he CLAIMS that he has paid just as much in taxes as if the money had been invested here. but if that's the case, why ship it overseas in the first place? his statement fails the smell test.
he CLAIMED that he had paid taxes in Massachusetts the year before he ran for governor there. the lie was exposed and he was allowed to pay his taxes retroactively. then, after having been lied to, the people voted him into office. go figure.
across the board now, though, the people of Massachusetts are saying they WILL NOT vote for him again.
'fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me' applies.
and so, yes, he CLAIMS he isn't paying less in taxes as a result of his funds being invested in the Caymans and in Switzerland. Which begs 2 questions:
1] why not invest the money here, then, where it might do this country some good? if the tax burden is the same, why move your money offshore?
and 2] why won't you show us your tax returns and back up your words? after all, we saw how good your word was in Massachusetts when you claimed your taxes were squeaky clean. they weren't.
Is it patriotic for Romney to stash his cash away in the Cayman Islands to avoid U.S. taxes?
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Mitt Romney has million of dollars invested in offshore tax havens. He says having his money overseas doesn't mean he's avoiding U.S. taxes.
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twocrows 2012/10/03 18:16:45
and, today, there's the voter suppression attempts in 19 states. who are the ones trying to arrange to tax us while not allowing us a say? oh, yeah, the Republicans. they're claiming they want to reduce 'voter fraud'. in-person voting fraud is virtually non-existent but they're going after it anyway.
ELECTION FRAUD, otoh, does exist. who was it who was busted recently while engaged in election fraud? oh - that's right - the Republicans. right here in Florida, it was. how bout that? remember Florida in 2000? we could be headed there again.
btw - we were a world-wide laughing stock in 2000.
just sayin.
Most of us use tax breaks. It is smart to not pay taxes and legal. I don't agree with what Government spends my hard earned money on. Government is slow, inefficient, and wasteful. They don't deserve our money. Quite Frankly, we could see real savings downscaling the size of government. The Feds have exceeded their constitutional bounds by a long shot.
Now if you're a deadbeat, that wants to live off the efforts of others, a deadbeat that hasn't got any personal ambition: Obama is tops!
So, *YES* it's as patriotic as anything Obama has ever done in his entire life.
What rational and sensible person would maintain their assets in a form that is virtually guaranteed to depreciate? Romney is supposed to do this because of "patriotism"?
Is it "patriotic" for congress to pass laws which chase capital and jobs from this country and drive up the unemployment rate while lowering the rate of economic growth? Not in my opinion. Guess who gets hurt when the economy slows down? Not the wealthy to any great extent; it is primarily the poor who take it on the chin. You know, the ones the liberals claim to be standing up for when they promote policies which have a negative impact on economic growth?
BTW, I am no fan of Romney and do not plan t...
What rational and sensible person would maintain their assets in a form that is virtually guaranteed to depreciate? Romney is supposed to do this because of "patriotism"?
Is it "patriotic" for congress to pass laws which chase capital and jobs from this country and drive up the unemployment rate while lowering the rate of economic growth? Not in my opinion. Guess who gets hurt when the economy slows down? Not the wealthy to any great extent; it is primarily the poor who take it on the chin. You know, the ones the liberals claim to be standing up for when they promote policies which have a negative impact on economic growth?
BTW, I am no fan of Romney and do not plan to vote for him. There are legitimate reasons not to support him for POTUS, but this isn't one of them. It's just another verse of the class-warfare song that has become, unfortunately, the standard refrain from the left.
I would think he wasn't very intelligent if he didn't take some pains to protect his wealth. Any person with money - even if they don't have as much as he does - would be silly not to try and protect their funds.
How is refusing to pay the entity, which creates your paycheck, "patriotic"?
he CLAIMED that he had paid taxes in Massachusetts the year before he ran for governor there. the lie was exposed and he was allowed to pay his taxes retroactively. then, after having been lied to, the people voted him into office. go figure.
across the board now, though, the people of Massachusetts are saying they WILL NOT vote for him again.
'fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me' applies.
and so, yes, he CLAIMS he isn't paying less in taxes as a result of his funds being invested in the Caymans and in Switzerland. Which begs 2 questions:
1] why not invest the money here, then, where it might do this country some good? if the tax burden is the same, why move your money offshore?
and 2] why won't you show us your tax returns and back up your words? after all, we saw how good your word was in Massachusetts when you claimed your taxes were squeaky clean. they weren't.
*WHY SHOULD* he risk his money where 47% pay no taxes, while demanding that those who *CREATE JOBS* and pay millions in taxes should "pay their fair share"?
and what happened in Massachusetts is a matter of public record. he WAS asked if he had paid his Massachusetts taxes. he DID claim that he had. he actually had not. those are facts.
what I do not understand is why he was allowed to retroactively obey the law after having evaded the laws required in order to run for office in the state.
and you bought the 47% boogieman, I see. great, go tell your 89 year old grandmother who worked all her life and is now nearing the end of it that she needs to get a job.
and tell our troops who do not make enough to place them in the lowest tax bracket [Reagan raised the bracket that allowed them not to pay taxes, btw] that they need to get a second job. of course, it's one hell of a commute from Afghanistan to Burger King but, so what? those sloths need to get off their backsides!
Do you remember the head of the IRS that Obama appointed that was a tax evader?
As for Romney's taxes: I feel that's more of a matter for the IRS, than some mindless ObamaZombie on SodaHead.
What bills did Obama write and push into *LAWS*, as a State Senator, that you particularly like?
Fast forward: So what bills did Obama write, as a *FEDERAL* Senator, that you particularly like?
What bills did Obama write and push into *LAWS*, as a *FEDERAL* Senator, that you particularly like?
What well-reasoned thing was the reason for *YOUR* support of Obama?
Did you see their voting records, to know they were *REALLY* Republicans answering you poll?
No wonder Obama's lies convinced so many Democrats.
I DO know that most of my R friends tell me they refuse to vote for a D no matter who it is and they never will. The problem with this election is I believe they both lieand neither one tell the truth of issues they support. I can only try to figure out who lies least and MAY support issues i care about. It isn't going to be easy - at least for me. I DO know I won't vote for Ron Paul. He opposes too much of what i believe.
one must only deduce that you cannot.
You must not have a very valid point.