Should Harry Reid apologize to Mitt Romney for saying that "Romney paid no taxes"?

Mitt Romney took a long time to submit 2011 tax records. I don't believe anything he
says or does. Why he even "neglected" to take some obvious tax deductions according
to him. Gee, what kind of businessman is that? I believe Harry Reid was also referring to the taxes he did not pay on the Cayman Island and Swiss bank accounts.

Harry Reid is just another one of those arrogant politicians.

Absolutely not.

Harry Reed can say whatever the Hell he wants.

This is not Nazi Germany with Mitt Der Fuhrer in charge.

Besides . . .

Saint Mitt Ain't Sh*t.

And Harry Reid never made that claim. He said this . . .

“The word's out that he [Romney] hasn't paid any taxes for 10 years.”

More liberal lies to shift focus and lay blame, while confusing the real issues.

Liberal hypocrites - where is the outcry from Barry refusing to provide legitamate documents as often requested?

I got reality; it's your perception that is skewed.

You've got plenty of lies on you side . . . But that's just about it.

Do you know what I mean? . . . LIAR.

This guy should not even be in office! What a poor excuse for a human being! LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saint Mitt Ain't Sh*t

Troll

Idiot Peon!

Why do you idiotic Peons just love to lick the boots of the Plutocrats who walk all over you.

You're not even human.

You fools are far beyond pathetic.

So says the 'smart guy' whose spam post is "Saint Mitt Ain't Sh*t"

Keep drinking your kool-aid.

OH? You disagree?

Are you saying that Saint M*tt IS Sh*t?

Hmmmmm


I see your point.

Why do you support such a sh*tty individual?

A gentleman would. He is clearly not one. No wonder he's risen to the top in DC.

We still don't know. RobMe has only released what he wants us to see. Why is he hiding the rest of his returns?

I doubt it, I understand Rmoney released 1 tax return, Does Reid have money hidden in offshore Bank accounts possibly to evade taxes?

Exactly, there is no other reason to have Swiss bank accounts and Cayman Island Accounts
other than money laundering and other illegal activities.

or does Reid have profits from companies that were moved from the U S to China that he
can claim against capital losses against the "investment" of moving the company to China?
This, in most cases causes the tax on the "investment" to be on a negative number, hence
no taxes. Romneys answer to Obama's retort that companies can actually get a tax break
for moving their companies to China. Romney went ballistic with a total denial of any
knowledge of such a thing...if he wasn't so dishonest, he would be funny with that drama.

No... not until Romney proves otherwise.

Duh - there's still no proof that he didn't pay zero some years - I suspect in 2008 and 2009 (from my knowledge of the tax code and his income sources) he probably did pay nothing. I would also guess his 'stretch' to a 20 year average is to encompass years before some of the idiotic loopholes and other provisions entered the tax code so that his tax burden appears higher...Doesn't mean there weren't years he paid zero. Also, we don't even KNOW it's the truth.

The whole disingenuous step of not taking his full charitable deduction is also a real insight to his personality... Like we think he would do that if he WASN'T running for President...

At 'the end of the day' I don't care too much about what legal advantage he took of the tax code BUT he should be transparent about that - particularly as he argues for additional tax relief for the wealthy and provides NO actual detail on how his scheme might work - particularly when eliminating ALL loopholes we know of (including some very popular state tax credits and home mortgage income adjustments) would STILL be a deficit grenade.

How many years did he release? 2010 isn't really enough - I'd like to see the ones from before he'd know he'd be running for President

Mitt will amend the 2011 returns after he loses and be paying 9%, during the bush meltdown he paid 0%

I simply didn't hear that one, but doubt that it's even true, but then, That's Harry!

Please, Nevada, stop playing as if you lost your brains. Foisting Harry on America is so cruel.

I think we all know it won't happen.

Why!?! It was just another DNC lie; why apologize when there are so many more that have been and will continue to be told.

Hypocrites....

ha ha...that recording at Lehmanns kinda showed who was a hypocrite. Gee Mitt wasn't toting the 47% lazy dependents speech last night at the presidient debate was he. When
you talk about arrogance...I guess he forgot his family got assistance from the US when they escaped the rebellion in Mexico and fleed to the US as refugees in the early 1930s. (That was after the fleed from the US to avoid prosecution for polygamy...yikes!

You are confusing apples and oranges, sister.

Giving refugees help is completely different from multiple generations of welfare recipients working the system; but hey, the liberals prefer their sheep to be dependant on the goverment teet. Those of us that contribute to the coffers shouldn't be upset because some are quite comfortable just sitting at home and receiving 'their entitlements', right?!?

I am saying that not all the 47% that did not pay taxes are lazy etc. A majority of the
the 47% are retired, returning combat troops that have not found work yet, people who work hard, but accordingly to the tax tables with their number of dependents, get a refund equal to the amount they paid in. The 47% that don't pay taxes can also be the inviduals who file enough deductions, such as medical bills, charities, capital losses suffered, education costs, mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and oh yeah, how many children and end up not having paid taxes because of a total refund of their taxes paid....which include a lot of moderate middle class people. As far as entitlements, that is what social security is considered, and medicare also. And, finally, those who do not pay any taxes because of loopholes in the tax code that allow them to pay no taxes as a final line.

The 47% that was referred to are not those that don't pay taxes, they are those who receive entitlements (welfare, food stamps, etc) from the government.

The issue is: almost one half of the country is receiving government money that the other half is actually doing the work to earn, and the current administration wants to increase the taxes on the ones that are already supporting the rest. Add to that all the hidden taxes and fees that result in reducing the amount of discretionary money each American will have and will effect every level of society (regardless of their contribution).

There are quite a few people who do not pay taxes - many do PAY taxes, but as you said, many get a complete refund (and in some cases get refunded more than was originally deducted from their wages). At least these people are working and not content to suck off the government teat, even though they incur a zero sum tax burden, they mange to EARN their own way.

NO the 47% is a legitimate number of individuals who do not pay taxes, but democrats and republican do not repudiate that is the percentage that end up
not paying any tax to the U S government. The rest of the ranting at the private
home for Romneys fund raising was about a smaller percentage of the 47% that get entitlements also, but it was made to sound like the whole 47% were just
dependent on the government....and even so, a smaller portion of that percent
deserve a TEMPORARY HELP UP...(NOT A HAND OUT) UNTIL THEY ARE
ON THEIR FEET AGAIN. tHAT IS THE PART OF OF ENTITLEMENTS THAT
NEED FIXED. iF YOU ARE GETTING A HAND UP FROM THE GOVERNMENT, SOMETHING SHOULD BE REQUIRED OF YOU WHILE
YOU ARE GETTING THE HELP. SOME SAY, DRUG TESTING, JOB TRAINING, JOB CORP WORK, EITHER IN THIS COUNTRY OR ABROAD,
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET YOU SELF-DEPENDENT AND PAYING TAXES. When i say deserve help, I mean, deserve a chance to become a self dependent individual. Not everyone was born and/or raised with the tools they
need to provide for themselves. Give a man a fish, he survives today; teach him to fish, he survives a life. (Something like that)

Completely agree with your view on entitlements.

But one he will not ( will double down) and we all know he will certainly not show any of his tax returns!!

Saint Mitt Ain't Sh*t

Reid was referring to the ones Romney WON'T release! We knew Romney was going to release 2011 before the election...

good point Moon Child

Thanks.. Glad you understand...

Any apology from Reid would be disingenuous.

Reid would only try to claim that he was misled, he will never admit to lying.

He didn't lie about Romney paying no taxes.

He lied, just admit it.

No he didn't

He said "The word's out that Mitt Romney hasn't paid taxes for ten years."

Of course, we will never know that for sure will we? . . . Because Saint Mitt, who ain't sh*t, REFUSES to release his tax returns.

What is that low-life shifty bastard hiding anyway?

It's really too bad the Republicans could not find an honorable candidate, isn't it?