Meet ROMNEY's 'tax evading friend' (secrecy)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Six years ago, Johnson was identified by a Senate Committee as one of four individuals well connected in high places who engaged in a tax-avoidance scheme that diverted $40 billion annually from federal coffers. The scheme involved a complex web of secretive corporations and trusts in the Isle of Man. Johnson blamed his involvement on bad tax advice.

With all the GOP complaints about the stalled economic recovery, where does this kind of money come from? It’s hard to know precisely, because the 2012 election cycle offers donors more ways to give and more places to hide than any previous election. But here’s something we do know: Romney is the beneficiary of huge donations from a relatively small core group of billionaires who spread plenty of dough across the line-up of Republican primary contenders before they decided that Romney was their surest bet.

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http://www.policymic.com/articles/12713/3-men-who-are-donating-mind-blowing-sums-to-mitt-romney

[progressivebydesign]

1. Wait!!! Romney has a FRIEND??? now that is big news, too. ;) n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. It's about what kind of friend

[George II]

2. That $40B would put a HUGE dent in the deficit, don't you think?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. For the voters who have lost their job, house and healthcare, certainly

voters will wonder