Trump’s Taxes: N.Y. Lawmakers Move Closer to Allowing Release of His State Returns

Jezcoe · 2019-05-08T03:36:09.572Z

rolltide:

Jezcoe:

I still don’t understand this need to argue that the President should stonewall and obstruct investigating what is very likely very bad business practices that he has engaged in.

I’m sure if it was a Democrat, they’d be just as defensive of the President’s rights.

I have a file in my brain labeled “What if Obama did this?”

It gets larger on a daily and sometimes hourly basis.

SimplyTrying · 2019-05-08T10:07:06.764Z

Mountain_Soldier:

So social security numbers aren’t supposed to be protected by privacy laws? Funny, I use mine when I file my taxes as my identifier. I don’t have a right to keep that private?

Can’t we just redact it?

WuWei · 2019-05-08T10:57:30.477Z

BlueTex:

WuWei:

I’m not sure that is correct.

Where does this right come from?

Did I say there is a right?

WuWei · 2019-05-08T10:58:24.469Z

Samson_Corwell:

WuWei:

Samson_Corwell:

BlueTex:

DougBH:

And, unsurprisingly, Democrats have no problem whatsoever about laws taking away rights to privacy aimed at specific people.
At one time “liberal” implied “civil libertarian”. At least I vaguely remember that.

There is no right to privacy of tax information.

Perhaps there should be.

I’m not sure that is correct.

Tax information should not be private?

I’m not sure there isn’t some level of privacy involved.

CaughtInTheMiddle · 2019-05-08T11:07:18.814Z

To be honest, New York needs to go back three or for decades and reevaluate every single one of Donald Trump’s personal and business state income tax returns.

I know they can’t do much about some of them but the information they will gather can help with current returns.

CaughtInTheMiddle · 2019-05-08T18:08:57.942Z

It passed the Senate…

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/442718-new-york-senate-passes-bill-to-allow-congress-to-request-trumps-state-tax

Jezcoe · 2019-05-08T18:12:43.974Z

CaughtInTheMiddle:

It passed the Senate…

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/442718-new-york-senate-passes-bill-to-allow-congress-to-request-trumps-state-tax

The President tweeted that he committed tax fraud this morning… so this will get interesting.

conan · 2019-05-08T18:47:59.020Z

So you don’t believe in privacy?

hindsight · 2019-05-08T18:50:13.558Z

Conan, can you point me to the law which states that tax returns can be kept from the appropriate tax committees?

conan · 2019-05-08T18:50:49.018Z

^ this here is precisely why libs are so dangerous. They believe in sole purpose of government is to be used as a political weapon.

Forcefield · 2019-05-08T18:50:58.780Z

rolltide:

I’m sure if it was a Democrat, they’d be just as defensive of the President’s rights.

Democratic presidents release their returns, so it’s a moot point.

Forcefield · 2019-05-08T18:51:54.758Z

conan:

^ this here is precisely why libs are so dangerous. They believe in sole purpose of government is to be used as a political weapon.

Lock her up! Lock her up! Nyt is failing! Jeff Bezos sucks! Put all the immigrants in sanctuary cities!

conan · 2019-05-08T18:52:44.106Z

Whatever happen to what between me and goverment remain between Goverment and I?

Apocalypto · 2019-05-08T18:54:35.360Z

conan:

Whatever happen to what between me and goverment remain between Goverment and I?

Unless of course, you’re either a tax cheat or a money launderer.

hindsight · 2019-05-08T19:05:56.404Z

conan:

Whatever happen to what between me and goverment remain between Goverment and I?

I hate to break it to you, but Congress is part of the government.

CaughtInTheMiddle · 2019-05-08T19:10:46.482Z

conan:

^ this here is precisely why libs are so dangerous. They believe in sole purpose of government is to be used as a political weapon.

You mean after a person’s personal attorney testifies under oath that there has been tax and insurance fraud? That’s the kind of thing you’re talking about?

Or does that kind of detective work only apply to mafia dudes?

conan · 2019-05-08T19:18:37.915Z

Are you saying goverment workers that do the audits are so incompetent that they’re unable to do the job?

conan · 2019-05-08T19:20:44.975Z

Then why didn’t federal workers/auditors haven’t catches them…are they incompetent?

reflechissez · 2019-05-08T19:20:48.428Z

conan:

Are you saying goverment workers that do the audits are so incompetent that they’re unable to do the job?

IRS auditors are not looking for money laundering.

Jezcoe · 2019-05-08T19:36:33.577Z

CaughtInTheMiddle:

conan:

^ this here is precisely why libs are so dangerous. They believe in sole purpose of government is to be used as a political weapon.

You mean after a person’s personal attorney testifies under oath that there has been tax and insurance fraud? That’s the kind of thing you’re talking about?

Or does that kind of detective work only apply to mafia dudes?

Heck… you don’t even need that.

The President tweeted this morning that he committed tax fraud.