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SomeGuyInEagan

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49. Even scarier ...

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:05 PM

Jan 2012

... that $495k is more than many FAMILIES gross in TEN YEARS.

Average family income for 2010 fell to $49,445, according to USAToday (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-13/census-household-income/50383882/1).

Seriously, isn't it past time for torches and pitchforks for the ultra-greedy?

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Romney Tax Returns Show $45 Million Income [View all] DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 OP

And to think the years he is not releasing. Firebrand Gary Jan 2012 #1

Ding, ding , ding! beac Jan 2012 #32

Thoroughbred 1% PuffedMica Jan 2012 #2

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This shiite pisses me off to no end Cosmocat Jan 2012 #5

Still hype this number DonCoquixote Jan 2012 #8

Good Grief LittleGirl Jan 2012 #4

Hmm... kenfrequed Jan 2012 #6

Awesome. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #7

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His charitable donations were Ms. Toad Jan 2012 #10

Tithing to the mormon church is not a charity, it is required. morningfog Jan 2012 #13

In the eyes of the tax code, it is a charitable donation. Ms. Toad Jan 2012 #16

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Well...the question was raised in the context of his tax returns Ms. Toad Jan 2012 #35

The Mormons used that money to fund anti-gay initiatives all over the country. yardwork Jan 2012 #33

Another reason not to vote for him... Ms. Toad Jan 2012 #34

Agreed. I just want to point out the source of a lot of hate campaigns. yardwork Jan 2012 #39

for being "unemployed" renegade000 Jan 2012 #11

And I pay between 28-34%.... Evasporque Jan 2012 #12

Everyone is equal in the US but some people are more equal than others lunatica Jan 2012 #14

a recently closed Swiss Bank account grantcart Jan 2012 #15

Given that 2009 was "amnesty year" on Swiss accounts Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #50

So he gave more to charity than he paid in taxes? JoePhilly Jan 2012 #17

Only if you accept the fallacy that tithing to the mormon church is a charity. morningfog Jan 2012 #27

Exactly. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #29

This should be a useful tool The Wizard Jan 2012 #18

Mitt Romney RDANGELO Jan 2012 #19

But he does his laundry himself Botany Jan 2012 #20

Is he laundering dirty money? JJW Jan 2012 #47

You know that picture is bullshit... Hubert Flottz Jan 2012 #57

haha perfect - and on the day of the SOTU cbdo2007 Jan 2012 #21

And reportedly, said SOTU is going to focus on income disparity Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #51

This is total BS SmittynMo Jan 2012 #22

A tax reform proposal SOS Jan 2012 #31

"Who can afford almost 50% of their paycheck going to taxes?" handmade34 Jan 2012 #54

But he himself said that he was unemployed.... Thor_MN Jan 2012 #23

Answer: he is a 'new' Royal now. Amonester Jan 2012 #46

Remember the 50 bucks he gave to that woman? Mira Jan 2012 #24

Poster Child of the .01% nt paparush Jan 2012 #25

Swiss account? Recently closed? Someone needs to ask Romney intheozone Jan 2012 #28

Apparently it was with UBS....who happened to get in big trouble for tax evasion cbdo2007 Jan 2012 #38

Yo Idiot writer of this "blog" snooper2 Jan 2012 #30

Why is the media spewing 15 percent all over the place itsrobert Jan 2012 #36

Yep. And the reason is because they are ALL overpaid news readers, hired to parrot Ayn Randian type closeupready Jan 2012 #37

You are absolutely correct; they are lackies who are proud to haul big rocks for pharaoh Tom Ripley Jan 2012 #45

Ya know what's scary? VWolf Jan 2012 #40

Even scarier ... SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2012 #49

The swiss bank account doesn't really bother me from a tax perspective Sgent Jan 2012 #41

But UBS isn't just any Swiss bank starroute Jan 2012 #42

I agree that putting the money in UBS looks bad Sgent Jan 2012 #43

So the issue may be more his concern for appearances than anything else starroute Jan 2012 #53

When you consider it's UBS in conjunction with the offshore Cayman Island accounts, it stinks closeupready Jan 2012 #48

What a stupid, sensationalist headline. Gormy Cuss Jan 2012 #44

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No wonder $374,000 is a "little extra money." FedUp_Queer Jan 2012 #55

And that's just what he reported. Hubert Flottz Jan 2012 #56

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