Romney Makes Good On Promise - Releases 20 yrs. of tax returns!

Fuck Romney and Obama.

I'm married with five kids... I have to pay 33% in taxes...

Between ss,med, and tax I pay 50k per year!!!

And sadly, I know where it goes. To failed, unconstitutional gov agencies and military expenses for conflicts which are undeclared as wars by congress (again,,unconstitutionally) and predicated on bullshit lies.

I smell revolution, and my ancestors were there, gave their horses, children and crops freely to the same cause - tyranny... Which is in unerring abundance today.

Ever wonder why Jefferson said there should be a revolutoin every 25 years? And why its taken almost 300?

Hey idiot, Obama is far worse.

[link to www.breitbart.com]

Romney made good on his pledge to release his tax returns from 2011 before the election, and went a step further than was previously anticipated in releasing a certified summary of his tax returns over a two-decade period preceding 2010.

You can see them here: [link to www.mittromney.com]

The Republican's campaign said Romney paid more than $1.9 million in taxes on income of about $13.7 million. That amounts to a 14.1 percent effective tax rate; the tax level is lower because most of the Romneys' income comes from investment, which is taxed at a lower rate than employment income.

Mitt and Ann Romney also donated about $4 million -- about 30 percent of their income -- to charity in 2011, though they only claimed a deduction of about $2.25 million from those donations, according to the campaign.

That means the Romneys voluntarily paid a higher tax rate than they were legally required, which the campaign said they did in order to stay consistent with Romney's pledge to never play less than a 13 percent tax rate.

President Barack Obama and an array of Democrats have launched personal attacks on Romney, looking to turn him into the most prominent example of how wealthy Americans are able to use tax deductions and complex financial instruments to end up paying a lower effective tax rate than most Americans.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid -- a Democrat from Nevada, where Romney is coincidentally campaigning today -- went far further than that in making a repeated public allegation earlier this year that an anonymous source had told him that there were years in which Romney paid no taxes.

Throughout the summer, Democrats pummeled Romney over the issue of taxes as the Republican doggedly refused to release more than the 2010 and 2011 returns. (Last year's returns were delayed after the Romneys requested an extension on their filing.) Those attacks played a large role in negatively defining Romney, especially in swing states.

But wait...! There's more...!

He also took a pass on his $135K governor salary and did the job for no money.

[link to www.bizjournals.com]

When he took the job, Romney said he would accept the offered salary of $250,000 a year only if the Olympics made a profit. When it did, he turned his salary over to charity. In addition, he contributed $1 million to the games.

[link to www.newsmax.com]

obviously, romney isn't the big bad guy obama would like you to believe he is.

Romney gave 30% of his income last year to charity. Yes, he's clearly a greedy, selfish one-percenter who doesn't care about the poor.

It was revealed that the Bidens donated just $3,690 to charity over 10 years — an average of $369 a year.

Now the Left are outraged Romney paid too MUCH in taxes, and gave 30 percent to charity, what a bunch.

Because he is a modest person as well as generous. . The bible says not to brag about your charitable works and so if he released them it would be like bragging to everyone about the millions he has donated to charity every year.

People like Romney are the reason our country is in such ruins. Can't believe the blind here.

People like Romney are the reason our country is in such ruins. Can't believe the blind here.

come back and blather that when he outsources your job....when he loses in Nov he will go back to Bain Cap. and they will keep right on "off-shoring" jobs in the name of making a buck ant "any" cost

2009 was the IRS tax amnesty year. Did he release those? You say '20 years' of tax returns, but there's no mention of anything before the years he was running for President.

Now let the bum in the black house release ALL his records!
Fat chance...he's black...he's better than us...he doesn't have to do anything...its all free for them.

All of a sudden. Obama is starting to look like the greedy bastard and Romney like the one with a heart.

come back and blather that when he outsources your job....when he loses in Nov he will go back to Bain Cap. and they will keep right on "off-shoring" jobs in the name of making a buck ant "any" cost

30% to charity is a lot!

it's not "charity". The alleged 30% went to his own Mormon cult.. ekhm I mean "church" where he is a "Bishop" and where money donations are mandatory for all members.

Fuck Romney and Obama.

I'm married with five kids... I have to pay 33% in taxes...

Between ss,med, and tax I pay 50k per year!!!

And sadly, I know where it goes. To failed, unconstitutional gov agencies and military expenses for conflicts which are undeclared as wars by congress (again,,unconstitutionally) and predicated on bullshit lies.

I smell revolution, and my ancestors were there, gave their horses, children and crops freely to the same cause - tyranny... Which is in unerring abundance today.

Ever wonder why Jefferson said there should be a revolutoin every 25 years? And why its taken almost 300?

Romney made good on his pledge to release his tax returns from 2011 before the election, and went a step further than was previously anticipated in releasing a certified summary of his tax returns over a two-decade period preceding 2010.

You can see them here: [link to www.mittromney.com]

The Republican's campaign said Romney paid more than $1.9 million in taxes on income of about $13.7 million. That amounts to a 14.1 percent effective tax rate; the tax level is lower because most of the Romneys' income comes from investment, which is taxed at a lower rate than employment income.

Mitt and Ann Romney also donated about $4 million -- about 30 percent of their income -- to charity in 2011, though they only claimed a deduction of about $2.25 million from those donations, according to the campaign.

That means the Romneys voluntarily paid a higher tax rate than they were legally required, which the campaign said they did in order to stay consistent with Romney's pledge to never play less than a 13 percent tax rate.

President Barack Obama and an array of Democrats have launched personal attacks on Romney, looking to turn him into the most prominent example of how wealthy Americans are able to use tax deductions and complex financial instruments to end up paying a lower effective tax rate than most Americans.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid -- a Democrat from Nevada, where Romney is coincidentally campaigning today -- went far further than that in making a repeated public allegation earlier this year that an anonymous source had told him that there were years in which Romney paid no taxes.

Throughout the summer, Democrats pummeled Romney over the issue of taxes as the Republican doggedly refused to release more than the 2010 and 2011 returns. (Last year's returns were delayed after the Romneys requested an extension on their filing.) Those attacks played a large role in negatively defining Romney, especially in swing states.

But wait...! There's more...!

He also took a pass on his $135K governor salary and did the job for no money.

[link to www.bizjournals.com]

When he took the job, Romney said he would accept the offered salary of $250,000 a year only if the Olympics made a profit. When it did, he turned his salary over to charity. In addition, he contributed $1 million to the games.

[link to www.newsmax.com]

obviously, romney isn't the big bad guy obama would like you to believe he is.

^^THIS^^ -- too many people are making stuff up to "prove" their points or make themselves feel righteous in their indignation.

It seems Romney contributes heavily to his Mormon Church - that's where a large chunk of his donations go. I don't think Obama gives millions to any church, I don't see how that makes him uncharitable. Most people don't give 30% of their income to any church, but give to food banks, homeless shelters, etc.