There has been much speculation on Romney’s historically unprecedented refusal to release more than two years of tax returns. Romney, who also refused to release any tax returns in his 2002 run for governor, seems to be acting on some mysterious principal that his tax return is sacred script, never to be made public. But the more strident his refusal becomes, the more curious the public becomes in wanting to know what he is hiding that would be so devastating to his campaign that he is willing to be dogged by this for the rest of the campaign.
I have to admit, as an owner of a small IRA account, I am intrigued that Romney has over one million dollars in his IRA account, a feat that is financially impossible to accomplish within the context of IRA rules. The path Romney followed through the ticket of the tax code to get around those rules most certainly is only available to the very, very wealthy. And that is the crux of Romney’s tax return problem. His returns provide a window into how the tax code is used to protect the exceptionally wealthy at the expense of everyone else. Romney has said many times that he pays everything he is legally required to pay, but what he won’t say is that there are different sets of rules for what is "legally required," one which favors people with immense wealth, and a different set for people like me. Romney also won’t say that as president, he will be the one who decides what is "legally required."
It is an issue of fairness. No tax system will be considered fair and supported by the public when the rules are not the same for everybody or when the rules are being written by individuals who are either owned by special interest groups or are beneficiaries of the very rules they are writing.
And that is where trust comes in. There are going to be big changes in our tax system in the next few years. Should we entrust those changes to an individual who gleefully signed a pledge to Washington lobbyist, Grover Norquist, agreeing never to raise tax revenue no matter how dire the fiscal health of the country, to an individual who has Swiss bank accounts, Cayman Islands accounts and other offshore holdings whose sole purpose is the sheltering of taxes? Should we entrust the changing of our tax policy to someone who seems to think the sole duty of the office of the President is to make certain that corporations and the very rich pay as little taxes as possible?
The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center report graphically illustrates how successful Romney’s tax policy would be in redistributing the wealth upwards and in punishing the middle class and working poor.
Romney aides claim that Romney’s economic and tax policies would be George W. Bush on steroids. Enough said!
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Last time I checked we were all Americans and that means we must support this country through taxes. Those people who hide their money overseas ( Republican's and Democrat's) and make the choice not to support this country should be deported to the country that their money supports. The more I read up on Romney the more disgusted I am with the republican party. No wonder McCain wanted nothing to do with him.
My gosh, even on this venue one of the most stalwart Romney proponents reduced his justification for voting Romney to basically stating that it takes a crook to catch a crook...so that's why Romney would be a good choice. Sheeesh...maybe by 2016 half these idiots will be gone and we can take the GOP back to what it once was, a proud, group of people motivated for the public good that would work together with others to benefit this country...;not this gang of thugs (Norquist,Rove,Ryan,Kochs) that will lie, cheat, and screw over their own mother just to win an election.
There is nothing in my posts that is hateful, nor ranting. I have merely pointed out what we've found about Romney, when it's happened, who was involved, and where others might go to research...what is it exactly that you think is ranting or hate filled? Could it be that I am sick of the GOP's leadership and tactics? Or is it because I will vote both for GOP and Democratic candidates instead of blindly following whatever propaganda Karl Rove, or Grover Norquist or the Kochs or even the Democrats want to try an shove down my throat.I realize that independent thinking tends to frighten tea-baggers and hard corps republicans What they scream as "unjust rants" most sensible people would call a discussion or even doing basic math. Why most people want to see taxes from a Presidential candidate the blind sheep will just trust in order to get the "black guy" out of office. As for drinking "Pink" Kool-Aide, I find it insulting that as a career NCO I would be accused of being a commie by a person that does not even have the fortitude of their beliefs to use their own name, Not Buying It Tonight...or wait!That's a trick from Ann Romney!Didn't she say "We will not release our taxes because it would just give the opposition more ammunition to use against us..." Perhaps that is why you folks that so vehemently support the tax dodger candidate don't bother to post your actual names for the most part. Romney/Ryan 2012: Don't Ask Questions and Give Us Your Damn Vote!
Logansdad, I am merely pointing out that haters and ranters like russ poison the water for any possible coming together. It's the unnecessary inflammatory ranting and raging that makes it hard to come together... just sayin'...
Romney/Ryan 2012 "Because the Ledbetter Act Should Never Have Happened!" Romney/Ryan 2012 " Vowing to End Women's Suffrage!" (women's right to vote act) Romney 2012 "Best President India Will Ever Have!"
According to the CBO, Obamacare will reduce the deficit over a 10 year period. With the price of healthcare going up and with healthcare companies finding ways not to insure people, I think Obamacare aka Romneycare is good for the public.
And the next question...what exactly do we have and what are we looking at getting?..and how?
Go ahead, accuse me of pandering to the women vote...like they don't have a say in our future as well....
Who wants to jump in first? LDS (Mormons) members not intended for insult. Mitt on the other hand...free ball!
Russ where can I get one of those stickers? I know a lot of people who'd buy the president of India sticker. Give him time he'll sell this country to the highest bidder!
A "just" America would not continue to subsidize corporate welfare, would not move 92% of the economic growth of the last 30 years into less than 5% of the population while actually decreasing the economic health of the middle class. And a "just" America would certainly not make it more efficient to spend money lobbying against regulations than actually fixing the problems. Corporations are NOT people,WE are!We should have a fair stake in our government. We should have a "just"say in what social programs we allow, and which ones we don't, but we should not have people dying because they cannot find an insurance company to cover them, nor should we have children suffering diseases that could have been prevented with a decent meal once a day.Why should you pay more in taxes than Exxon? Is it just?
Romney/Ryan 2012: Get Back in the Kitchen Woman! and my favorite if they lose: " Ryan lost...now he's gonna' shoot you in the balls with an arrow..."
But...and this is where I get confused...House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R Mich) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R Utah) of the Senate Finance Committee are asking fellow Republicans to vote to block those measures by forcing a simple majority vote in the Senate by invoking the Congressional Review Act...which will effectively keep those welfare recipients from working in some states...which is what the GOP keeps complaining about, welfare people not having to work. So, the White House claims they are not trying to waive work requirements, only make it easier for states to require work for welfare. But Camp and Hatch want to torpedo that idea...I thought we wanted welfare recipients to work, or did I miss that part of the GOP line? Did the GOP Gurus suddenly decide welfare good, working bad? Or has Hatch and Camp finally lost their collective marbles and truly believe we're going to blindly follow them no matter what it does to the economy? Oh wait! They already decided we were going to do whatever they decided...as long as Obama gets gone.Silly us.
You are a vile person to continually bring my dead children into a public forum to further your own agenda. You are without a doubt, a loathesome coward that has intentionally and repeatedly brought up a tragic incident in order to further your miserable little life. Go back into hiding under your rock you miserable excuse or a human being.