TAXES: True transparency test

The Democrats are asking for President Trump’s taxes. Why are we not able to see them? Must be something wrong for him not to release them. By law he does not have to release them. Well, I think we need a law that states that anybody who runs for any elected office in the country, be it city, county, state or federal, should have to release all of their taxes each year they are in office for us the public to be able to see where they get all of their money and become millionaires by being in office.

What is good for the president is good for all elected offices in the country, be it council, mayor, judges, sheriff, commissioner, state legislature, treasurer, secretary, everybody. I want to see all of them. In fact ,I think certain appointed offices by an elected politician, i.e. FBI director, CIA director, etc., should have to provide their taxes also. So let’s see all of them. That is true transparency of our government officials.

JOHN M. MINDEN

Coeur d’Alene