Donald Trump: ?
Somewhere in between is Republican candidate Donald Trump, who has not addressed the subject directly and once tweeted, “I’ve never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke.” His stance on sales taxes in general, however, suggests ambivalence.
While Trump has not specified a new tax plan in the run-up to his 2016 candidacy, he has indicated that he supports a flat income tax and a so-called “Fair Tax” (a national sales tax). And can the U.S. expect a lot of tax revenue coming from Trump himself? Not if he can help.
"I try and pay as little tax as possible, because I hate what they do with my tax money,” he said in January. “I hate the way they spend our money."