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Should candidates release their income tax returns? April 4, 2008

Posted by reformedville in : Government , add a comment

What are your feelings concerning the candidates being asked to release their federal income tax returns?  Do you think it’s good precedent? 

I’m not convinced that this it is. I have seen too many incidents since 9/11 of  “if you don’t have anything to hide  than what are you worried about?”  Is it me, or has the right to one’s privacy just seem to be eroding?  Someone would fall asleep if they were snooping me and my communications, the easiest thing they could do is read my blogs for something racy, but with nothing to hide, it is the right to privacy.

Concerning income tax, on one hand, it does show the sources of their income, how much they donate to charity, and[Image] what their final percentage of income tax ratio is.  Personally, I believe it is overly invasive into the candidates spouse’s income and may even discourage investments that would yield good tax advantages for fear of impropriety. I believe our process already discourages qualified people from running from office

Below you’ll find the candidates federal income tax returns as supplied by the candidates. HAT-TIP to the Wall Street Journal.for the charts below.

 CLINTONS’ TAX RETURNS

2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

OBAMAS’ TAX RETURNS

2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006

WASHINGTON WIRE

• The Write $tuff for the Clintons

• The Clintons’ Yucaipa Millions

Speeches that inspire you April 4, 2008

Posted by reformedville in : Theology , add a comment

I had just finished reading a post about Dr, KIng’s infamous speech when I started to reflect on a speech that had impacted me.

In 1981 we were invited up to see my sister-in-laws husband graduate from West Point.  Upon arriving for the graduation we saw there was Secret Service there and that peoples bags were being searched. It was because the President of the United States was giving the commencement speech.

You have to remember the climate in 1981 also. Being newly married , and first level management, the 18% mortgage interest rate was making home-ownership seem like a thing of the past and unemployment was up, so employment security was down. We were in a post-Viet Nam era, the military had been downsized and  the hostages had just been released from Iran, the Soviet Union was still a threat and they were uncertain times.

I was shocked when I found these videos on You Tube.

Part 1,  Part 2,  Part 3