Winning the presidency would cost him a bundle
Throughout his political career, Ronald Reagan refused "as a matter of principle" to reveal his tax returns, arguing that politicians are as deserving of privacy as ordinary citizens. But now that he is a candidate for President, says Aide Lyn Nofziger, "he kind of forfeits his right to privacy." Not to mention the fact that Reagan's secrecy about his private finances offered a tempting issue to his probable Democratic rival, Jimmy Carter, who regularly discloses his personal finances. Accordingly, Reagan last week released his 1979 federal...
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