I just wanted to get Buffett’s quote in.

\*Who is a lot richer than Trump.

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