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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not one person on here would have changed their vote to Trump if he had released his returns. There was no advantage to him in doing so.  Just because it has been a "tradition" doesn't make it a requirement.  The left would have been all over his taxes for one reason or another and he would have lost votes as a result.  He will never release his taxes - now or in the future. Get used to it.

MAGA.[/quote]
Then WHY WHY was Trump so damn insistent on Romney releasing his?  You *really* can't see how hypocritical he is?  Gawd, you are sooo blind![/quote]

Because Trump is a smart politician.  Romney never should have released.  All pols are hypocrites. He made a very shrewd political move and will continue to do so as President.  It's a good thing if you support him and a bad thing if you don't.[/quote]

http://www.npr.org/2016/08/12/489791576/3-reasons-we-care-about-politicians-taxes

First, A Little History

It's a political cliche to say that if you want a friend in Washington get a dog.

And the origin of politicians releasing their tax returns goes back to Richard Nixon — and his cocker spaniel.

Nixon, running as Eisenhower's vice president in 1952, was accused of financial wrongdoing "related to a fund established by political backers to pay for campaign expenses," Joseph J. Thorndike of the Tax History Project wrote in 2012.[/quote]

Reasons We Care

1. Conflicts of interest: Almost every candidate who runs for public office is fairly wealthy. (Even the candidates who have the government pay their salary, like Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, make far more money than the average American.) Because of that wealth, how they made their money (we'll get to heart in a second) can tell you whether they have potential conflicts of interest — who they made that money from.

2. Do they have heart? Tax returns tell us how much candidates give to charity. The Clintons, as noted above, gave between 8 and 15 percent — or about $15 million total — during that eight-year period. Most of that went through the Clinton Family Foundation, as The Atlantic reported. They also contributed to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, First United Methodist Church and the Humana Challenge golf tournament.

3. Are they like us? Again, these candidates are much wealthier than the average American. Median household income in this country is $53,482, according to the census. The Clintons made $28 million in 2014 (mostly from speeches). They also live in a posh New York suburb, Chappaqua, where they bought their home for $1.7 million in 1999 just before leaving the White House. (In 2016 money, that appreciates to about $2.5 million.) The average home price in the U.S. in June 2016 was $358,000 (median home price was $307,000).

Trump, of course, makes it a point to say he's "really rich," claiming he's worth $9 billion. Trump's net worth is something of a mystery. He says it fluctuates even based on his own "feelings." The Washington Post reported this week on a 2007 deposition that caught Trump in repeated lies and exaggerations when it came to his wealth and earnings. His tax returns would certainly clarify whether he is as rich as he says.[/quote]

Bank on topic - Trump nor Tillerson will release their taxes because they have stuff to hide.[/quote]

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