I feel conflicted about the possible release of Trump's tax returns. It's a slippery slope; release his and pretty soon you're releasing returns of all candidates, even for dog catcher. The system BT (before Trump) was pretty good; candidates released tax information but they could fudge a bit around the edges. As long as they paid obeisance to the idea of public knowledge, they could get away with the fudges. (No, I don't have cases to cite, but just a vague memory of some candidates in primaries doing so.)
On the other hand, my great grandfather's taxable income was released back in Civil War days and published in the local paper, along with everyone else's. Why should we be different.
[Had an interruption to blogging because of house problems.]
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