(February 4, 2018 at 12:10 pm)chimp3 Wrote: I despise Trump, but if I were a candidate I would never release my personal financial information. Fuck all those nosey people. If someone thought I was committing tax fraud let them get a warrant.
No sorry, I am glad you like Wendy O, but no.
If you are going to be given consent to hold power and be in the position of having the ability to create policy or have others arrested, yes, you better disclose your finances. Why? Because if you dont, you can allow criminals and or other nations to BLACKMAIL YOU.
I am all for privacy, but when it comes to public office, law or politician, the scrutiny is there to insure someone else cannot hold you hostage.
I am not talking about the private citizen, I am talking about public office.
