Not releasing taxes is like "Pleading-the-Fifth... (Reply #9)

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Sat Mar 23, 2019, 11:31 AM

NurseJackie (42,862 posts)

9. Not releasing taxes is like "Pleading-the-Fifth...

Not releasing taxes is like "Pleading-the-Fifth"... it doesn't prove wrongdoing, but it sure is fishy... and it makes people wonder what's being hidden.

And, it's a huge, classless and unmistakable "fuck-you!" message to the voters and other candidates.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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34 replies	Author	Time	Post
This "release tax returns to be a candidate" debate is simple, I solved it for you. [View all]	Eliot Rosewater	Mar 2019	OP
100% agree. It is a no brainer.	patricia92243	Mar 2019	#1
I don't understand why it's so damn difficult.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Mar 2019	#2
I am surprised anyone does their own taxes, usually have a CPA do them	Eliot Rosewater	Mar 2019	#3
I do, too, but I keep the copies they give me in those cardboard boxes.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Mar 2019	#4
If I had to put my hands on ten years, I could not do it without my accountant.	Eliot Rosewater	Mar 2019	#5
Yes, they'll send you copies of your own returns.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Mar 2019	#8
Many people use TurboTax and similar products.	spooky3	Mar 2019	#12
Jane said that she does their returns using turbotax. Unless you override the software....	George II	Mar 2019	#17
She should start using it. Nt	spooky3	Mar 2019	#23
Jane and Bernie are 1%-ers	NastyRiffraff	Mar 2019	#27
You must be a 1%er!!!!	George II	Mar 2019	#15
The current loss I am speaking of is actually a culmination that came to an end last year.	Eliot Rosewater	Mar 2019	#16
HAH! Great response.	George II	Mar 2019	#18
I have 15 of my last 18 (don't know where those other three are, but I'm not running yet)...	George II	Mar 2019	#13
You solved it for you ... please don't try to speak for me	SFnomad	Mar 2019	#6
Thanks, I solved it for liberals, Democrats and progressives. We all believe	Eliot Rosewater	Mar 2019	#7
If you think ignoring an issue and kicking the can down the road is "transparency",	SFnomad	Mar 2019	#10
"Kicking the can down the road" is delaying release of expected documents.	George II	Mar 2019	#14
Yeah ... and Eliot Rosewater's "solution" is just to wait and see whatever it is they do	SFnomad	Mar 2019	#19
To be honest, I don't care how much longer we wait anymore, due to his 3 years of stalling....	George II	Mar 2019	#21
Not releasing taxes is like "Pleading-the-Fifth...	NurseJackie	Mar 2019	#9
Yeah, like many things Trump does	Clash City Rocker	Mar 2019	#26
Yours is the Best way of explaining it that I've seen.	patricia92243	Mar 2019	#31
It is simple............	MyOwnPeace	Mar 2019	#11
Yup. It really should be that simple. And i believe it will be	Tom Rinaldo	Mar 2019	#20
That is one of the reasons why I did not support Bernie.	LiberalBrooke	Mar 2019	#22
I do my own taxes every year	revmclaren	Mar 2019	#24
There are many situations where I could vote for someone...	WeekiWater	Mar 2019	#25
It's that easy	mcar	Mar 2019	#28
It needs to be done before the primaries.	GemDigger	Mar 2019	#29
"No liberal, no democrat, no progressive would support someone who hides their tax returns."	Iggo	Mar 2019	#30
100% in agreement with you.	BlueFlorida	Mar 2019	#32
From Jennifer Rubin	Gothmog	Mar 2019	#33
Kirsten Gillibrand released her 2018 tax returns on Wednesday	Gothmog	Mar 2019	#34

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