January 23, 20179 yr After broken promise, WikiLeaks seeks Donald Trump's tax returns - CBS News After a morning talk show run where Kellyanne Conway coined a new phrase in politics, alternative facts, she also admitted that an audit did not prevent the release of POTUS Trump's taxes. This fib seemed to not sit well with Wikileaks who is now requesting Trump's guarded returns be leaked for the world to see.
January 23, 20179 yr I've never understood people's fascination with candidates and elected official's tax returns. Why does it matter? Here's the cliff-notes version....He makes a lot of money, and pays very little in taxes. The end.
January 23, 20179 yr I've never understood people's fascination with candidates and elected official's tax returns. Why does it matter? Here's the cliff-notes version....He makes a lot of money, and pays very little in taxes. The end. And no shady deals or Russian payoffs will show up on his tax returns either.
January 23, 20179 yr I thought Wikileaks got Trump elected. Now they don't like him? I am so confused.
January 23, 20179 yr Tax returns, much like birth certificates, tell us nothing about the origin or depth of the person we might seek to validate..... Why are seeing tax returns important to anyone ? Go look at the financial disclosure statement, much more to glean from that document....
January 23, 20179 yr And no shady deals or Russian payoffs will show up on his tax returns either. You mean those aren't legit deductions?
January 23, 20179 yr I've never understood people's fascination with candidates and elected official's tax returns. Why does it matter? Here's the cliff-notes version....He makes a lot of money, and pays very little in taxes. The end. I started a thread on this particular subject months earlier. I have never understood the obsession with it. I guess in Trump's case people want to see how much he is underestimating his wealth (or earnings), and how little he pays in taxes compared to his salary. He has acknowledged he pays very little in taxes. For any candidate it is for the anti crowd to affirm something they already know.
January 23, 20179 yr I started a thread on this particular subject months earlier. I have never understood the obsession with it. I guess in Trump's case people want to see how much he is underestimating his wealth (or earnings), and how little he pays in taxes compared to his salary. He has acknowledged he pays very little in taxes. For any candidate it is for the anti crowd to affirm something they already know. It's become a formality for running for president and Trump inexplicably refuses to do it, including lying about why he won't do it. So, that's certainly ratcheted up curiosity about what's on there.
January 23, 20179 yr It's become a formality for running for president and Trump inexplicably refuses to do it, including lying about why he won't do it. So, that's certainly ratcheted up curiosity about what's on there. Seems to be in the man's DNA, unfortunately.
January 23, 20179 yr It's become a formality for running for president and Trump inexplicably refuses to do it, including lying about why he won't do it. So, that's certainly ratcheted up curiosity about what's on there. Why does anyone care?
January 23, 20179 yr Because of the ® next to his name. In this case, yes. But it would apply to both sides.
January 23, 20179 yr Why does anyone care? Why is the tax return a big deal and what information can you learn from it? : Sunlight Foundation It’s also important to remember that unlike Congress, presidents are exempt from conflict-of-interest laws. This makes disclosure of income tax returns especially important to shed light on areas of possible conflicts of interest. Yearly salaries are often reported in the news but tax returns reveal so much more about the character of the candidate. Their debts give us a broader sense of the state of their finances, and perhaps more importantly an idea to whom they could feel beholden. We learn how much (or little) they paid in taxes, and whether they utilized loopholes in tax law to avoid paying those taxes. It sheds light on whether they conducted activity that they have criticized on the campaign trail. Learning about candidates businesses, business partners and the state of those activities can help understand how their judgment might be affected by their financial transactions and debts. We learn their values and priorities from learning which charities they support. There is a reason why banks use tax returns when evaluating mortgages: the forms offer a snapshot of a person’s financial position and their financial decision making processes. Financial disclosure forms simply don’t offer a complete picture. The two documents together may give voters a better sense of how a candidate makes financial decisions. Voters should be able to evaluate the information contained in these documents together before deciding who to vote for in November.
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