I have to HT Tom Brown once again. If you want some decent critical analysis these days you have to read a conservative Republican like Jennifer Rubin to find it. Tom reads Ms. Rubin regularly. I'm realizing I need to do so too.
The Beltway press is asleep.
Rubin begins by pointing out that the issue of Trump's taxes matters to independents and swing voters. I've pointed this fact out myself.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2016/05/six-out-of-ten-independents-want-trump.html
Actually she was my source on that one too now that I look at it. But we have more info that voters are certainly concerned that Trump is refusing to be as transparent as Richard Nixon and release his tax returns.
"Morning Consult reports that its poll found that 67 percent of American voters — and indeed, 60 percent of Republicans — “think presidential candidates should have to disclose their returns. Just one in five voters (21 percent) said they don’t think the financial documents should have to be released.” Perhaps not coincidentally, 27 percent of the electorate said they would support Libertarian Gary Johnson or don’t know whom they will back. Could it be that the tax issue is Trump’s Achilles’ heel? (“Unlike every Republican nominee since Ronald Reagan, Trump has refused to release his tax returns, prompting Democrats — including Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton — to question what he is ‘hiding.'”) It surely does stick in voters’ craw and reinforce worries about his actual business skill, his penchant for ludicrous puffery and the actual level of his charitable giving."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/05/24/trump-is-taxing-voters-patience/
There is very little proof that Trump has done charitable giving as any significance. It seems his idea of charitable giving is to open a new golf course.
It turns out that Jennifer Rubin is the one that should interview Trump on his taxes and charitable giving.
"Despite the overwhelming importance of the issue to voters, most media interviewers still give Trump a pass. They either don’t ask him about the tax returns, or they don’t press him to produce an official audit letter from the Internal Revenue Service or explain why he cannot release his returns to the public despite the audit. Interviewers also avoid asking pesky questions, such as:
"How much in charitable donations did you claim in the past year? Past five years? More than $1 million? $10 million?"
What percentage of your income comes from foreign-based companies? From companies that moved jobs overseas?
"On average, what percentage of tax did you pay over the past few years? To the nearest million dollars, how much in tax did you pay?"
"If you have been audited “every year,” have you been assessed for any back taxes, penalties or fines? What tax laws did you fail to follow that led to the assessments?"
"Even if one believes he is under an actual audit and that there is some reason he cannot release the returns themselves (by the way, his refusal to release his returns provides more evidence that he puts his own finances ahead of the interests of voters), he surely can answer some basic questions like these."
Where to start with all the questions begged? Firstly start with: Just why have you been audited every year since the late 80s?
As to the percentage of income paid in taxes I take the under-no matter what the under is. Here's a question for him: how many years has he paid no tax?
To this, I take the over. The follow up is are there any years that you paid any tax? If so, which years?
In other news, Trump's overtures to Kim Jong-un have been rebuffed as 'not serious.' You mean even he can see that? I'm sure this is for Trump the unkindest cut of all: we know how he admires dictators.
http://qz.com/690935/kim-jong-un-has-no-desire-to-talk-to-donald-trump-a-north-korean-ambassador-says/
In still other news, Harry Reid is having more fun with Donald Trump. You go on with your bad self Harry Reid.
The Beltway press is asleep.
Rubin begins by pointing out that the issue of Trump's taxes matters to independents and swing voters. I've pointed this fact out myself.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2016/05/six-out-of-ten-independents-want-trump.html
Actually she was my source on that one too now that I look at it. But we have more info that voters are certainly concerned that Trump is refusing to be as transparent as Richard Nixon and release his tax returns.
"Morning Consult reports that its poll found that 67 percent of American voters — and indeed, 60 percent of Republicans — “think presidential candidates should have to disclose their returns. Just one in five voters (21 percent) said they don’t think the financial documents should have to be released.” Perhaps not coincidentally, 27 percent of the electorate said they would support Libertarian Gary Johnson or don’t know whom they will back. Could it be that the tax issue is Trump’s Achilles’ heel? (“Unlike every Republican nominee since Ronald Reagan, Trump has refused to release his tax returns, prompting Democrats — including Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton — to question what he is ‘hiding.'”) It surely does stick in voters’ craw and reinforce worries about his actual business skill, his penchant for ludicrous puffery and the actual level of his charitable giving."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/05/24/trump-is-taxing-voters-patience/
There is very little proof that Trump has done charitable giving as any significance. It seems his idea of charitable giving is to open a new golf course.
It turns out that Jennifer Rubin is the one that should interview Trump on his taxes and charitable giving.
"Despite the overwhelming importance of the issue to voters, most media interviewers still give Trump a pass. They either don’t ask him about the tax returns, or they don’t press him to produce an official audit letter from the Internal Revenue Service or explain why he cannot release his returns to the public despite the audit. Interviewers also avoid asking pesky questions, such as:
"How much in charitable donations did you claim in the past year? Past five years? More than $1 million? $10 million?"
What percentage of your income comes from foreign-based companies? From companies that moved jobs overseas?
"On average, what percentage of tax did you pay over the past few years? To the nearest million dollars, how much in tax did you pay?"
"If you have been audited “every year,” have you been assessed for any back taxes, penalties or fines? What tax laws did you fail to follow that led to the assessments?"
"Even if one believes he is under an actual audit and that there is some reason he cannot release the returns themselves (by the way, his refusal to release his returns provides more evidence that he puts his own finances ahead of the interests of voters), he surely can answer some basic questions like these."
Where to start with all the questions begged? Firstly start with: Just why have you been audited every year since the late 80s?
As to the percentage of income paid in taxes I take the under-no matter what the under is. Here's a question for him: how many years has he paid no tax?
To this, I take the over. The follow up is are there any years that you paid any tax? If so, which years?
In other news, Trump's overtures to Kim Jong-un have been rebuffed as 'not serious.' You mean even he can see that? I'm sure this is for Trump the unkindest cut of all: we know how he admires dictators.
http://qz.com/690935/kim-jong-un-has-no-desire-to-talk-to-donald-trump-a-north-korean-ambassador-says/
In still other news, Harry Reid is having more fun with Donald Trump. You go on with your bad self Harry Reid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/05/24/nevada-congresswoman-trolls-trump-and-his-short-fingers-on-house-floor/?postshare=821464120203409&tid=ss_tw
For Trump to have his fingers called short probably hurts him almost as much as Kim Jong-un turning down his friend request.
Lol... yes, I'm a regular reader when I can be... at least the titles. Since I'm a cheap bastard, by annoyance level has not yet hit the level where I'm prepared to spring for a paid subscription (although I've gotten close a few times), so after my three or four complimentary reads are used up every month, I'm left with trying to hit the little red X on my browser at exactly the right moment to leave all the text on the page, but stop the progression to the pay wall. Yes, it's sad and pathetic, but I'm glad you had the energy (or remaining free views) to read it Mike.
ReplyDeleteI think I actually bit the bullet and got a subscription a while ago.
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