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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid waits to take questions from reporters after a dedication ceremony for the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System Las Vegas Medical Center in North Las Vegas on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.
By Conor Shine (contact) 
Published Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 | 4:13 p.m.
Updated Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 | 5:20 p.m.
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks to supporters at an event held at Sierra Truck Body & Equipment, a North Las Vegas business, Friday, Aug 3, 2012.
Sen. Harry Reid kept up the pressure on Mitt Romney on Monday over the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s refusal to release more of his tax returns.
The Nevada senator has accused Romney of not paying taxes for 10 years, based on information from an unidentified source.
Romney has fiercely denied the claim.
Romney has released his 2010 tax return and estimates for 2011, but some critics, including Reid, are demanding the former Massachusetts governor release more years to provide a fuller picture of his finances.
Despite criticism from Republican Party leaders, some of whom have branded him a “liar,” Reid is sticking to his claim that Romney has avoided paying taxes by parking money overseas in places like Switzerland and the Cayman Islands.
During a press conference Monday morning after the dedication of a new Veterans Affairs hospital in North Las Vegas, Reid said Romney could put the controversy to rest by releasing more of his tax returns.
“This whole controversy would end very quickly if he would release his income tax returns like everybody else has done that’s running for president,” Reid said.
Reid made similar statements later in the day at an event near UNLV to announce a new clean energy project near Reno.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke out in support of Reid Monday, saying she believes it’s up to Romney to release his tax returns to prove Reid wrong.
In an email, Romney campaign spokesman Mason Harrison said Reid’s attacks were distracting from the real issues of the campaign.
“This is just another attempt by Barack Obama’s campaign surrogates to distract voters from his failed economic policies, which have yielded 11.6% unemployment in Nevada and devastated small businesses and middle-class communities,” Harrison said. “Given that he has no rationale for re-election and no plan to help middle-class Americans, it’s no surprise President Obama and his allies have resorted to running a campaign of distraction and dishonesty."
Yes Mr. Romney where is that Birth certificate ?? err, I mean Tax returns !!!!
Payback for the Birther issue is just fair play! So as the Donald has said - All he has to do is show it to us!!! Thats all were asking!
Well said Donald !
One does have to wonder whats in them that he is so resistant to release them. Whats the big deal.. he says he payed all his taxes so he's just prolonging his own agony with this.
Oh - and is that a Mexican Birth certificate? His son is on TV speaking in spanish!
This is just too much fun!
Maybe Romney can fax a barely legible copy of his returns so they look just like Obama's BC.
This really is ignorance and shameful behavior on the part of the libs. They are jealous and narrow minded cultists of the socialist propaganda machine.
Romney's taxes will cause grief for him whether he provides them or not. The libs can taste a collective sense of indignation that frightens them; how dare somebody succeed in our country without the libs to force feed the pablum.
I say do not release your taxes. Harry is a bully and political thug. Let him eat his words.
Heretic - The "libs" are doing nothing here, information has been requested even by Romneys own party and he is refusing to provide the information requested. What Romney is doing is wrong, if he is not hiding anything then he shoudl release the returns. We all know that he is hiding something or he would do what every other GOP and Democratic candidate has done in the past.
This is all fair game in politics, the TEAGOP has heckled President Obama for years about anything and everything, what goes around comes around. Romney hasn't a chance to win the presidency with out transparency. Either way he is toast. That is what happens to those that are less than truthful.
Daydreamer - Who is Reed?
Way to keep the Romney tax story alive.
Consider, if Romney has paid no taxes for ten years it means that most of us have been paying his way. All that military power to protect Romney's wealth, and we pay for it. All the Homeland Security costs, Border Patrol, Immigration, Foreign Affairs, the UN, all of it paid by you and me for Willard Romney.
We know he has a $77,000 deduction for his dressage horse. That is more than the average American earns in a year.
Of course, Romney can clear all this up with the simple release of his tax returns.
Well? Come on Mitt, "Put up!"
Judy, Wow! I am sorry to see that your cow-towing knows no bounds.
tortious2u2, This bit (no pun intended) about the horse is really sad and reeks of class warfare. If you are serious about any sport you are going to spend a large sum of money on it (if you can). Why don't you complain about the horses that win the Preakness or like event. I am sure their owners never deduct expenses for them. As a matter of fact, I am sure that as soon as the race is over they destroy the horses because getting stud fees is just stealing other peoples money. The liberal mindset boggles my mind.
I am so glad I am an Independent.
What presidential candidate kept offshore and Swiss accounts? During the Republican campaigns of 2008 and 2012 Romney was highly disliked by John McCain, Mike Huckabee and many other Republicans because of his dishonesty on the campaign trail. Romney will lie, flip-flop and cheat to get what he wants, and that is why Rick Santorum said he was the worst possible candidate to run against Obama. He has no morale core when it comes to politics and voters should ask, "What is Mitt Romney hiding?"
Why don't all of you who want to see Romney's tax returns post your returns for the last 10 years on facebook? He has met the demands of the law, why do you need to see more. There is no possible way that his finances are any where near as crooked as scary Harry. Commendation to Mr. Reid, though - no single person has done more to diminish liberty, destroy the constitution, and rape the great state of Nevada than Sir Harry!!
Give 'em hell Harry! What is Romney hiding?
An apologist! How nice. I know where you got that training.
Of course, the point is that Willard is worse than a lifetime welfare recipient. He manipulates the system to get every US income taxpayer to support his wealth. He enjoys his lavish lifestyle at our expense. We pay his way, as if he were on welfare. This is evidently a difficult concept for some to understand. Let's hear some more glittering generalities and paradigms.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/m...
According to the Washinton Post, he paid 6.2 million in federal taxes in 2010.
Here's an idea, when we lie to congress it is a felony. I think every elected official in congress should be considered under oath at all times and lying should be a felony.
Just sayin
I think all candidates for any public office should be required to make at least 5 years public . The voting public should push for this . Then the public can make a more informed decision in the voting booth .
Its obvious he is hiding something or he would release the returns. The oproblem is he cant because it will show him to be what we really know he is.
Romney just release!!! Make Harry look like a fool. Please!!!
Harry Reid is not Dirty...he is always shower fresh, whether in the heat and humidity of DC or the dry heat of Searchlight. Romney also invested in abortion businesses.
Harry Reid is the Honey Badger - he doesn't give a shhh and he takes what he wants.
Good Job Harry! Put pressure on this twit. If he wants people putting him in charge of the most powerful country in the world - then he better show those taxes.
Romney screwed up. When Newt Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, basically all his opponents in the Republican primary, called on him to release his taxes he produced 1 year. Gingrich stated many times that was not enough. Romney could have produced what his father started, 12 years, but he probably wouldn't be the presumptive nominee.
Romney gave this story legs by failing to show 12 years and creating an easy logical conclusion that he is hiding something. I mean come on, his own father started the tradition and stated it was easy to manipulate a shorter timeframe. Now Reid has him cornered and he should press the issue all the way to election day.
Romney could gain a huge press advantage by proving Reid is wrong. We all know Romney has been advised releasing any more would harm his chances at election, not to mention harm his chances of even being nominated at the RNC.
First of all, no one has the right to see ANYONE'S returns except the IRS...and what difference does it make - does it make him more or less qualified to be president? Do we base our decisions on the IRS forms of someone to be President, Mayor or even a school principal? Personally I hope Romney made a #$%^& load of money - at least he knows how to save it, and spend it where it counts..unlike BO, who just spends it and then forces all of us to pay more...I for one could care less about the returns..and I am not a Republican or Democrat..
Skeletons in Harry's closet:
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php...
You go, Harry! Its about time the light of truth be shone of low-lifes like Mittens.
dirty harry reid, and his backdoor corrupt politics. How did his son, who did not meet the qualifications for the job, become city attorney for Henderson???
The ignorant masses of this city actually keep voting this corrupt fool into office, so he and his family can enrich themselves at the expense of the taxpayer.
Here is the really incredible part of this whole story about Mitt Romney and his tax returns; we, the American people, DON'T NEED to see Mitt Romney's tax returns to know that he would be a complete disaster as president.
Look at his economic plan. He wants to keep the Bush tax cuts, which alone have exploded the deficit and national debt, and then cut taxes another 20 percent, he says for 'everyone' but here's the deal: it turns out Romney's plan would only cut taxes for the top 5 percent or so, and everyone else sees their taxes go up up as much as 2000 dollars a year. Gee, that sounds pretty fair and exactly what we need right now, let's give the super rich more money so they can completely destroy the middle class.
FORGET MITT ROMNEY'S TAX RETURNS, let's talk about his disasterous economic plan!! I think Mitt Romney would rather talk about his tax returns than his economic plan for America.
I'm loving this. Harry is just beating them at their own game and they cant stand it. Fox news and all the crazy pea brains on the right have been telling lies for the last four years. Accused the president of not being born in the USA and he put up the birth certificate and guess what...the gas bags still didnt shut up. So they are getting exactly what they deserve.
KEEP GIVING THIS SNEAKY REPUBLICAN HELL, HARRY.
YES, Harry knocked Romney for a loop.
Romney is down for the count.
It looks like Romney's OUT!!!
HARRY REID IS THE CHAMP.
And greedy, heartless republicans are nothing
more than snakes in the grass.
FOUR MORE YEARS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!
Oh, I'm getting my numbers from the non-partisan Tax Policy Center, which Mitt Romney was more than happy to cite when they attacked Rick Perry's economic plan during the Republican primary.
Look, fellow Las Vegans, we have got to pull our collective heads out of our collective butts and start focusing NOT on dumb things like the latest gaffe Romney or the president makes, focus on their plans, particularly their economic plans. I know the Romney campaign does not want to talk about their economic plan but there is a very good reason for that.
Yeager.....
This romney tax issue IS A HUGE PROBLEM for
willard.
This one issue has him sunk.
There's plenty of time to talk about his
HORRIBLE economic plan.
ROMNEY IS WORSE THAN BUSH!!!
I have paid all my taxes, taking only legal deductions, and still paying after that, from the day I started earning income through 2011, and I expect in 2012 as well.
I never asked for an extension, because I kept all my records straight.
What is this business of Romney needing to have an extension to August 2012, and why are all those companies he invested in still unable to provide data on their earnings and the investment profits for Romney?
Why aren't these businesses required to provide the data by the end of January each year, like is required for wages and investment dividend income? I never lacked this information on time.
He must have an army of accountants to work on his complex taxes, making sure he gets all the deductions, and has all the loopholes covered.
How many people are not paying taxes on time? How many businesses are not paying taxes on time?
How many effective IOU's is the government holding for businesses?
Let's substantially increase the interest rate on the taxes due on extensions, and a penalty if no taxes are due at all, especially on those people or businesses who don't provide the information on time.
Why is a hobby eligible for a business deduction?
Something stinks big time.
How long after August will it take to get only the 2011 tax returns from Romney? We don't have to wait to see the 10 years prior to 2010 that he turned into McCain.
Romney played the same game in reverse in his run for Governor, so what is fair for Romney is fair for Reid. What goes around, comes around.
Romney wants our trust! Ha! No way Mr. Romney. Your integrity is very much in question, and rightfully so. He has provided us with one reason after another why we cannot trust him, and it was started off by his fellow Republican's running against him, opening up one can of worms after another. He has told so many lies he can't even remember them so he can avoid telling more.
Republican's have no defense on this issue, so they can only show unrighteous indignation.
Even some Republican insiders think he should release more tax returns, including Karl Rove. That says something about the kind of intransigence that defines Romney, and that is just like Bush/Cheney.
We are not electing another dictator!
Finally, what is Romney hiding? What is he afraid of if he has done everything legally? Release the returns and get it over with. There are alot of other questions that need to be answered.
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To top all this off is the ABC News story of Romney running errands? I almost fell on the floor laughing at the photo op moment of the "common man" Romney out buying insect repellent, a bucket, corn, and whatever else while blocking in a woman with his Secret Service motorcade. OMG, that was too funny! At least he knows how much it cost? LOL
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/201...
Why didn't Romney visit Italy on his tour?
Could it be the shaft the Italian taxpayers received through Bain Capital under Romney?
A preview of what the US taxpayer can expect if he has the power of the Presidency?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-06...
More of why I don't trust Romney and why we need to know more about his taxes, and much more.
It is about moral integrity, not just paying according the the laws that have been set up to give him all the loopholes and tax advantages that most people don't even know about. The tax laws are obscene, and the People are the victims.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/worl...
I forgot to add the link to the Boston Globe about the investors in Bain Capital, convicted of fraud in their own activities.
More reasons to not trust Romney as the President of the U.S.
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/m...
Even you morons, and most of you are morons have to question how an investor in Bain Capital could possible know what's in Romney's tax return. Does any of your co-workers know what's in your tax return. If they do, then they know your social security number, date of birth, and so much personal info, that they are able to steal your identity. That's why Harry Reid is a liar. It could never legitimately happen.
I was a field agent for the irs for 21 years and saw many returns that paid little or no income tax due to tax shelters and/or the character of the income reported.
So it is definitely possible that Mitt has several returns on which he paid little tax.
So....Harry could be correct! It's up to Mitt now!
LOL... the liberal spin on Reid the circus clown making a fool of himself is nothing new.
Nobody commenting here is running for the Presidency.
Romney's birth date is March 12, 1947, a matter of public record.
He blacks out the Social Security numbers of he and his wife, including their address, and any other information that would make them vulnerable to identity theft.
You can verify that by taking a look at his 2010 Tax Return on his website.
I'm sure all the other Presidential candidates who released their Tax Returns, including Romney's father, did the same.
Of course, they had nothing to hide.
BCDave,
If you really knew what you were talking about you would know that none of the documents that you cited reflect your date of birth!
It's quite amusing. You have all of these Republican's calling Harry Reid a liar.
Yet John McCain, a Republican, has seen 23 years of Romney's tax returns, and he isn't saying a word.
It speaks volumes.
Would like to see Reid and Pelosi tax returns. And Obama grades. Maybe the chicago tribune can get on it.
Romney paid no taxes that is why McCain did not have him as VP, McCain probably called Reid anyway. McCain hates Romney.
The Tea/Republican Party is going absolutely bonkers right now. They can't get away from this issue.
Romney says, please, Senator Reid, leave me alone, I pay taxes, really, I do, trust me, why you picking on me?
Reid pops him one, blackens his right eye.
Romney tries to deflect attention away from his taxes. He tries to slam Senator Reid again.
Reid socks him in the other eye, blackens it.
Then, last weekend, surrogates and the entire weight of the stupid Tea/Republican Party Shock Troop Propaganda Corps all scramble to perform damage control for Romney.
BOOF! BOOF! WHACK! WHAM! Senator Reid decimates all of them.
Where are we at now?
We're at a point where Senator Reid is scoring knockouts all over the place. The issue is not going away. All attempts to try to change the subject have been called out to be deflections and avoidance.
The truth of the matter is that Romney, as every day goes by, is certified to be a tax cheat, a fraud, a blowhard, a liar, and a totally flawed candidate. There is no transparency when it deals with Romney. No sense of fair play. He's just a run-of-the-mill rich bastard who could care less for the little people; a willing and able participant in the despicable act of corporate welfare. Get those tax breaks/subsidies, and make all those people, you people over there (Ann Romney dismissively waves her hand idly), the unwashed masses, pay for them, don't you know it's our turn to be in the White House? It's our imperial right. Vote for my husband. And he'll give you...um...give you...nothing.
It's to the point that right now, the American people don't want to see Romney's Federal income tax returns for the past six or seven years. They want to see EVERY tax return all the way back to when he was 18 years old. AND they want to see the tax returns for his wife all the way back to when she was 18 years old. AND all five of his sons. AND any pets he has.
Cough 'em up, Romney. This ain't goin' away.
Gooooo, Senator Reid! Pop him again. He ain't got nothin'.
More diversions away from Obama's abysmal record. According to BLS and Wash/Post America lost 1.2 million workers from June to July. That's 42 straight months of unemployment over 8%. House prices hit by sharpest drop since 2009. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economic health, grew at an annual rate of 1.5% from April to June. Democrat Treasury Geither terminated pensions for 20,000 salaried at Delphi in the auto bail out after Obama admin swore under oath that they did not Obama: "We tried our plan, and it worked" Be that likely voter and go to the polls on November 6th 2012 and vote the Blamer/Complainer/Campaigner-in-Chief out of office!
Obama's attacking that 8.3% unemployment rate, 1 job at a time, starting with his:
163- The number of fundraisers the president has attended (June 12th, 2012-source), more than any other president in history - ABC news, I think it is around 196 now...Most by any president in history.
101 - The number of Times the President has played golf - ABC News
4 -The number of times he has met with his jobs council- President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness -Whitehouse(dot)gov.
More diversions away from Obama's abysmal record. The United States lost 1,200,000 jobs during the month of July. This is incredibly bad news.
Additional bad news is the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BL) may have been under direct pressure from President Obama to lie about what is really going on in our economy? The BLS released figures that said the US economy gained 163,000 jobs.
Even The Washington Post and The New York Times appear to suspect there may be some errors now inherent in calculating figures such as a gain of 163,000 jobs during the month where 1,200,000 jobs were lost. Brad Plumer of The Washington Post wrote,
As Jacob Goldstein of Planet Money points out, the U.S. economy had 1.2 million fewer jobs (pdf) in July than it did in June. But, according to the bureau, the economy still had 163,000 more jobs than one would've expected, given seasonal trends. That's a sign of a steadily recovering labor market. So BLS reported it as a 163,000 gain in jobs. Adding to That it's 42 straight months of unemployment over 8%. House prices hit by sharpest drop since 2009. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economic health, grew at an annual rate of 1.5% from April to June. And we find out that Democrat Treasury Geither terminated pensions for 20,000 salaried at Delphi in the auto bail out after Obama admin swore under oath that they did not Obama: "We tried our plan, and it worked" Be that likely voter and go to the polls on November 6th 2012 and vote the Blamer/Complainer/Campaigner-in-Chief out of office!
OBAMA THE JOB LOSS KING!
ONE AND DONE!
Why is Obama still acting like a candidate. He has been president for over three years and he is still telling everyone that If Elected, he has a plan to save the economy and create jobs, why should we have to wait until after we reelect him for him to do something??
Try calling any sitting Senator's office with "confidential" information and see how far you get....does anyone really think Harry Reid took this call?? Puhleze....
What would the Democratic response be were the shoe on the other foot?? They would be demanding (and rightly so) proof of whatever the R's were alleging. Seems like a healthy dose of hypocrisy here...
Let 'em eat gay marriage
I just the love the comments about Pres. Obama's abysmal record. Lest we forget that the Senate repugnants have stopped 90% of all Legislation that would've helped this country, just to make our Pres. look bad.
Harry I'm so proud of you, doesn't matter if your statement is fact or fiction.
Eat him up Harry.
Why Would ANYONE need a SWISS and Caymen Islands Bank Account? Mr Romney First Explain That! Then Every Cabinet Secretary is REQUIRED to produce Five Years of Tax Return. Then Every recent Presidential Candidate has Produced More than that. This has Nothing to do with the Harry Reid or ANY Democrat Haters - They are irrelevant.
The Issue is Why will Mr Romney NOT produce his taxes (after all - they are done AND Filed) even though he has attacked other candidates in the past, where their spouse would not release theirs. I Smell a Rat - and Mr. Romney is Not a Viable Candidate until Taxes are Released. I suspect if President Obama were White - Mr Romney would be laughed out of the room. Yes, I'm calling a sizeable portion of the Corporate Republican Tea Party - Racist.
Obama has outsourced his record for this campaign season.
Oxymoron for headline. Reid can't pressure anyone outside his party.
Indignation? There must be some relevance to a REQUIREMENT to disclose or do something PRIOR to anyone getting annoyed for noncompliance.
People who went to Columbia University at the same time that Obama claims he went there say that they never met, saw, or even heard of Obama, who went by the name Barry Soetoro. "The Wall Street Journal reported in 2008 they randomly called 400 of our Columbia classmates and never found one who had ever met Obama." This leads us to ask, Did Obama go to class and get good grades as he claims? We think the truth is that Obama's self-told tales about his college experience came from the same dark spot in Obama's imagination, where he makes up his quickly expanding list of lies.
If you could unseal Obama's Columbia University records I believe you'd find that:
A) He rarely ever attended class.
B) His grades were not those typical of what we understand it takes to get into Harvard Law School.
C) He attended Columbia as a foreign exchange student.
D) He paid little for either undergraduate college or Harvard Law School because of foreign aid and scholarships given to a poor foreign students like this kid Barry Soetoro from Indonesia.
Romney apparently had provided his tax returns to John McCain. Does anyone know if McCain was a Bain investor?
Milt1007, if you are going to cut and paste something, it is appropriate to provide the source. Not doing so is called plagiarism.
How dya like yer gay marriage?
Would someone...anyone...please provide tangible evidence that this little crook and liar was ever inside a real boxing ring with gloves on.
It's just a little hiccup, Senator Harrito Pinocchio.
Shannon,
This is a blog, not a college paper.
However, it does apply, then name the source that stated McCain has physically seen Romney's tax returns.
However the issue at hand is even sillier. 99%+ of Romney's income comes from investments. In the great years, at the most, he paid 15% (the rate for capital gains). In the lean years, with the selling of poorly performing investments, he paid close to zero. Every major investor is going to have similar tax returns.
All this so the Obama campaign can run an ad that states, "In 2008, while middle-class Americans were struggled to pay tax rates up to 35%, Mitt Romney paid no Federal Income Tax. Shame on you, Mitt Romney. I'm Barack Obama, and I approve this message."
I'll sleep a lot better at night when I know that Odumbo, Holder, Reid, and Pelosi are behind bars. Biden, however, belongs in a rubber room.
How much tax has Reid paid...my wager with deductions is probably somewhere around the 14% that Romney had paid......but since is Harry, that makes it OK......overheard in the Mens room at Caesars.....Reid hasn't paid taxes in 10 years...IMO that is about as credible as the weak position Reid is taking.
Did JFK release 10 years of tax returns.....how about "Slick Willy"? Maybe I had my head in the sand but was Obama required to release 10 years of tax returns? I think NOT...this is the double standard used to divide the country by the Democrats.
ScottNV: I don't give a damn if this is a blog or not. Plagiarism is serious and dishonest. It takes but a moment to provide a link so people don't think that you actually wrote the words that you posted.
As for McCain seeing Romney's tax returns, here you go: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congres...
Harry Reid has one of the dirtiest, failed records in the Senate.
It has been 3 years since Senator Reid has introduced any serious budget resolution choosing instead to fund the American government on one big continuing resolution. Reid is the absolute personification of FAILED GOVERNMENT. He wouldn't bring a budget for an "up or down" vote to the floor because he doesn't want any of the members on his side to have to face the music with their voting record.
He has lived in a penthouse in Washington with government provided car services, phones and personnel for 25 year -- and over the same period Romney ran successful companies, rebuilt the Olympics from the cronyism that typifies Washington, and has been a successful Governor.
Honestly, the idea of Harry Reid calling anyone out to show anything about their personal life is enough to make you puke, and as a Nevadan, I think he's a total embarrassment to the Silver State.
Harry have you ever prepared a tax return? Or did someone in the federal government do that for you?
And let's not get started too fast on your relationship with Harvey Whittemore....that could take up pages and pages.....
John Chachas: I believe you will make a great U.S. Senator. Please be careful, however, because Reid and his gang are beyond vicious.
Matthew 19:23-2:
"I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
There is still hope for Mitt Romney to be a Christian an go to Heaven - all he has to do is prove his devotion to God by following the words of the Bible by releasing his tax returns, thereby proving his is not rich (and pays his FAIR SHARE of taxes).
Matthew 22:21
"Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's" (Jesus)
Lets see if Mitt gives Caesar his just belongings.
Trying to change the topic by untruths and misinformation won't work.
The issue is Romney's lack of real transparency. He will only reveal what he wants on his website, but more information is available elsewhere. It still isn't enough, so it is on him to demonstrate he has nothing to hide, and that is is willing to be transparent, rather and secretive.
His penchant for secrecy is also a question. We can't get any details about his policies either. What he offers is a minimalist outline or a simple agenda.
In a business meeting, attendees would be waiting to hear the details of the outline.
On his energy policy, what does he have to say specifically about the dangers to the public by fracking procedures. How will his reduction of regulations protect the public's individual safety and property? How about the issues of eminent domain?
I believe is like opening the jail cells and letting out the criminals to go for everything they can get, just like Wall St. and the banks.
Why are voters expected to make a difficult decision on the leadership of the country based on an outline alone?
This applies to all candidates.
Without that, we are left to doing alot of research beyond campaign websites. We also have to follow the money. What could be the special interests that would influence a candidate after they are elected.
Disclosures are important.
Example: NV has questions about the State Constitution including a special tax benefit for mining. Now with gold prices so high, it seems out of balance. Gold and silver are a non-renewable resource. Once it is gone, that is it. The companies move on and we are left with nothing. Plus, we didn't benefit as a state to the degree that we could have during the mining process.
Disclosures of Ron Paul shows he is heavily invested in mining corporations. If NV wanted to change the special tax advantage of mining corporations operating here, do you think Ron Paul supporters would be behind the effort? Or would they take their lead from their candidate who is heavily invested in the the mining corporations profits?
This is one example of something that specifically effects NV. There are any number of reasons why disclosures are important considerations for voters.
Romney's taxes may reveal other important concerns that are unrelated to his wealth.
Wealth alone is not the significant issue for me, it is the connections of how it is obtained, from whom, and how does that influence the candidates positions over the common good of the country.
I just want to Thank all the Nevada dumb a$$es who voted for this Baffin again. How that new Nevada power bill treating you. Harry's the one pushing all the buttons for the GREEN stupidity.How many jobs did the solar company's Harry backed with our tax money create(and how many are still in business)Harry keep clean coal out of Nevada lots of jobs lost,so get uses to the highest power rates in the west,just below California. That's right look it up, I'm not wasting my time doing it for you. Just keep voting for the same has-bins and we will end up just like California.Broke with dumb a$$es running the show.
Secret campaign donations, secret tax returns - "Trust me, I give to my church".
This is the beginning to a 10 year war in Iran that creates billionaires from no-bid contracts and bankruptcy for the US Government...then Romney and associates take your Social Security and Medicare away to pay for the war.
Here's Romney's 2010 tax return: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/pol...
He got a 1.6 million tax refund in 2010.
Alot of dark pool income with many assets marked-to a very depressed market value. His return looks like a room after a massive party. Only things left are a few empty bottles and stains. Even so this watered down picture shows income of over $20 million. Pretty obvious during the go-go yrs old Mitt was into many multiples of this $20 mil.
After a recent investigation uncovered illegal aliens are receiving huge tax refunds via the Child Tax Credit by claiming numerous children living abroad, Republicans in Congress moved to reform the law and prevent illegal aliens from claiming the Child Tax Credit all together. However, yesterday their attempts to stop the fraud and save taxpayers over $4.2 billion annually were blocked by the liberal Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
Glad Harry has his priorities straight. LMAO!
peacelilly: the real criminals and traitors are in the current but soon to be replaced administration and Congress: Odumbo, Biden, Holder, Jarrett, Reid, Pelosi, Solis, Incompetano, etc.
Using lawyer Harry Reids adverse inference rules and tactics one could also apply adverse inference from Obama's secrecy concerning his college/travel records. So both President Obama and Mitt Romney should release all tax returns and School/travel records so Americans can review and make informed decisions rather than from hearsay and driveby character assassinations.
here's the source rusty57 forgot to mention where he cut and pasted his post from http://www.immigration911.org/news/2012/...
and if you read Reid's remarks (From MAY 20120) it makes sense why the Senate sent the POS back. Work was already being done to fix the problem by the IRS.
This is another example where Rupgs find a problem and use it to justify draconian measures.
from the source document: "The tax code is very clear that the child tax credit is not available for children living outside the United States. It is very clear. If, in fact, someone is doing that, then those filers and tax preparers are committing a fraud on the people of this country. If they are doing that and there is a loophole that is existing, we need to close that loophole.
Chairman Baucus has already had his staff work with the IRS to determine if its procedures are strong enough to stop such fraud. We believe they are, but if they are not then it is up to Congress to plug any loopholes that may exist. However, the Vitter-Sessions legislation eliminates the child tax credit for filers who are fully complying with the law."
John McCain saw Romney's tax returns and decided Sarah Palin was a better choice.
do we need to go further?
stephen, bet it doesn't get fixed before the election! Lying about Romney taxes is priority one.
BTW, been going on for awhile too:
"The report documented illegal aliens filing the IRS Additional Child Tax Credit form for children -- often nieces and nephews -- who have never lived in the United States. To legally qualify, a child must be present in the filer's U.S. residence for over half the year.
"We've seen sometimes 10 or 12 dependents, most times nieces and nephews, on these tax forms," a tax preparer-turned-whistleblower told WTHR News. "The more you put on there, the more you get back."
"Here's a return right here: we've got a $10,300 refund for nine nieces and nephews."
http://www.wnd.com/2012/05/irs-field-age...
Here's another taxing problem Harry should devote some attention to:
"A single home in Florida filed 741 different tax returns in a single year, receiving more than $1 million in refunds."
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/flo...
When will Reid start worrying about the economy, unemployment, the National debt, our foreign relations, the economic conditions in Nevada, isn't that why we sent him to Washington? He is behaving like Obama's attack dog devoid of any other care. Mr. Reid call the IRS and tell them to hound-dog Romney. You should spend your time caring for the nation. And while at it have Pelosi do the same.
I'm still trying to figure out why seeing Mitt Romney's tax returns seem so important to Democrats? His economic plan alone should be enough to destroy any credibility he currently enjoys by being the nominee of one of the to major political parties in America.
That is how bad his ecomonic plans for my country really are. Keep the Bush tax cuts, then add another 20 percent tax cut for people making over a million dollars a year or so, and everybody else pays a little more to make-up for the absolutely inevitable shortfall in tax revenues caused by these ridiculous tax cuts for rich people.
Whew, boy, that needed said!! Apparently, Mitt Romney and Republicans believe the solutions to our problems is to widen the income gap even further. If you believe that, vote for Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney has also pratically endorsed the Paul Ryan budget plan, which would end Medicare as we know it. Again, if the American people believe we need to get rid of Medicare as we know it, vote for Mitt Romney.
Hopefully, Mitt Romney will pick Paul Ryan as his VP nominee and let's have a real election about real issues. Unlike what we are seeing now.
Forget about Mitt Romney's tax returns, his economic policy is a complete disaster, it is a joke really. Get this, he wants to keep the disasterous Bush tax cuts, then double down and reduce taxes another 20 percent for people in his income range, and everybody else pays 2000 dollars more a year to make-up for the inevitable shortfall.
Mitt Romney apparently slept through the years 2001 through 2008. We have tried this already, it didn't work. President Obama wants to return to the Clinton tax rates, which did work.
Oops, I must have done something wrong, I didn't see my first two posts from yesterday, maybe I didn't log in correctly.
Fox News is reporting Paul Ryan will be the VP choice, announcement tomorrow. I think he is a better choice for Republicans than the names I have been hearing, but Democrats are ready to run against Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney.
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