CAA Flagship wrote:Chizzang wrote:
Look,
all Trump had to do was do what EVERY predecessor had been doing for 100 years... submit his taxes
once he decided he was "above the scrutiny" of the people he kicked that door open himself
The idea that this is all somehow "thrust" onto him and he's a "victim"
is perhaps the most myopic denial of the obvious I've seen in years
and also kind of funny too...

I would think that YOU would understand that taxes involving real estate are some of the most fucked up, loophole ridden, hard to wrap your head around laws under the IRS. Handing a stack of real estate related tax papers to journalists would be one of the dumbest things anyone could do. Do you really think there wouldn't be a boatload of misinformation associated with their reporting?
All I care about with DJT's taxes is that he submitted his forms to the IRS. That is all every other American is required to do. It's up to the IRS to figure it out. They are the "experts". Need a closer look? Audit him. Hell, bring in private consultants if you have to. But letting journalists and sidewalk tax experts be judge and jury would be a complete circus.
You know and I know... Billionaires don't get audited by the IRS
and the IRS has as much as flat out admitted that
How are we going to create change if people don't understand just how easy it is for them
and just how rigged the system is for them
apologizing for all their loopholes is probably not the answer (but nice try)
The point:
100 years of Presidents submitting their taxes for all to see is a low bar to hurdle
If you can't hurdle that one - then you get what you're asking for
Trump is getting exactly what he asked for
and a bunch of conservatives apologizing for a rigged playing field
and agreeing that we need to keep the rigged playing field hidden
is pretty telling actually as to why things will never be set right again
https://www.propublica.org/article/irs- ... t-the-poor