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8. Josh Marshall

Reply to grasswire (Reply #6)

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 04:49 PM

Aug 2012

"Why isn't this all over the MSM?"

...is asking the same question:

I’m sort of surprised this story hasn’t generated more attention. Did Mitt Romney skip Italy on his foreign trip in part because of Bain’s rep for aggressive tax avoidance in that country?

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On the tax avoidance and destructive business practices front this seems pretty germane. Especially on the use of offshore accounts.

Read the full piece here.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/08/no_italian_accounts.php

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Bloomberg: �Romney Persona Non Grata in Italy for Bain�s Deal Skirting Taxes� [View all] ProSense Aug 2012 OP

He is also persona non grata at casa del NYC_SKP. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #1

It's better ProSense Aug 2012 #2

Oh, well. DevonRex Aug 2012 #4

It seems as if Mitt's business was tax evasion and not much else. Ganja Ninja Aug 2012 #3

Thanks for that... It'll look good on the dallas news political blog w8liftinglady Aug 2012 #5

K&R----- Big Time grasswire Aug 2012 #6

Josh Marshall ProSense Aug 2012 #8

kick again grasswire Aug 2012 #10

He's unwelcome more places than Cheney nichomachus Aug 2012 #7

kick Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #9