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longship

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2. First, it's "liar". Second, if he did what you suggest,

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 12:34 AM

Jul 2012

It would be his undoing. What makes you think he could get away with that?

Mainly, there are sufficient public records to invalidate a falsified record. The trouble he'd be in would end Rmoney's presidential bid. The real record, if he released it now, would likely not do that.

Simple, when you think a bit about it.

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When the lier releases his tax returns, how will we know they weren't made up from whole cloth? [View all] rgbecker Jul 2012 OP

The IRS would verify them. alittlelark Jul 2012 #1

First, it's "liar". Second, if he did what you suggest, longship Jul 2012 #2

Which records about how much I pay in taxes are public? W-2's, FICA records? rgbecker Jul 2012 #4

Falsified records would kill the Rmoney candidacy. longship Jul 2012 #7

If Rmoney released its tax returns, it would have to make sure they matched other public info. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #3

If he did, the lier wood loose. nt Bonobo Jul 2012 #5

You can get verified transcripts from the IRS treestar Jul 2012 #6

he may be trying to buy time while his people do AMENDED returns for a few years... progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #8

good question. samsingh Jul 2012 #9