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Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 07:19 PM Sep 2012

Mitt Romney's tax returns are a distraction.

They are a new shiny thing to distract us from the rolling calamity that is Mitt Romney's campaign. Mitts Campaign is so laughable I have taken to calling it the Mitt Romney Comedy Tour. So for the next couple of days we can have fun with Mitt Romney's taxes. If his income has gone down for the last couple of years in a time when most people in his income bracket have seen their incomes go up, we can bellow about what a horrid investor or money manager he is. If his income goes up, well then why is he complaining about the unfairness of life under Obama's presidency. This is what I call a win-win situation. And it isn't unfair. The reason it's not unfair is because most rich people have made more money in the last four years. Many of them complain about Obama, as if they should be making even more money while the wages of the people that work for them stagnate or go down in buying power. In any case Mitt doesn't want to talk about what a disaster his campaign is, the London Gaffathon, the 47% remarks, or his spray on pander..err tan. So, lets talk about real issues. The income disparity that Mitt's returns are going to reveal. The fact that he pays less in taxes than people that work. The fact that companies are making record profits and not using the money they don't pay in taxes to expand production in the U.S. ie they are not creating jobs. Yes, lets talk about that.

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Mitt Romney's tax returns are a distraction. (Original Post) Kalidurga Sep 2012 OP
He is knee deep in shit, of course he releases ONE Years amended tax filling rustydog Sep 2012 #1
The President speaks about real issues on the campaign trail. Skidmore Sep 2012 #2

rustydog

(9,186 posts)
1. He is knee deep in shit, of course he releases ONE Years amended tax filling
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 07:21 PM
Sep 2012

He needs to take a breather. he needs to prove he paid more than the 47%-ERs who want everything for free and don't pay taxes.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
2. The President speaks about real issues on the campaign trail.
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 07:22 PM
Sep 2012

As for Romney's tax returns, they are important. He would perfectly comfortable making drastic changes to the tax code which would affect our meager income. Those returns provide a basis on which we can have a discussion of the issues you listed. His returns are a good place to start such a converstion.

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