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stockholmer

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4. Romney is pure scum, but there are so so so many (of all ideological persuasions) who pay close to

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 08:55 PM

Jan 2012

this rate. The fault is that capital gains are not taxed as ordinary income, plus a myriad number of other loopholes. All Romney is going to do to deflect this is list off a bunch of Democrats (Nancy Pelosi, Jay Rockefeller, etc) and their wealthy backers (George Soros etc) who pay the close to the same rate as him, as well as point out that the bottom 45% of Americans pay no federal income tax or get money back. (And yes, I am very aware that no matter how poor you are, you pay sales tax, FICA, and health expenses).

I agree it is outrageous that people like Romney pay so little, but he is hardly alone.

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Romney just lost the general election [View all] usregimechange Jan 2012 OP

when he says "closer to 15%" Skittles Jan 2012 #1

Oh. It would be nice to see this drag on and see a lower rate revealed. Glimmer of Hope Jan 2012 #9

"Closer" - like 8 or 10%, maybe? TheCowsCameHome Jan 2012 #10

What in the hell do you expect him to pay!! kentuck Jan 2012 #2

He paid more than GE did. julian09 Jan 2012 #5

Corporations are people, too. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2012 #11

I think he is living off his investments. He hadn't had a real job in 10 yrs. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #7

He doesn't work so no fica taxes either.. julian09 Jan 2012 #8

Sadly, much of America clings to the idea that they're just one powerball away from the big score Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #3

K&R n/t Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #22

Romney is pure scum, but there are so so so many (of all ideological persuasions) who pay close to stockholmer Jan 2012 #4

Yes but those wealthy backers are willing to pay a higher rate. And... FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #16

K&R. nt DesertFlower Jan 2012 #6

People should pressure him to release his tax returns going back 10 years. Cali_Democrat Jan 2012 #12

The closer to April 15 this revelation is made, the more it hurts Romney. Bozita Jan 2012 #13

speaker fees = "not very much" = $360,000!! US citizens will not take kindly to this dismissal nt msongs Jan 2012 #14

For me, this is the knock-out punch. Ilsa Jan 2012 #20

Romney's tax reform plan would bring his own rate to nearly 0%. pa28 Jan 2012 #15

now that is more along the lines of a tactic that will work stockholmer Jan 2012 #18

Probably? Life Long Dem Jan 2012 #17

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2012 #19

This paragraph says it all tech3149 Jan 2012 #21