Dear Bazz,

I think that Gareth Evans knew full well that
Australia is not an Asian country geographically
of culturally. However we are located in the
Asia Pacific region and the point that he was making
was that we should focus more on opportunities for
trade with our region and possibly have a less USA
dependent future. Given the newly elected American
President's views of a new protectionism and
isolationism of things American - Gareth Evans'ideas
don't seem so out of date.

Foxy,

Were you able to find when or if such suspicion has ever been directed against an incoming president - the day after he took office? Republican or Democrat. Given the highly unusual reaction in America, by some Americans, including Republicans, to the election of Trump, I think that some credence must be given to the idea that the demand for tax returns could be part of what, to me, appears to be a gigantic hissy fit by Clinton supporters.

ttbn: "Can you tell me why anyone would want to see Trump's tax returns? Have other presidents been asked to pull out their tax returns?"

They weren't 'asked', since the 1960s, they just did it, with the exception of Ford. Why would anyone want to see them? It's not so much people wanting to see them, it's a sign of good faith in a world where there is much suspicion of politicians.

And you can download the lot of them at https://www.efile.com/1040-federal-income-tax-forms-for-every-tax-year-and-tax-return-history/.

"Presidents of the United States make their tax returns a matter of public record. However, the practice of releasing returns as president or when running for office didn't become commonplace until the late 1960's. In the run-up to the 1968 presidential election, George Romney (the governor of Michigan at the time) released 12 years of his returns from 1955-1966 after being pressed by reporters. This set the precedent for presidential candidates to release their tax returns. Every president from Richard Nixon onward has made their tax returns public. The only exception was Gerald Ford, who kept his tax returns private.

The tax returns of the presidents and presidential candidates presented below are publicly available and are of historical interest (we at efile.com never share your personal information)."

https://www.efile.com/1040-federal-income-tax-forms-for-every-tax-year-and-tax-return-history/

Bazz
The US "Indians" from Mongolia help teachers see that US is Asian.
Like China , the US gunmen revolutionaries removed the English tea-trade party. However in Hong Kong the red revolt was much more gentlemanly and decent than Yankee chappies , what?

ttbn: "Given the highly unusual reaction in America, by some Americans, including Republicans, to the election of Trump, I think that some credence must be given to the idea that the demand for tax returns could be part of what, to me, appears to be a gigantic hissy fit by Clinton supporters."

No, releasing tax returns has been so standard over the last 50 years, that Trump NOT revealing his tax returns stands out! Even apart from his other characteristics, this would have aroused suspicion. Indeed, it would have raised suspicions about any Presidential candidate, including (especially) Hilary Clinton. Imagine what the Republicans would have said if she had refused...

Dear ttbn,

Here's another link for you:

http://www.taxhistory.org/www/website.nsf/web/presidentialtaxreturns