To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Tax returns must be released by US presidential candidates and US Presidents
This is a petition to create a new law requiring US presidential candidates and US Presidents to release their tax returns. If a person will not release his or her tax returns, US law must bar such persons from becoming a presidential candidate for any political party. If not, the USA and government is at the mercy of all types of possible corruption.
Why is this important?
I want a president who reports to me and the people in this country, not one who chases his own business interests. Tax returns are the one way that we the people can discover areas of potential conflict of interest and corruption in our elected officials. We have just elected a president whose businesses are confidential. How can he maintain distance from all the business interests of the 500 companies that Trump and his family own in the US and all over the world? How can he maintain distance from his sons and daughters who will run the business when he becomes president? We need to be sure he does. Tax returns are one way to help do this.