Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't the same be said of the Stuttering Clusterfuck's college transcripts? Why did he go to such great lengths to conceal them? Isn't he the first POTUS not to release them? What is he hiding?
See, the problem with being a dimocrap is you contradict yourself on every single case of fake outrage you pretend to muster. You have no ground to stand on.
OK- I will correct you since you are wrong.
You seriously do not understand the difference between college transcripts and tax returns? Really? Would be nice to know what consequence his proposed tax reform will have on his personal assets. Would be nice to know if he has any conflicting business interests both here and abroad. Like I said- the last one not to release was Nixon and there was a reason.
Not to get the real picture, the tax return should be considered along with the financial disclosures.
From tax returns we learn:
•Yearly income of the person
•How much the person paid in taxes and the tax rate
•What deductions and tax credits claimed
•Real estate taxes and abatements
•Investments
•How much the person gave to charity (which could shed light on their values and priorities)
•To whom the person owes money
•Who are they in business with and the financial positions of those companies (whether they have had gains or losses)
•May indicate if money is being held offshore
On the financial disclosure forms:
•Outside Income
•Gifts
•Assets/property owned
•Specific investments/trusts
•Possible conflicts of interest
•Certain transactions/agreements made with businesses and people
•Positions held at different companies outside of the government
•Liabilities
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. Could also shed light on future policy decisions.
Big difference from a college transcript.