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Presidential Tax Audit Bill
Democrats are trying to push through a bill requiring the annual audit of a sitting President’s taxes:
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-taxes-irs/2022/12/22/id/1101628/
As the sitting President who would be the first to undergo this, will Biden sign the bill?
As a suggestion, how about we audit the President, the Vice President, all cabinet secretaries, and all members of Congress every year? Think we’ll get some meaningful tax reform then? Think we’ll find out just how they all become rich after being in office?
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Great! Let’s audit the Bidens, by all means! Audits all ’round!
Actually, I’m somewhat serious, as long as the results are public. Those people are paid with our tax dollars. We should know if their incomes suddenly skyrocket.
They would be happy to be audited because their deals are off the books. You could review President Binden’s taxes and never see the 10% for the big guy because it’s going to not be in his name. Trump never planned on being President so he structured his finances to be optimized for being a businessman, politicians structure their finances to be reviewed and hide their slush funds in other ways. Look at the way the Clinton’s did it with their “foundation”.
This in spades .
It’s a way for my dingbat dem coworkers to say my side is clean. Then they go to msnbc and read the deep state leaks on the deplorables like Trump for example. And they say . “See, See, See !!!!
Considering the Pentagon can’t pass an audit and trillions of dollars are unanswered for, sure go ahead.
And why aren’t they in favor of audits on money to Ukraine?
Lots of audits should be made.
Sounds like a good way to keep normals from invading the fiefdom the politicians believe they should own.
FIFY
I suggest that every year that the budget doesn’t balance that Congressmen’s salaries be cut by another 5% every year. If they raise taxes, their tax rates should go up by twice the percentage increase for everyone else. We would have a balanced budget without tax increases in a hurry. No need to audit their taxes
I know it’s just a dream.
Salaries? You think they care about their salaries?
I resemble that remark!
Or at least…I used to. Sigh.
Instead, cut $ for staff by 5%. Or 10%. Strip them of people.
I’m pretty sure that making the grift a greater part of their income is not the path to reform. Maybe requiring office holders to put their assets into a blind trust, perhaps something more or less tied to the performance of the US economy.
Neither can the bureau of Indian Affairs. GOA audits never give a clean bill of health on either of these agency when others basically pass.
I much rather have a law passed that forces congress and staffers to abide by the same insider trading rules us plebs have to abide by. That would do way more for transparency and help with corruption than require audits of everyone in the government.
President Trump’s response to Congress leaking his tax returns:
https://rumble.com/v222tua-president-donald-j.-trump-illegal-seizure-and-leak-of-his-tax-returns.html
When he is on, he’s really good.
Trump is the only person with the guts to call out the Democrats.
This tax audit bill should fix everything. Glad, nay, relieved, that our federal geniuses are working hard to fix problems for us.
If they know what’s in the trust at the start, or what is likely to be, they can still benefit.
Actually, I thought this was the law . . .
It may not be required at all levels such as House members etc, but even if it is, like Pelosi they just give the insider information to their spouse etc.
Good point – cutting staff would hurt more. We could ban overseas trips until the budget is balanced. Or make them donate 5% of their net worth annually to the Treasury until the budget balances.
Or perhaps Paul Pelosi gets his stock tips from hammer-wielding gay prostitutes whom he picks up.
The prostitute was pretending to be Thor, and Paul Pelosi was Natalie Portman.
Ick.
That is so evil, I love it!