Where are the rest of Romney's Tax returns ?

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volinbham said:
Well you did suggest that he needs to release them to show he didn't do something illegal. On that note I'm sure the IRS would have been the arbiter if he did something illegal so that point is moot.

As to the "full disclosure" I can see that people want to know everything about a candidate but on a scale of 1 - 10 I'd rate Romney's tax returns as about a 1 or 2 on the need to know scale.

The truth is that the Obama campaign is using this as a character assassination ploy implying that he is hiding some nefarious activities and the weekend shows are clear evidence that these are the talking points along with the "off shore" accounts which means he's also up to no good.

None of this is important in the end. What did you learn from the tax returns Romney released? Did you parse them to learn of his character, his connections, his motives, etc.? Could you learn any of this from his past tax returns?

I'm not one that has called for Obama's college transcripts - what would they tell me? Maybe he's not the smartest POTUS ever? Maybe he took some left wing classes? His actions/policies/statements are much more direct evidence of what he wants to do.

Bottomline, the call for tax returns is a political tactic more than a serious vetting need.
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Regarding your first point, my implication was not that he needed to reveal his records because of any legal wrongdoing. The odds are that there is no legal wrongdoing. Rather, it's just a principle (a "quasi- " or even "pseudo tax evasion," if you will, albeit legal) that many Americans might not necessarily support. Abortion is currently legal in our country, but that doesn't mean that all voters necessarily want to vote for a candidate who is pro-Choice. Maybe not a perfect analogy but sufficient enough.

And I agree with you: the Obama group is handling this Romney stuff all wrong. He should just leave it be. It doesn't make him look good either.
 
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volprof said:
Regarding your first point, my implication was not that he needed to reveal his records because of any legal wrongdoing. The odds are that there is no legal wrongdoing. Rather, it's just a principle (a "quasi- " or even "pseudo tax evasion," if you will, albeit legal) that many Americans might not necessarily support. Abortion is currently legal in our country, but that doesn't mean that all voters necessarily want to vote for a candidate who is pro-Choice. Maybe not a perfect analogy but sufficient enough.

And I agree with you: the Obama group is handling this Romney stuff all wrong. He should just leave it be. It doesn't make him look good either.
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Not to beat it to death but did you review the 2 tax returns he released for evidence of "evasion" or other indicators and if so what did you conclude about his credentials to be POTUS?
 
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Nevermind the fact that hes already provided info and he's running against arguably the least vetted President since the advent of the modern news cycle.

Demanding more tax returns is like asking the classic question of when did you stop beating your wife?
 
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tax evasion is illegal. I'm guessing Romney has no history of tax evasion.

so what is left - he used the ridiculous tax code which he advocates simplifying to minimize his tax liability? he's really, really rich? he gave millions to the Mormon Church?

seriously - I wonder what people think they would find that relate to his qualifications/appropriateness to be POTUS.
 
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Romney's tax returns is a non issue.

This is a ploy by team Obama to get a few news cycles questioning Romney.
 
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volinbham said:
1. Doesn't need to...yet

2. Much of his campaign funds are encumbered until he's the official nominee.


It will get nasty - it already is from one side
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I think he (MR) has taken the criticism pretty well so far, it makes Obama look more and more desperate the nastier it gets.
 
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I think Romney should release all of his records with the stipulation that no news show can talk about it and every American can analyze it themselves. Attached on the back the statement, I'm the guy who wants a simpler tax code while the other moron is actually going to expand the IRS.
 
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volinbham said:
Not to beat it to death but did you review the 2 tax returns he released for evidence of "evasion" or other indicators and if so what did you conclude about his credentials to be POTUS?
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No, I did not review these returns. I'm sure they're fine though. A man with as many economic avenues as Romney, though, is likely to have relatively diverse interests from year to year. I don't know his complete financial/investment history, but common sense just suggests this is the case. Furthermore, I used the term "quasi-" or "pseudo- tax evasion." This is not to suggest that he is committing illegal tax evasion. What it's meant to suggest, however, is that, while legal, he may still be seeking alternative avenues for preserving as much money as possible, even if in foreign banks. Like I've said already on this issue, this is not to say that there's anything wrong with this for the regular rich guy who isn't running for president. It's to say that some voters might object to such doings (if true) and be turned off. And I think voters have a right to know about a candidate on such an issue, who has willfully made himself a public figure.

Anyhow, I'm wrapping this one up. We all have our different opinions on this matter, and it's clear no one here is going to change the mind of anyone else, at least not for now. I feel like I've defended my claims sufficiently, so I'm bowing out of this one.
 
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tvols75 said:
I think Romney should release all of his records with the stipulation that no news show can talk about it and every American can analyze it themselves. Attached on the back the statement, I'm the guy who wants a simpler tax code while the other moron is actually going to expand the IRS.
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I would think 95% of Americans would not have a clue as to how to analyze Romneys tax return.
 
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They want his tax records so they can criticize his church. Mormons don't mess around when it come to giving and he's probably given between $50-100 million
 
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VolsNSkinsFan said:
They want his tax records so they can criticize his church. Mormons don't mess around when it come to giving and he's probably given between $50-100 million
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The returns he has released should show he donates a large amount to the mormon church.

Paying tithes is necessary in the Mormon Church to be a "good mormon".
 
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