Should Teresa Heinz have to release her tax returns?

[ringmastery]

Smudge has his front page reserved right now to her refusal to do so.

[dsc]

1. Legally, no

but politically she really should. I remember when Ferraro ran we heard a great deal about her husband's businesses. This really will become necessary.

[mondo joe]

2. She shouldn't HAVE to, but...

She shouldn't HAVE to - her $ are not his $. In fact he can't use her $ to fund his own race.

But whether she should do it or not is another question.

[Sandpiper]

3. She's not running for office

and is therefore under no legal obligation to release her tax information.

Politically speaking, I dunno.

[BOSSHOG]

4. limbaugh says no one has a right to privacy

so along with her tax returns, MS Heinz should also turn over her medical record.

[mark11727]

11. UNLESS of course...

...one happens to be an Oxytocin-snortin' radio "personality".

Then privacy becomes very important.

[napi21]

19. OH, and this is because??????

If the wife of a President has a serious health problem or dies while he's in office, this will cause, WHAT?

[BOSSHOG]

21. Please, identify your post as sarcasm

or do what george bush does not do - educate yourself. A quick study in current events will do. May I suggest, "limbaugh", "oxycontin", "privacy", "hypocrisy", "being a dumbass sure is hard on a conversation."

To answer your question - a grieving spouse?

[napi21]

23. Sorry if you didn't get it.

It was rhetorical question...meaning that if the wife of president dies while he's in office (other that a grieving spouse) just what problem would that cause for the Country?

I didn't think of it as sarcasm. It would have been the same question I would have asked Limpballs if I cared enough to spend my time calling him.

[apnu]

5. only if * does

... all is fair, if Heinz has to release her numbers, then let's see all of Bush and Chenney's returns then.

Man I hate that crap.

[dsc]

6. They have

in point of fact they did so just a few days ago.

[apnu]

9. they did?

the whole thing?!?!? not just the first two pages? I didn't hear that, do you have a link?

[dsc]

10. The reports mentioned all of the following

The amount of income,the amount of taxes paid, where the income came from, whose income it was (the Cheney's filed jointly). I don't think that they could have those without having the whole return. I even saw reports discussing how much the changes in tax laws altered the amounts of taxes paid.

[mondo joe]

13. There you have it: Heinz and Kerrey do not file jointly.

To the best of my knowledge they do not file jointly.

So he has to release his. She doesn't have to release hers.

[dsc]

16. We would never tolerate that arguement

coming from a conservative. Imagine if it were Lynne Cheney working for Halliburton with Dick as the VP and they pulled that. We would, quite rightly, raise a stink. It is very relevent what companies Ms Heinz owns and what actions Kerry might take to benefit her and indirectly himself.

[mondo joe]

12. But Bush is the breadwinner. Heinz's money is not Kerrey's.

Heinz and Kerrey have separate incomes. Hers isn't his - it's why she's limited in suppotring him to the same sort of donation anyone else can make.

[apnu]

15. absolutly...

Kerry is running for president and not Heinz.

[Vickers]

7. If Georgie will release ONE PHOTOGRAPH of him in uniform in Alabama

from the early 70s that can be independently verified, then she should release her tax info. Fuck them and their bullshit requests for info.

Say, that gives me an idea: she should release her dental records with "FUCK YOU" written in lipstick across the front.

[Catherine Vincent]

8. Who or what group wants her to release the returns?

People are just being nosey. Who cares how much she's worth....

[madrchsod]

14. no ,who gives

a shit. that`s the last thing i really care about. i guess the moran`s don`t have anything else to worry about.

[noonwitch]

17. Does she file separately from her husband?

If so, then, no she shouldn't have to release them. If they file joint returns, yes.

Either way, she should just still release them to shut the rws up. Unless she hasn't gotten them done yet, LOL.

[gemlake]

18. Right-wingers are getting desperate

The Kerry affair smear turned out to be completely false, along with the Fonda/Kerry podium shot. If Kerry's wife is fair play, what about Laura? Should reporters probe into why no charges were filed after she killed her ex-boyfriend?

[BullwinkleJMoose]

20. stupid

NOT coughing them up is just plain stupid. Eventually she'll have to to bow to political pressure and the longer she waits the bigger deal it becomes. Remember the Ferarro debacle, and you pups who are too young need only look back as recently as Bush allowing RIce to testify to see the political toll one pays for stalling the inevitable.

She should have just voluntarily released her returns to pre-empt a probablem somebody shouldhave seen coming long ago.

No statements required nor questions answered. Just a "I'm rich, here are my tax forms - thank you have a nice day." It would be old news the next day. Instead it just draws more attention to the idea that there is something to hide. As if her being fabulously wealthy is the best kept secret in politics. They are just worried that disclosure of her wealth and tax information will make Kerry come across as "Mr. Theresa Heinz".

[Ken2]

22. Heinz Fortunes

Kerry Heinz has 3/4 of a billion dollars, much of it invested in foreign countries / governments.

John Kerry, while claiming to have signed a pre-nup, DOES benefit from this family fortune. (The interest on his 2nd mortgage used to benefit his campaign is $200,000 / year. Kerry only makes $150,000 per year. Duh, his family fortune pays the rest.)

Since Kerry directly benefits from all these foreign investments, wouldn't it be nice to see how they impacts his foreign policy?

[Mick Knox]

24. may not have too.. but she should

its not worth the bs.. everyone knows shes rich... just release em..