Trump And Taxes (I)
Re “Trump’s Taxes” (editorial, May 20):
The New York Times once again displays blatant hypocrisy with its heavy handed focus on Donald Trump’s yet-to-be released tax returns – and its simultaneous silence on Hillary Clinton’s refusal to release copies of her speeches to Wall Street companies like Goldman Sachs.
That observation does not make me a Trump partisan. In fact, Trump’s victory in the primaries precludes a presidential vote on my part in November, although I will definitely vote for Republicans on the congressional level.
I cannot in good conscience vote for a vulgar egomaniac whose modus operandi is insulting, vilifying, acting like the schoolyard bully to his opponents, and treating the voters like morons. I will not join the lemmings rushing to jump over the cliff.
But neither can I, under any circumstances, support Hillary, who has been lying ever since she’s been in the public eye.
Fay Dicker
Lakewood, NJ
Trump And Taxes (II)
I for one am reveling in the knowledge that we finally have a major political candidate like Donald Trump, who couldn’t care less about what the politically correct crowd thinks about him.
I also just love the priceless expressions on the faces of those harrumphing reporters who are aghast that he thumbs his nose at their criticism of him for not bending himself into a pretzel to do what they say he has to do. His attitude seems to be “If the voters don’t like what I say or do, they should vote for someone else.”
Eli Glaser
(Via E-Mail)
Trump And Taxes (III)
I will never understand why some people think that because in recent years presidential candidates have taken to releasing their tax returns, there is something fundamentally wrong when one balks at doing so. Big deal. Is showing a tax return the only way to inform voters about a candidate? I mean, really.
I actually applaud Donald Trump for standing up to the demands of our self-important media windbags. It is a refreshing example of leadership that is all too rare these days.
I would have liked to know more about Barack Obama’s health and education records than the paltry tidbits he released over the years, but no one in the media seemed all that interested. Why then this obsession with Trump’s taxes?
Irving Becker
(Via E-Mail)
Trump And Taxes (IV)
I am disappointed that The Jewish Press seemed to dismiss Donald Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns. Honesty, charitableness, and cutting corners are all key attributes that can be gleaned from a tax return. If he has nothing to hide, why doesn’t he just release the returns?
Cheryl Mann
Jerusalem
Obama’s Stubborn Vision
It’s time we all acknowledged that Barack Obama is not a run of the mill politician (“A Lame Duck With Unfinished Business,” editorial, May 20).
He came to the Oval Office with a real vision of how he wanted to change America and he has stubbornly stuck to it. From the beginning of his first term he said he wanted to reach out to the Muslim world. Unfortunately, because of how the U.S.-Israel relationship has developed over the years, outreach to the Muslims cannot but result in a diminution of the U.S.-Israel bond. It has to be so by definition.
Therefore, I am not surprised he has not abandoned his efforts to bring about that change – even if those efforts won’t bear fruit before he leaves office.
David Russo
(Via e-Mail)
Golan Hypocrisy (I)
Rafael Medoff faintly praises the U.S. for being the only country to barely support Israel’s position on the Golan Heights (“Hypocrisy on the Golan Heights,” op-ed, May 20).