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Mitt Romney paid 0 (ZERO) taxes for 10+ years

 
Hawgzilla

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Big fucking deal. 99% of you would do the same thing if you were allowed/able/in a position to use the same loopholes. For those that say they wouldn't...I call bsflag

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So what? It's legal. You people are IDIOTS!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13456124


Everything every dictator has ever done was legal.We are supposed to be working tword more freedom and equal opportunity (not outcome) in the world.

Lets do a compare and contrast to test the reading comprehension of the typical american.

HYPOTHETICALS (paraphrased with 0% assumption/exaggeration for both) from the South Carolina debate

#1 Ron Paul: "I have an approximately $10 Million dollar net worth. I paid 0% taxes. Capitol gains or labor. I dont think capital gains should be taxed, but I really don't think a persons labor should be taxed. vote for me"
rockypaul


#2 Mitt Romney: "I have an approximately $300 Million dollar net worth. I paid 0% taxes. Capitol gains or labor. I dont think capital gains should be taxed. I think the top rate on wage earners should be somewhere between 20-25%. vote for me"
tiemunch

My 3rd grader could chose the better option.
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Re: Mitt Romney paid 0 (ZERO) taxes for 10+ years
re; Romney didn't have taxable income for the past ten years because he didn't have a job.

'unearned' income is taxed.

re; he didn't have a job

didn't Romney say he worked for BAIN ??

re; He lived off his investments and
paid taxes
on the gains of these investments.

thread TITLE says ZERO TAX.

re;
Romney didn't have taxable income,
He lived off his investments and paid taxes,
he paid taxes on those investments,

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE DID,
OR WHAT HE PAID,
IF ANYTHING,

BECAUSE WE CAN'T SEE THE TAX RETURNS.

you are just guessing.

AND WE KNOW HE WAS HIDING $$$$$$$ OFFSHORE.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21023475


I think MOST Americans would accept it if he didn't pay much taxes over the last 10 years because he was "unemployed" and his investments were in "tax free" instruments (like muni bonds) "IF" he can also show that he paid a reasonable amount of taxes on the HUGE SLUGS OF MONEY he made while he was working.

Romney's potential problem is .... He possibly NOT pay much in the way of taxes on the HUGE SLUGS OF MONEY he made while he was working .... AND he did NOT pay much in the way of taxes AFTER he was working.

In if other words if he releases his tax returns it may show that he SCAMMED THE SYSTEM in ways NOT available to the average tax paying patriotic citizen who is trying to live a clean life.


The solution for THE PUBLIC may be if ol Wikileaks somehow could just "find and release" Romney's tax returns if Romney himself won't release them. THEN we could see what the real story behind the Romney tax returns really is and see what Romney's character is in expecting average citizens to pay taxes. That would indicate if he is being a true patriot deserving to be President, or is he being a self serving hypocrite?
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07/31/2012 11:30 PM
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Big fucking deal. 99% of you would do the same thing if you were allowed/able/in a position to use the same loopholes. For those that say they wouldn't...I call bsflag
 Quoting: Hawgzilla


you don't get it dickhead.

the average Joe can't use the same loopholes.
that's the whole fucking point.
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...


1.Be born rich and privileged
2.Change laws to suit your corporate needs
3.Buy media outlets to control people
4.Rule the fucking world.

Simples. Everyone can do it.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20971286


that is the republican's version of 'the american dream'.

(you left out de-regulation, and tax cuts for the rich)
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21018193


And what other version is there? Can you get wealthy by following the democrats? NO! because their entire philosophy is based upon you dragging down with them not anyone getting ahead and out of the rat race.

The entire world is following the republican dream. Its only in america that obama has demonised the businesses and the wealthy.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1711362


look at the rest of the world, they have plenty of mega wealthy and businesses that pay a more appropriate level of tax and guess what?...


they aren't on the verge of bankruptcy like america.

international financial experts , preparing investors for when america's debt overcomes the countries ability to function economically , have stated correctly that the american republican party has caused more financial damage than any other institution or administration in the history of the planet.


they are responsible for 76% of the fifteen trillion odd USD debt.


they are the most unsuccessful enterprise anywhere, ever.

it has been said for decades that the party is full of right wing british monarchy sympathisers, who have brought the debt on america to collapse it in revenge fo rebelling against England and that is making more and more sense each day.


But fielding an ultra religious (and not the most popular religion at that) non tax paying billionaire with an internationally polled chanch of success of less than 1%??????????


so democrats have racked up a huge debt also, 24% of fifteen trillion still exceeds every other nations debt on earth combined, but they are still 300% more efficient than the republicans, and when examined, most of their debt was accrued by administrations repairing republican damage..

and yes, the whole world has to work harder managing the economic collapse of america, we all invest....less and less wherever republicans are involved, like it or not, america's slim and only hope of returning to fiscal solvency lies with multiple successive democratic administrations.


now the good news, that is predicted to happen, as more american voters are thinking about the future of their descendents rather than religion and overseas policy.


so fifty years of successive democratic administations and america just might scrape through without more generations being born to ever increasing republican created debt.


now more bad news .....that is fifty years of harsher austerity for americans, but at least they will be back at square one.
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Damn, you laid it on thick but it was spot on. That was pretty sobering because of the "fifty years" comment, namely because I'm just twenty-three
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Re: Mitt Romney paid 0 (ZERO) taxes for 10+ years
Romney's potential problem is .... He possibly NOT pay much in the way of taxes on the HUGE SLUGS OF MONEY he made while he was working .... AND he did NOT pay much in the way of taxes AFTER he was working.

In if other words if he releases his tax returns it may show that he SCAMMED THE SYSTEM in ways NOT available to the average tax paying patriotic citizen who is trying to live a clean life.

 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1459834


It has already been analyzed. I saw it done by a person on fox business network. His loophole is called "carried interest" and yes, its scam. No different than taking a baseball bat to the knees of every other horse in the horse race.
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Re: Mitt Romney paid 0 (ZERO) taxes for 10+ years
Romney's potential problem is .... He possibly NOT pay much in the way of taxes on the HUGE SLUGS OF MONEY he made while he was working .... AND he did NOT pay much in the way of taxes AFTER he was working.

In if other words if he releases his tax returns it may show that he SCAMMED THE SYSTEM in ways NOT available to the average tax paying patriotic citizen who is trying to live a clean life.

 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1459834


It has already been analyzed. I saw it done by a person on fox business network. His loophole is called "carried interest" and yes, its scam. No different than taking a baseball bat to the knees of every other horse in the horse race.
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LMAO....on FOX

cruise

propoganda
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07/31/2012 11:49 PM
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Obama has looted trillions.
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Obama has looted trillions.
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ohh bullshit.
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LMAO....on FOX

cruise

propoganda
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Hey, you gotta take the facts from whereever you can get them, and fox business would be much gentler in its analysis than huff post or CNBC.

Even a broken clock can be right twice per day.
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Re: Mitt Romney paid 0 (ZERO) taxes for 10+ years
Romney is the cleanest, squarest dude around.

The evil, corrupt rich guy shit won't work.

When it doesn't work, and they are getting a little more worried and desperate

all the evil Mormon stuff will start
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Romney is the cleanest, squarest dude around.

The evil, corrupt rich guy shit won't work.

When it doesn't work, and they are getting a little more worried and desperate

all the evil Mormon stuff will start
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21022135


cruise He is going to be lucky to get 100 electoral college votes out of 538. McCain got 173.
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Romney is the cleanest, squarest dude around.

The evil, corrupt rich guy shit won't work.

When it doesn't work, and they are getting a little more worried and desperate

all the evil Mormon stuff will start
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21022135


are you serius?
cruisecruise
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"The front-runner bowed to pressure after he lost in South Carolina, releasing his completed return for 2010 and his estimated return for 2011. The documents showed Mr. Romney paid an effective tax rate of roughly 14% in 2010 and held financial accounts in Switzerland, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands."

[link to online.wsj.com]

He has released two years worth of tax returns, this is the equal to the years that McCain released while he was running for president.

This is just a distraction from the real issue

OBAMA'S Secrecy
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What a latent lie!!!!!

The dumacrats will say anything to try and destroy Romney and deflect from the real issue, Obama's failures.
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Such a lot of bsflag

The article's a smear job and if you read it, you'd see that they admit they don't KNOW that's true. Its all about the accusation. By accusing and planting the lie you believe it.

Reality is that he most definitely paid taxes. If he didn't work, he didn't have INCOME tax, but he most definitely paid tax on his investment returns--capital gains and dividends which are taxed at 15%.

The rich don't "pay less." Here are the federal tax brackets for 2012. The top rate is 35% and that doesn't include your state's taxes.

[link to www.forbes.com]

Get educated people and stop believing lies and propaganda..
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If true, Mitt Romney paid nothing to the Federal Reserve Banking cartel family for over 10 years, and therefore is a hero!!!!!!

He's got my vote.

Didn't pay for acorn
Didn't pay for handouts to countries that hate us
Didn't pay for operation gun runner
Didn't pay for the invasion of foreign countries
Didn't pay for a private banking cartel family
didn't pay the CIA growing poppy in Afghanistan
Didn't pay for all the bank bailouts
didn't pay for general motors bailout
didn't pay for the largest prison population on earth.

In short, he didn't pay for all the fucked up bullshit that everyone comes here to complain about.

So what was the problem?
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Obamatards on this site are just plain disgusting. I cant believe after seeing what Obama has done to America in the last 4 years you would still wana vote for him.

Romney is the most cleanest guy ever to run for politics. His record as a businessman is stellar. His family background is amazing. He raised 5 boys and none of them are rapists, murderers, thugs or drug addicts. If these were Obama's boys, I can guarantee you they would have rap sheets longer than a mile.

Just for raising his family good, I would give Romney atleast one chance.

Romney turned a 400 million deficit into a 100 million surplus in a short amount of time. He has the midas touch. Unlike Obama who is cursed from inside and out. He's ruined america's image worldwide. In Canada, nobody respects america anymore or wants to immigrate there. Obama destroyed its image worldwide. I cant believe why you people dont see how much hatred this man possess for America. Atleast Romney would be loyal to his country. And at the end of the day thats all that matters. A leader whose loyal to his own country and its allies.

Obama has turned all the middle east, Israel, Pakistan, Iran, and even Mexico into America's enemies. How many more enemies do you guys want?

Check this out!


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If true, Mitt Romney paid nothing to the Federal Reserve Banking cartel family for over 10 years, and therefore is a hero!!!!!!

He's got my vote.

Didn't pay for acorn
Didn't pay for handouts to countries that hate us
Didn't pay for operation gun runner
Didn't pay for the invasion of foreign countries
Didn't pay for a private banking cartel family
didn't pay the CIA growing poppy in Afghanistan
Didn't pay for all the bank bailouts
didn't pay for general motors bailout
didn't pay for the largest prison population on earth.

In short, he didn't pay for all the fucked up bullshit that everyone comes here to complain about.

So what was the problem?
 Quoting: GodFrequency


ROMNEY FTW!!!

choruschoruschorus
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If Mitt Romney paid zero taxes while so many of his fellow human beings, fellow Americans, were suffering so greatly, well that shows me a picture of his character.

No guilt, no sense of compassion, no IDEA what it is like to live in poverty.

If Mitt Romney is elected I will fell like I have ZERO representation in Washington. So will the vast majority of us. There will be nobody there who knows what it is like to be part of the 99%.

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Best post. clappa
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this man is so crooked it is a wonder he can stand straight!

he's in the back pocket of big pharma too.

beware the mormon with the magic underwear!
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Must be a pretty big pocket - Obama's in there too. When getting healthcare passed to negotiated with Big Pharma promising them that Americans wouldn't be allowed to get medications from Canada (cheaper) and also that the government would not stand in their way when it came to pricing.
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Who cares what Romney does? He could kill his mom and he would still not have the stench Obama has.

Obama allowed a soldier who did several tours to go to prison for asking to see something as benign his birth certificate.

Two weeks before that soldier was released, THEN Obama finally released some bullshit fraudulent long form as if it were real.

But, he wasn't willing to show any birth certificate to a soldier that he'd ordered to go in harm's way.

There really is no shit smellier than that.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17582356


correction...boosh is way stinkier than Obammy will ever be.
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Nope. Wrong.

Bush didn't lie about being a warmonger. But, Obama did.
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One war ended under Obama and one more to go. Under Rmoney your children will be fighting Iranians.
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And that one war was ended on the original Bush timeline - plans were already underway. He won the primary, in part, because while Hillary promised to bring our troops home she was talking about a slightly longer timeline (though still shorter than Bush's), Obama promised primary voters that he'd bring them home in just 6 months - right after he closed Guantanamo Bay. With so many false truths, miscalculations and broken promises it amazes me that anyone believes the promises he's making this time around.
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[link to www.huffingtonpost.com]

Saying he had "no problem with somebody being really, really wealthy," Reid sat up in his chair a bit before stirring the pot further. A month or so ago, he said, a person who had invested with Bain Capital called his office.

"Harry, he didn't pay any taxes for 10 years," Reid recounted the person as saying.
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It doesn't matter what anyone says or proves against Romney. Like him or loath him I will vote for him a million times or more before marking the ballot for Obama. Get it?
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Write in Ron Paul. That is what I, and millions of other people are going to do.
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And that would simply hand Obama another 4 years, how do you think Clinton won? The Rose Perot factor...you really do need to pick the lesser of two evils this time....unless you like the prospect of 4 years with an unrestrained Obama.
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Obama enabled him. Why would Obama complain?
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Romney didn't have taxable income for the past ten years because he didn't have a job. He lived off his investments and paid taxes on the gains of these investments. I would do the same thing if I had his money. Just remember: he paid taxes on those investments with the income that was first taxed before making those investments. Try pissing up another rope, Reid...fucking lying loser demotard.
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You really think his investments were earning no taxable dividends or interest during those years, that he was living off his savings? That's not how the wealthy stay rich. If every investment he made either lost money or broke even, then he could pay no income taxes. That's not very likely.

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You really think his investments were earning no taxable dividends or interest during those years, that he was living off his savings? That's not how the wealthy stay rich. If every investment he made either lost money or broke even, then he could pay no income taxes. That's not very likely.
 Quoting: Instant Karma



To upset the encumbant we need an 100% economy president. We are in a state of national financial emergency looking at a 20 year depression.

-If we needed a war president, we'd switch horses for somebody who could prove a successful war and/or foreign policy career. Service Record, Diplomatic Posts,etc. dick
-If we needed to shoot down an asteroid, we'd put an engineer, scientist or project manager type, and we'd want to see their resume. lflash
-If we needed a cure to an epidemic, we'd install a person with a medical background. Clinical or Management. We would demand credentials. stupthrd
-If we needed to slingshot around the sun in a klingon bird of prey to appease the mother-ship from the whale planet, we would insist on the best guess of this guy.spock

Tax returns are essentially peer review-able academic transcripts for businessmen.
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Big fucking deal. 99% of you would do the same thing if you were allowed/able/in a position to use the same loopholes. For those that say they wouldn't...I call bsflag
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Immoral Libertarians. Now you see why they are called Libersatanists.
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Nothing I read in this thread has anything to do with running this country in a way that brings back middle class manufacturing jobs.
 Quoting: Mr. Predictor


Yup. just a bunch of selfish little antichrist's protecting Romney right to hide more money from taxes than they will ever earn in their lifetime. Instead of being mature and admitting that the system is rigged to favor the extremely wealthy and that there is something wrong with that.

Libersatanists and Republitards.
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LMAO at the SHEEP Romney supporters who are defending their golden boy, yet they can't name 5 POLICY DIFFERENCES between Obammy and Romney!!

LOL!!!

dumbfuck Romney supporters cannot name 5 POLICY DIFFERENCES between their boy and the Oblackie!!

cruise
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vetting is important
this is part of vetting

look at the romney drones defending his lack of disclosure
after spending the last 4 years mocking the obama drones for defending obama's refusals to disclose important information that should also be part of vetting

if he has nothing to hide then he should disclose asap
he is running for president of the country, not the local pta
yeah, tax returns are important when you're uber wealthy and running on the platform that you can fix the economy because you know how to conduct business
well, prove it
he put it out there in the first place
let's see the documentation

vetting is important
or, at least, IF FREAKING SHOULD BE
and you guys who argue that it's ok to hide this stuff are pathetic and are everything that is wrong with this country
you are no different than those who have done the same on behalf of obama for 4 years and are putting your own willful ignorance and total hypocrisy on display for everyone to behold
congrats

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