What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85, 252]

[joko104]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

Anything to divert from Obama's record.

 

[Jryan]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

Anything to divert from Obama's record.

Now that you mentioned it, "Fair and balanced" media wont bring anything else up other than "Obama's Record", which they distort...

 

[Conservative]

What do you think going to college into a certain field is?
DEFINITELY NOT RISK TAKING THAT IS SURE.

What does a college degree have to do with capital gains?as you were asked where does the money come from that one invests to get capital gains? Do you understand what a capital loss is? You seem to think that rich people go out into the bankyard and take money off the money tree and don't earn it. You don't see a problem with your thought process? What is preventing you from becoming that evil rich person you seem to have a problem with now?

 

[Conservative]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

Now that you mentioned it, "Fair and balanced" media wont bring anything else up other than "Obama's Record", which they distort...

Tell us exactly what part of the Obama record has been distorted?

 

[Dittohead not!]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

He has shown an abiltiy to profit from all sorts of business takeovers, perhaps he plans on taking us into bankruptcy, he has plenty of knowledge of that too.
One thing we can be sure of he will be the same as every other Republican President and will take us into a recession in his 1st term if elected.
I sure you will still be supporting him as most Romneyites want another recession. It's the "medicine" we need, right?

Bush didn't take us in to a recession until near the end of his presidency.

 

[poweRob]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

Anything to divert from Obama's record.

Right... whose that diverting from their record again? lol

ROMNEY: “[O]ur campaign would be-- helped immensely if we had an agreement between both campaigns that we were only going to talk about issues and that attacks based upon-- business or family or taxes or things of that nature.​

 

[iguanaman]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

Bush didn't take us in to a recession until near the end of his presidency.

That was his SECOND recession.

 

[Dittohead not!]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

That was his SECOND recession.

and all due to his being a Republican? Wow, now there's something to think about.

How many Democratic presidents have had recessions during their time in office? Could there really be a cause and effect? Both recession and Republican start with R's, after all.

 

[iguanaman]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

and all due to his being a Republican? Wow, now there's something to think about.

How many Democratic presidents have had recessions during their time in office? Could there really be a cause and effect? Both recession and Republican start with R's, after all.

Call it coincidence or karma or whatever. It is still true that EVERY new Republican elected President since 1899 has had a recession in his first term

A vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for another job-killing “Great Recession.” Why do some economists call the Republican Party the party of recessions? The empirical evidence of history reveals that the number of recessions since 1899 totaled 23. Recessions that began under a Republican administration total 17, and recessions that began under a Democratic administration are six. Six Republican presidents had multiple recessions beginning on their watch, and only two Democrat presidents had multiple recessions beginning on their watch.

The total length of Republican recessions is 23 years, and the length of Democratic administration recessions is only five years and three months. Republicans handed off four recessions to Democratic administrations, and Democrats handed off only one recession to Republicans. Five Democratic administrations have recorded nine terms (36 years) of “recession free” economic success since 1899.

GUEST OPINION: More recessions occurred during Republican administrations - theoaklandpress.com

 

[Dittohead not!]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

Call it coincidence or karma or whatever. It is still true that EVERY new Republican elected President since 1899 has had a recession in his first term



GUEST OPINION: More recessions occurred during Republican administrations - theoaklandpress.com

Given the diversity of presidents since that time, it's a real stretch to equate having a Republican in the White house with having a recession.

Maybe it really is karma.

 

[Catawba]

What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's* tax returns?

• Are we looking for illegal activity?
• Are we looking for his tax exemptions? If they're legal, why does that matter?
• Are we looking for the rate he paid? Somewhat tied to the previous point, if he paid less legally due to exemptions, why does that matter?
• Are we looking for his charitable, or lack of, contributions so we can say, "Aha!!!"

Seriously, what do we expect to find? Please, to those for whom this is a big deal, be specific.

*- Really applies to any candidate in any election, but Romney is the 'guy-du-jour'.

I would say most, like myself, are looking to see if the king of the 1% has been playing by the same rules as the rest of us, but you should probably ask these people:

"Among independents, 67% said the Republican candidate should release more years of returns."
Ryan: There is time to turn America around by electing Romney - CNN.com

 

[AliHajiSheik]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

"To go to college is to make a commitment to society that you WILL contribute."

I made no such commitment to society for my college degrees.

 

[rhinefire]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

Does anyone on this thread give a #$%^ about anyone's taxes or birth certificate when millions, yes millions are unemployed with NO relief in sight!? I dont care about Romney and I don't care about Obama. I do care about a country whose staus in the world is dwindling to the biggest and most powerful communist nation in the history of this planet. Comparing our education system to those of other countries is disraceful as we plunder lower every year. Our national debt will kill us all in the furture. Drugs, immigration and crime are out of control. We are so obese that we cannot adequately staff our military because of physical conditions of our young people!! Homelessness is on the rise. Kids are dropping out of school in a time when a college education cannot get you a job on the day shift. Wake up!!!!Now!!!

 

[Born Free]

I would say most, like myself, are looking to see if the king of the 1% has been playing by the same rules as the rest of us, but you should probably ask these people:

"Among independents, 67% said the Republican candidate should release more years of returns."
Ryan: There is time to turn America around by electing Romney - CNN.com

Why don't you ask the IRS if Romney has been playing by the same rules as you? What you have no confidence in yet another big arm of your beloved government. An inept government, and yet you want it bigger, to become even more useless and inept.

 

[Born Free]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

Call it coincidence or karma or whatever. It is still true that EVERY new Republican elected President since 1899 has had a recession in his first term



GUEST OPINION: More recessions occurred during Republican administrations - theoaklandpress.com

Well of course it was handed to them, by Democrats, and Republicans were voted in to fix it. Just like they are going to vote in Romney to fix Obama's failures.

 

[Born Free]

wow

It's such and easy answer, first for anyone to obtain capital they had to work for it. Yes, that's right they had to work and save to obtain capital to invest. So both are starting from the same point. You talk about two college people but one is an investor and one is a worker B. What you are missing is they both started out as worker "B's

They are not worker "b's"

To go to college is to obtain something that no one else has. To go to college is to make a commitment to society that you WILL contribute. Why would I pay, or anyone, such a stash to do so?

So why then are they up the ladder tier from someone else.

Hint^^^ look above this rep.

SIgh
Sigh
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Going to collage is something no one else has. Wow, you state no one has a collage degree. Where have you been, look around there are collage educated people all around. In fact half of the collage educated getting out of school can't find a job.

Then you say, because they did go to collage they are not worker "b's", what the hell are they. When they get out of collage they don't go to work?

Then you say to go to college is to make a commitment to society that you will contribute. Where is that written?

Then you go on to say "so why then are they up the ladder tier from someone else" the simple answer "they are not"

Last, what did anything you said have to do with Capital Gains?

 

[Billy the Kid]

What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's* tax returns?

• Are we looking for illegal activity?
• Are we looking for his tax exemptions? If they're legal, why does that matter?
• Are we looking for the rate he paid? Somewhat tied to the previous point, if he paid less legally due to exemptions, why does that matter?
• Are we looking for his charitable, or lack of, contributions so we can say, "Aha!!!"

Seriously, what do we expect to find? Please, to those for whom this is a big deal, be specific.

*- Really applies to any candidate in any election, but Romney is the 'guy-du-jour'.

IMO, "they" are looking for something/anything to keep the public/voter from looking at the real issues. Nothing more.

 

[Catawba]

Why don't you ask the IRS if Romney has been playing by the same rules as you? What you have no confidence in yet another big arm of your beloved government. An inept government, and yet you want it bigger, to become even more useless and inept.

The IRS does not make value judgments of whether the legal tax loopholes for the 1% make their total tax rate less than that of the average citizen. Why do you think more than 2/3 of Independents want Romney to release his tax returns?

 

[j-mac]

The IRS does not make value judgments of whether the legal tax loopholes for the 1% make their total tax rate less than that of the average citizen. Why do you think more than 2/3 of Independents want Romney to release his tax returns?

Because those Independents participating in polling today are no more independents, than Dana, or CONSaginROMNEY are conservative. :mrgreen:

 

[iguanaman]

Re: What, exactly, are "we" looking for in Romney's tax returns? [W:85]

Well of course it was handed to them, by Democrats, and Republicans were voted in to fix it. Just like they are going to vote in Romney to fix Obama's failures.

We are the fastest growing Western nation and Romney going to fix it by putting us into another recession? You have a strange way of thinking.

 

[clownboy]

IMO, "they" are looking for something/anything to keep the public/voter from looking at the real issues. Nothing more.

Absolutely, it appears to be all they have when opposing Romney, vague suggestions that he did something illegal with his taxes. When they can't produce that, they still lie about it anyway and talk about the "unfairness" of the rich. Heaven forbid Obama should have to face his own unfavorables without trying to distract by pointing fingers at the other guy.

 

[Catawba]

Because those Independents participating in polling today are no more independents, than Dana, or CONSaginROMNEY are conservative. :mrgreen:

Got it, independents, democrats, and moderate conservatives are all wrong, and only ultra conservatives are right.

Catchy campaign slogan you've got yourself there! Best of luck with it!

 

[j-mac]

Got it, independents, democrats, and moderate conservatives are all wrong, and only ultra conservatives are right.

Catchy campaign slogan you've got yourself there! Best of luck with it!

How is it any different than your last three years of Obama cheerleading? Oh that's right, forgive me, I forgot....It's only valid when you do it for your hero....eace:

 

[Catawba]

How is it any different than your last three years of Obama cheerleading? Oh that's right, forgive me, I forgot....It's only valid when you do it for your hero....eace:

I would prefer a liberal over Obama, but we were discussing your attack against independents. Do go on.........................

 

[j-mac]

I would prefer a liberal over Obama, but we were discussing your attack against independents. Do go on.........................

Now that's funny stuff....:rofl: