Taxes

[zimmy]

Originally Posted by PRBuzz

Why does it matter what a given candidate for political office pays in taxes as long as what was paid stands up to an IRS audit? It is highly unlikely the candidate had anything to do with writing the current/past tax code.

How many crazies are there out there (and there are a few) that would say: Oh I only had to pay under the current tax laws 15% and I feel so guilty here's another 15% just for the heck of it?

The reason it is relevant (matters) is because these candidates are making proposals about what the tax code should be.

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by zimmy

The reason it is relevant (matters) is because these candidates are making proposals about what the tax code should be.

How so? Is one required to pay a certain rate of taxation before he can make proposals? How is paying a certain rate, whatever that is, make one more qualified or expert or authoritatively relevent in any way to make such proposals?

Personally, I'd rather have someone who believed in lower rates, regardless of what his rate is, to make those proposals. And, like PRBuzz, I certainly would prefer someone who didn't cheat on his taxes to be in on the discussion.