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Did Mitt Romney go a full 10 years without paying taxes?

Is Harry Reid Correct?

  • No, Reid is the victim of a black-bag operation by the RNC to make him look like an idiot

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Morally subversive by who

parasitic politicians

envious losers who are mad that others aren't being taxed even more?

By people who perceive that hoarding wealth overseas threatens economic growth.
 
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you are being dishonest because you are counting FICA

Dishonest!?!?!?!?!??! I am counting the taxes I pay to the federal government and the exact same taxes in the same categories that Mittens pays to the federal government.

That is 100% perfectly and completely honest.
 
There is nothing unpatriotic about paying only what taxes you owe.


I reject that notion - and I call upon all other conservatives to reject - and refuse to call President Obama an unpatriotic man who puts the nation behind his own narrow financial interests, just because he takes advantage of the credits and loopholes in the tax code to reduce his tax bill.

Of course you reject it. Of course you call on others on the right to reject it. It makes Mittens look bad and your priority is electing him. So its only predictable that you reject such a standard.

But I suspect lots of Americans do NOT reject it. See the poll released today which shows 2/3 of Americans now view Mittens as a person who favors the rich.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/09/cnn-poll-obama-holds-7-point-lead-over-romney/

While Romney's favorable rating has remained steady (47% now compared to 48% in July), his unfavorable rating has jumped from 42% last month to 48% now. The president's 56%-42% favorable-unfavorable rating now is little changed from July.

Among independents, the poll indicates Romney's image has taken a beating. In May, only 40% of independents had an unfavorable view of Romney. Now, 52% of independents have a negative view of him.

Other findings:
Sixty-four percent of all Americans, and 68% of independents, think Romney favors the rich over the middle class. And 63% of the public thinks Romney should release more tax returns than he has already made public, a figure which rises to 67% among independents.
 
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Tax havens are legal by virtue of being tax havens. They are still perceived as culturally and morally subversive.

Really. Me saving for my Childrens' college eduction is morally subversive? Saving for retirement in an IRA is culturally subversive? Saving for medical expenses in an HSA is morally or culturally subversive? Employers deducting the money they spend on their employees healthcare is seen as immoral or corrupt? Deducting the interest on your mortgage is morally subversive?
 
Yup - you are right about that obligation.

But what does that have to do with the man who wants to lead America and its people showing that they are a patriot who puts the nation first in their own financial and economic decisions?

It doesn't tell me anything, but that he is financially smart. Being a patriot has nothing to do with how much you pay in taxes. There is no "putting the nation first" in your own financial and economic decisions. Business is business, and taxes are a legal, not moral, obligation. I don't tend to judge a president by his feelings and false proclamations, but by his sense and ability to make sound judgements. We don't need a daddy, nor a mommy, but a strong leader who has some actual working ideas and understands how an economy works, not just what he envisions the nation should be.
 
Of course you reject it. Of course you call on others on the right to reject it. It makes Mittens look bad and your priority is electing him.

:) Both Romney and Obama pay only what they owe and not a cent more. Until you are willing to accept and deal with that, and willing to demonstrate that as a patriot you pay more than you owe, your posts on the subject reek of hypocrisy.
 
Dishonest!?!?!?!?!??! I am counting the taxes I pay to the federal government and the exact same taxes in the same categories that Mittens pays to the federal government.

That is 100% perfectly and completely honest.

:) fantastic. I would bet that Romney pays exactly the same rate of taxation that you do on FICA, and that he pays a higher income tax as well.
 
:) Both Romney and Obama pay only what they owe and not a cent more. Until you are willing to accept and deal with that, and willing to demonstrate that as a patriot you pay more than you owe, your posts on the subject reek of hypocrisy.

I don't think that Obama has enough money to justify a tax haven.

It doesn't tell me anything, but that he is financially smart. Being a patriot has nothing to do with how much you pay in taxes. There is no "putting the nation first" in your own financial and economic decisions. Business is business, and taxes are a legal, not moral, obligation. I don't tend to judge a president by his feelings and false proclamations, but by his sense and ability to make sound judgements. We don't need a daddy, nor a mommy, but a strong leader who has some actual working ideas and understands how an economy works, not just what he envisions the nation should be.

Anyone who pursues their own advantage lacks credibility as a public servant by default. Its not really part of the calling.
 
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:) fantastic. I would bet that Romney pays exactly the same rate of taxation that you do on FICA, and that he pays a higher income tax as well.

He does not since the vast vast vast majority of his income is exempt from FICA due to the current cap of just over $107,000.00. What he pays on FICA is a miniscule percentage compared to what I pay and what 93% of American wage earners pay.
 
:) Both Romney and Obama pay only what they owe and not a cent more. Until you are willing to accept and deal with that, and willing to demonstrate that as a patriot you pay more than you owe, your posts on the subject reek of hypocrisy.

I am not criticizing Romney or anyone else for taking deductions open to them. I simply am saying that me as a citizen and voter want to hold the President of the USA to a standard as Patriot #1 who places the nation and its people above their own personal financial interests.

That is not hypocrisy. It is a standard I apply to ALL people who ask me for their vote for President of the USA.
 
I am not criticizing Romney or anyone else for taking deductions open to them. I simply am saying that me as a citizen and voter want to hold the President of the USA to a standard as Patriot #1 who places the nation and its people above their own personal financial interests.

That is not hypocrisy. It is a standard I apply to ALL people who ask me for their vote for President of the USA.

So, to you, a person is not patriotic unless they pay more taxes then they legally have to pay?
 
The real questions are: Does it feckin matter? Is the answer going to change your mind?

Damn few people licking Romney anus today were licking Romney anus six months ago. That's a fact, and you can go back and look that up if you are so inclined. I'm going to suddenly vote for Romney because it is determined that he was a tax paying mofo? Don't insult me.

I'm not voting for Obama either. The presidential campaign has been dumbed down to the point that even I am insulted and I'm originally from Georgia!

It's all gotten so bad that I don't listen to jack**** about either candidate because:

1. I am feckin sick of it. I am fed the **** up with it from both sides. This may be difficult for some of you to accept, but I'm more intelligent that 98% of the people that both parties are slinging **** at.

2. I'm still voting for Gary Johnson. In fact, I'm voting for him with even more conviction than ever before. Johnson represents more of what I believe America can be and should be than the country under Obama and Romney combined.

3. All the positioning bull****, caca, blather and tripe is so goddamned old. I want America back. The GOP and Democrats took it away. No way in hell do I believe those rat bastards are committed to giving it back.
 
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I am not criticizing Romney or anyone else for taking deductions open to them. I simply am saying that me as a citizen and voter want to hold the President of the USA to a standard as Patriot #1 who places the nation and its people above their own personal financial interests.

That is not hypocrisy. It is a standard I apply to ALL people who ask me for their vote for President of the USA.

So, iyo, is it unpatriotic to buy stock in a foreign based company (like BP petroleum, for example)?

Is it unpatriotic to buy a foreign manufactured car (like a German made BMW or a Japanese made Toyota)?

Is it unpatriotic to buy a foreign-made computer?
 
The real questions are: Does it feckin matter? Is the answer going to change your mind?

Damn few people licking Romney anus today were licking Romney anus six months ago. That's a fact, and you can go back and look that up if you are so inclined. I'm going to suddenly vote for Romney because it is determined that he was a tax paying mofo? Don't insult me.

I'm not voting for Obama either. The presidential campaign has been dumbed down to the point that even I am insulted and I'm originally from Georgia!

It's all gotten so bad that I don't listen to jack**** about either candidate because:

1. I am feckin sick of it. I am fed the **** up with it from both sides. This may be difficult for some of you to accept, but I'm more intelligent that 98% of the people that both parties are slinging **** at.

2. I'm still voting for Gary Johnson. In fact, I'm voting for him with even more conviction than ever before. Johnson represents more of what I believe America can be and should be than the country under Obama and Romney combined.

3. All the positioning bull****, caca, blather and tripe is so goddamned old. I want America back. The GOP and Democrats took it away. No way in hell do I believe those rat bastards are committed to giving it back.

Gary Johnson is the only candidate that will not drastically harm America were he President, imo.

And as a bonus, I think he would actually help America...a rare thing for the guy in the oval office.
 
I sarcastically voted for the first one. He paid every bit he was required to. I just support a move to up the requirements
 
Gary Johnson is the only candidate that will not drastically harm America were he President, imo.

And as a bonus, I think he would actually help America...a rare thing for the guy in the oval office.

John Huntsman or Ron Paul would be good too. We need either a Libretarian or a conservative(who have all fled the vastly Liberal Republican party to find sanctuary in the Libretarian party) to straighten this country out.
 
So, to you, a person is not patriotic unless they pay more taxes then they legally have to pay?

Please go back and read my posts because I said nothing of the kind.
 
If the man followed the law it is a non-issue

this is all about class warfare operatives trying to stir up resentment against Romney in the minds of the ne'er do wells

Class war was declared on working USA in 1980 with PATCO firings.

We are just returning the declaration of war.

See the mega rich not paying taxes and every one else paying them is exaclty like the Clergy and Rich not paying taxes in
1780 France. Guess what happened next??? LMAO
 
If the IRS/federal government says they are legally fine with whatever Romney did with his money - wherever it is - then I am fine with it. And unless he did something illegal with it, then it is NONE of your/my business where it is.


If he placed (legally) a TON of his money off shore for tax purposes - good for him.

Only a moron would pay more taxes then he/she legally has to.

And I don't want a moron in the WH.

So its OK that he pays no taxes and you pay all of them??????
Kind of like if employee steals $20 from employer it is a crime and you are arrested and jailed in days.
if employer steals $20 from employee, nothing happens. (You can spend $500 to sue over 3 years if you want per the LAW)
 
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