news.yahoo.com — What is she trying to hide? The TradMed harped on John Kerry until his wife released hers. Besides, why should Bill Clinton release his, under his theory. He's no longer running for office. Is it because McCain doesn't want anyone to know exactly how rich they are?
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liquidpeleMay 9, 2008
Because if they made $5 million in shares of company X, and they pushed for company X to get some crazy good gov't contract, that's bad.Because if they took consulting jobs for 3 days at $100k a day for company Y that is a bad company, that's fishy.etc etc. Why WOULDN'T you want to know what a potential president had been up to?
Closed AccountMay 9, 2008
but but but that is someone else and not me.That is the digg mentality. as long as it is someone elses privacy being invaded they dont give a s**t, but if it is their own, all hell breaks loose
jaxcsMay 9, 2008
According to reports I've read. Al Franken paid his taxes, but they were wrongly distributed. The problem is that traveling entertainers need to pay taxes for every state in which they earn income, that is have a gig. In his case, that can be a lot of states. The total value of unpaid taxes once redistribution is done is actually only about 4000. But you knew that right? <a class="user" href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/18377884.html">http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senat ...</a>
eir574May 9, 2008
"If she will not allow him to release her return, why would she allow him to manipulate it?"Do we know that's necessarily the case? Maybe she wants to help McCain hide whatever's on her returns. We have only her word and McCain's word that the reason they're not releasing her returns is that she won't allow it.
staticthunderMay 9, 2008
No, all we have is speculation. And thats fine with me. If McCain wants to eliminate speculation, he should do so. Its not my problem and I'd rather he doesn't, because I don't think there's anything in it and this way he loses points. We have only speculation that if the return is revealed it will show malfeasance. The point is we don't know. I think she has every right to keep her return private and you have every right not to vote for McCain.
francishcMay 9, 2008
I wouldn't release my tax returns. I don't have anything to hide, I'm not embarrassed by how much or how little I make. I was just raised to believe that it's crass to tell people how much money you make. I'm sure I'm not the only one with this sentiment.
zenmastermojoMay 9, 2008
The LOGICAL FALLACY is in your lame attempted analogy. "Taking a crap" has no logical relationship to "running for office". Declaring who you earn money from and who your immediate family has financial ties with is called "disclosing potential conflicts of interest". This, unlike "taking a crap", is intimately related to public disclosure necessary to be a top government official. Even judges and FBI agents and other high ranking non-elected officials are required to disclose this.Plus, the public has a right to know who they are electing and who the candidates are financially connected to. In this case, the relationship is a very close one, since McCain directly benefits from her wife's great wealth she owns the homes he lives in and pays for other things that he benefits from.You'd think it would be no big deal. People know what her family business does in general. The company is primarily a beverage distributor. SO, WHY THE NEED FOR SECRECY? No one is asking for her family's company records, just where she gets her income from. So, she must be hiding other investments or business relationships from which she and her husband benefit!Because he benefits directly from her wealth, keeping her finances secret provides an all too convenient way for those seeking to influence Sen. McCain to funnel money to him. If someone wanted to give McCain a million dollar gift, they could just give it to her or buy her a luxury yacht or a new home and no one would know. That is why ethics laws for elected officials exist.Sure, she doesn't have to disclose her finances! And, HE doesn't have to run for president either, if he wants that level of privacy. Sorry, that's the trade off. If you want to run for public office or receive a top government appointment, then you have to disclose your income & who is providing incomes & benefits to all your immediate family members!
zenmastermojoMay 9, 2008
Al Franken DID pay his taxes! In fact it turned our he OVERPAID his taxes in his home states of New York and Minnesota. See link to article above. Nice attempt at spin and deflection of blame! I believe the topic being discussed here is Sen. McCain and his wife though!
roho76May 11, 2008
Denial. It must be hard for you. You know with life and all.