Why is McCain hiding nearly all his finances?

inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
edited April 2008 in A Moving Train
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/04/29/why-is-mccain-hiding-nearly-all-his-finances/

Why is McCain hiding nearly all his finances?


By: SilentPatriot on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at 2:50 PM - PDT

Turns out John McCain keeps all his assets (save for one small checking account) in Cindy’s name, and then refuses to disclose her assets. Slate has the scoop.

Slate:

And that’s pretty much it. Aside from a Wachovia checking account, in which he keeps between $15,000 and $50,000 (wouldn’t some of that money earn more interest in a certificate of deposit?), all of the couple’s assets are in Cindy’s name. John McCain’s tax return is so anemic, so marginal to the couple’s actual financial situation, that he doesn’t even take a deduction for interest on his home mortgage. Presumably Cindy does, since disclosure forms indicate that she has several mortgages.

There’s nothing wrong with this per se. But with all the attention given to tax returns lately, why does this get completely overlooked? Especially when “proof” of “elitism” may lie within.
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  • lazymoon13lazymoon13 Posts: 838
    mccain and his wife have a prenup and file separately. like you said, theres nothing wrong with this.
  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    lazymoon13 wrote:
    mccain and his wife have a prenup and file separately. like you said, theres nothing wrong with this.

    It makes ya wonder, though...
  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    inmytree wrote:
    It makes ya wonder, though...


    whats that?
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    She's 20 years younger than him. Maybe it's done that way to make it easier for her when he passes away. Everything will be in her name already. Easy Peasy. And he's not getting any younger.
  • My3rdEyeMy3rdEye Posts: 927
    It's because she's got all the loot. She's wealthy from beer distributors.

    http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4682970
  • NMyTreeNMyTree Posts: 2,374
    It may be legal............it may not be legal.

    Any CPA's in the house?
  • NMyTreeNMyTree Posts: 2,374
    Pj_Gurl wrote:
    She's 20 years younger than him. Maybe it's done that way to make it easier for her when he passes away. Everything will be in her name already. Easy Peasy. And he's not getting any younger.

    Which of course makes McCain even less attractive as a candidate for President of the United States. Among other reasons.
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