Excluding Donald Trump -- Should All Presidential Candidates Moving Forward be Required To Disclose Tax Returns? (Limbaugh, ethical)
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The Constitution lays out the requirements to be president. Disclosing your tax returns isn't one of them. The Constitution has served us well in this regard for over 200 years. I see no need to change it now.
No. Though I do think it would be a political move. One candidate might use it to argue he has “nothing to hide.” But I certainly don’t think it should be a government requirement to run for office. In fact, I’m not sure the government could impose additional office requirements outside those enumerated in the constitution.
In order to get more unbiased answers, I've excluded POTUS 45 from this question so Trump supporters can be more objective.
Starting with Biden in 2021, or Trump's predecessor in 2025, do you believe that a presidential candidate must, by law, be required to disclose all personal and any business financials to the public? Do the American people deserve to know?
As I type this, Donald Trump's attorney is before the United States Supreme Court right now, trying to argue why president Trump's finances should be kept hidden from the American people.
Every president for the last 40 years has voluntarily released their tax returns. It's become such the norm that most candidates, regardless of political party, release their tax returns openly and freely, with transparency being the primary motivator.
Trump has defied so many norms with his presidency, I feel like he's exposed a lot of loopholes that voters from both political parties need to be addressed by Congress, with tax returns being one of them. I also personally believe that anyone running for president must have some government experience, whether it's at the municipal/state/federal government level, or having served in the military. But that's a whole separate conversation.
Not including Donald Trump, do you think Congress should change the laws to require every future candidate in the general election to disclose their tax returns? I say yes.
absolutely not. that's a dumb idea entirely.
anyone running as a republican will be attacked for having too much money just like Mit Romney was attacked.
there may have been a time when the release of tax returns showed something Americans would look at as a positive. Now it is just a chance for the opposition to make mountains out of molehills.
In order to get more unbiased answers, I've excluded POTUS 45 from this question so Trump supporters can be more objective.
Starting with Biden in 2021, or Trump's predecessor in 2025, do you believe that a presidential candidate must, by law, be required to disclose all personal and any business financials to the public? Do the American people deserve to know?
As I type this, Donald Trump's attorney is before the United States Supreme Court right now, trying to argue why president Trump's finances should be kept hidden from the American people.
They should be kept hidden for the same reason your finances should be kept hidden. It's none of our business.
that's exactly why the USSC will laugh in the faces of those asking for his returns.
Nice to know is the new standard for privacy? lmao
The question is whether or not they can supine a tax return, which is something that can be done to taxpayers. They want to look into why the president should be immune against the same treatment.
Basically the question is whether or not Trump is above the law. He sure seems to think he is.
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The Supreme Court appeared divided on Tuesday during arguments in a set of cases over whether President Donald Trump can keep his tax records shielded from state and congressional investigators.
This has never been an issue before since past presidents have published them voluntarily when asked, and even without asking. It is a simply matter of being transparent and honest with the American taxpayers.
Still looking for a soft spot 3 years later ? $70 million spent on dirt digging ?
You want to change the law to defeat a candidate rather than by election ?
We did that in New Orleans in the old south -changed the laws to suit the advantage Of our favored group
Same game different favored group
In order to get more unbiased answers, I've excluded POTUS 45 from this question so Trump supporters can be more objective.
Starting with Biden in 2021, or Trump's predecessor in 2025, do you believe that a presidential candidate must, by law, be required to disclose all personal and any business financials to the public? Do the American people deserve to know?
As I type this, Donald Trump's attorney is before the United States Supreme Court right now, trying to argue why president Trump's finances should be kept hidden from the American people.
Every president for the last 40 years has voluntarily released their tax returns. It's become such the norm that most candidates, regardless of political party, release their tax returns openly and freely, with transparency being the primary motivator.
Trump has defied so many norms with his presidency, I feel like he's exposed a lot of loopholes that voters from both political parties need to be addressed by Congress, with tax returns being one of them. I also personally believe that anyone running for president must have some government experience, whether it's at the municipal/state/federal government level, or having served in the military. But that's a whole separate conversation.
Not including Donald Trump, do you think Congress should change the laws to require every future candidate in the general election to disclose their tax returns? I say yes.
Nope, a person's income tax return is personal and nobody else's business.
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