Show of Hands

Now the shoe's on the other foot.

"Donald Trump hasn't released his taxes"

"So?"

Hypocrites

Oh. For 8 years I had to hear them bitch about how Obama was only a "community organizer"

And what experience does Trump have?

again they say "so?"

At least Obama was a senator

You make a solid case.

Trump says he doesn't hardly ever use email.

That sounds wise.

Agree on the wisdom. I can't imagine the damage he could do himself with unlimited characters.

As long as you show all of yours...

You want to know that I broke my arm in the sixth grade? What a scandal!

Taxes...drug prescriptions...keep it going! Also, need the documentation...

Taxes. I pay them.
I take no drugs. You're welcome!

So now let's see the candidates and Congress' records.

They can say the same thing...so that's all they have to do is say they pay their taxes and don't do drugs...you have no evidence which means they don't need any either!

So let them prove it.

So they have to prove it but you don't??? Hypocritical much???

Guess that's to be expected!

Exactly. They're politicians. Stop hitting on me and trying to get my info, homo. It's cool you're gay, but I'm not.

You really went there...may be a new low! Glad you can admit to hypocrisy!

Because how much someone earns is irrelevant BUT where someone gets their campaign funds or was born is absolutely essential to know.

Last I checked a prerequisite to Presidency is being born in America... Releasing Tax Returns isn't.

Move those goal posts guys!

Oh? You think it's a double standard to expect to show proof he's eligible by law to hold the office he's being appointed to but to dismiss a half baked tradition of releasing something that has nothing to do with your presidency and is not a requirement? Only need to move them if people were clamoring for Trump's Birth Certificate and I defended him like you defended Obummer.

He did release the birth certificate, the hypocrisy is that isn't good enough for many. Taxes? Don't care too much, but if someone is campaigning on being a billionaire, has no financial ties to certain governments, and claims to donate tons of money then it is important as proof

And yet NOT a requirement for presidency. So the comparison to Obama's Birth Certificate is ridiculous.

Former candidates all released theirs? Why the exception?

The media does and they let us know things, like how much the candidate actually contributes to society or where/how they make their money. It also shows who they are tied to financially. All of these things are in question for Trump so it's very relevant.

The media is so full of 💩 they cannot be trusted.

For the most part, yes. However, when it comes to this, they would be useful. Many things are suspected of Trump, like the fact that he lied about his net worth (though that's been proven false by multiple financial people) and that he has some shady ties financially. This would either prove those correct or incorrect. The fact that he doesn't only makes it more likely to assume he is guilty. Either way, it's relevant.

Do I think it's fishy when candidates openly refuse releasing them many many times..yeah. That does seem odd. But still..

When have candidates ever don't that though?

www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthers/birthcertificate.asp

As for college transcripts...I don't have mine either. I just know I wouldn't be admitted into Harvard Law School if they sucked.

Should I have issued a trigger warning before commenting?

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My point was simply that trump's tax returns likely don't matter, any more than Obama's birth certificate and college transcripts mattered.
Trump's foot dragging on his tax forms is just a distraction, the same way Obama used delays and misdirections with his birth certificate and transcript documents to cause a distraction during his own election.