Imagine having a house worth $300k but telling a bank it was worth over 2800% more — over $8.5 million — to trick the bank into giving you cash.

That’s what Donald Trump did in fraudulently overvaluing Mar-a-Lago.

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And, he paid ad valorem property tax on the lower value.
#doublebooks
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To make it clear, T defrauded the local taxation district by a huge amount, resulting in higher property tax for everyone else.
#classaction
@tristansnell and not paying taxes on the value you gave the bank! It’s a double con.
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The banks should sue him for the interest he cheated them out of.
@tristansnell If you want to know what Mar-a-lago is worth, find out how much it is insured for.

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> to trick the bank into giving you cash.

Imagine being the dumbass at the bank who "fell" for it, for the sake of the commission and bonus, which is proportional to the size of deal. Imagine being the executive management team who set up the system of perverse incentives.