Mitt Romney Says He Won’t Release More Than Two Years Of Tax Returns Because of ‘The Internet’

[Tx4obama]

Today on Fox News Sunday, Mitt Romney said he would release his 2010 tax return (along with an estimate of his 2011 taxes) on Tuesday.

Fox’s Chris Wallace pressed Romney on why he would only release two years of returns when his father released twelve during his run for President. Romney said he wouldn’t release as many tax returns as his father did because that was “before the internet.”

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More here: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/01/22/408804/mitt-romney-says-he-wont-release-more-than-two-years-of-tax-returns-because-of-the-internet/

[Angry Dragon]

1. Willard seems to be afraid of the internet

or just maybe the truth

[klook]

17. And he thinks there's only one!

What a maroon!

[freshwest]

19. OMG! Shrub looks just like Tricky Dick in that one. Are they related by blood or state of mind?

[cindyperry2010]

2. Two things about that `

WTF? and what is he hiding?

[Andy823]

3. In reality

It's because they have only "doctored" those years, if he released 12 like his father did, the whole country would know just what kind of a greedy slime ball he really is, and he sure doesn't want that to happen!

Mitt has been hiding money off shore for years in order to NOT have to pay taxes, not the kind of thing one would really want in the person who wants to lead this country out of the mess that people like Mitt got us into in the first place with all the deregulation, and of course their good old GREED!

[JI7]

4. oh, you are just jealous of his success

[mahina]

5. Translation: "I believe in total transparency and will release all records,

after I'm sworn in and you can't do anything about it. Till then, it's cat and mouse, baby! Try and catch me"!

[TheEuclideanOne]

18. I don't see anybody calling him out on it, though, in the way you phrased it.

I think the term "after you can not do anything about it" is one that should be used more. It is the elephant in the room, it seems, and I am not sure why. If I wanted to be hired for a job, but told my employer that I want a 4 year contract but will send my resume after that contract is signed, I would be laughed out of the office.

One other thing it shows is the complete BS that the Republicans and top 1% keep throwing out about how they pay more taxes than any other country. The reality is that they all pay about this rate. It is not that I hate capitalism, but more that I hate these lying bastards complaining about taxes when they pay less than anybody else. It is on par with a used car salesman saying that their cars are the cheapest, but showing one price which 50% less than the price you pay after they dump a bunch of extra fees onto it.

[RandySF]

6. He just gave the story more life.

Mittens made it clear that there is something he wants to hide that he knows will be discovered by bloogers.

[TheOther95Percent]

7. It sounds so - what's the word I'm looking for? - ah, yes. Dumb.

It also sounds like he has something or somethings to hide. The problem with not being entirely forthcoming is that it will give the talking heads (and his opponents) hours of time to expound on what exactly Mittens might be afraid could be found on his past years' returns. The pundits may actually speculate about things that could be a lot worse than what Williard is trying to hide. Things like investing in companies doing business in Iran or North Korea. Investing in companies that took bailout money. Being heavily invested in the banking sector and benefiting from all the deregulation....

[mazzarro]

15. Possibility that he benefitted from the bail out of the financial sector too!

And here he is criticizing the same bail out. When he tries to hide whatever it is he trying to hide, he might end up being surprised that the two years he will release will end up pointing to other things bad judging by the clumsiness of his campaign so far.

[kestrel91316]

8. Prior years probably show him paying ZERO taxes. That's my guess why.

[katsy]

9. Ok then.

Sleaze ball willard will lose to President Obama.

It won't even close because most people understand his kind of corruption. They smell willard's blood in the water. He is toast.

[DeathToTheOil]

10. Where's Donald Trump?

For some strange reason, Combover hasn't been demanding to see Romney's extended, long-term records, nor is he requesting Mitty's grades from college.

[Ecumenist]

11. What the fuck does the internet have to do with your honesty and transparency have to

do with it, Mittens?

[butterfly77]

14. He can't hide...

or lie like they did in his father's time. Mitt wants to go into secret rooms behind closed doors like Bush and CHeney.. By the way why don't they talk about Bush?

[rgbecker]

12. Personally, I won't be satisfied until I see

his birth certificate.

If his returns show less than 12 million income I'd be surprised. 5% of his 250 million would amount to about a million a month. And we are told Bain has been returning 88%!

Of course, if he is hiding all his investments in the Caymens, all bets are off.

The greasy hair is what really is going to settle the whole deal.

[JJW]

13. Probably made a fortune (tax free) bailout money

I really need to see 12 yrs, to even consider this Ivy League chap.

[Roy Rolling]

16. The Internet?

I don't get it. "because of the internet". Is he saying it's Al Gore's trap because Al invented the internet?

[lumpy]

20. Romney is very proud of the fact that he has accumulated mass bucks; on the other hand

he doesn't want the peasants to know to what ends he will go to protect his zillions. Obviosly he is one of those who will plant his flowering bucks in other countries.