Cindy McCain Vows To Never Reveal Tax Returns
As an aside to this story, readers are reminded that McCain is flying around the country in a corporate jet owned by Cindy McCain. The expense of this jet is not included in his campaign finance reports as the plane is owned by his wife and therefore is a joint “family asset”. Whether this is illegal is yet to be determined, but it surely runs contrary to the spirit of the law. Naturally, the Bush Administration is not going to bring legal charges against John or Cindy.
Associated Press, May 8th 2008
WASHINGTON - Cindy McCain says she will never make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House and she becomes the first lady.
“You know, my husband and I have been married 28 years and we have filed separate tax returns for 28 years. This is a privacy issue. My husband is the candidate,” Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain, said in an interview aired on NBC’s “Today” on Thursday.
Asked if she would release her tax returns if she was first lady, Cindy McCain said: “No.”
The Arizona senator released his tax return last month, reporting he had a total income of $405,409 in 2007 and paid $84,460 in federal income taxes. He files his return separately from his wife, an heiress to a Phoenix-based beer distributing company whose fortune is in the $100 million range. Click here to read the Associated Press story on Yahoo.news.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Cindy McCain is not running for political office and her personal financial status is none of yours or anybody elses business. If that is the way you want to play then post your own finances and let the world see how stupidly poor you are…typical DEMOCRAT !
May 9th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Democrats believe in transparent government. We want to know who’s buying our politicians. The Reagan’s disclosed their finances. So shouldn’t we know who taking or making under the table payments.
My conclusion is that REPUBLICANS are pleased that the Federal Election Commission is not functioning. So, with George Bush in office, John McCain’s campaign is being funded with slush and hush money from lobbists and insiders. So we ask how much is Cindy taking or paying?