Thu Aug 2, 2012, 11:54 AM

If Romney has not paid taxes for 10 years

Should the IRS / DOJ investigate and prosecute if anything turns up?

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	Yes - the law is the law
	4 (40%)
	Yes - we can't chance a Romney win
	0 (0%)
	No - It'll look too politically motivated
	2 (20%)
	Yes - officially investigate; No - don't prosecute
	0 (0%)
	It's an irresponsible accusation
	0 (0%)
	Ask me again on Nov 7th
	4 (40%)
	We can just talk about it a lot for the next 90 or so days
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If Romney has not paid taxes for 10 years (Original post)	Nuclear Unicorn	Aug 2012	OP
No investigation is needed.	trotsky	Aug 2012	#1
I don't think anything is per-se illegal in there.	Ruby the Liberal	Aug 2012	#2
No. Simply point out that one of the highest earners in the nation LEGALLY paid no taxes....	Scuba	Aug 2012	#3
What is meant by "if"??	Angry Dragon	Aug 2012	#4
Seize the stateside Romney assets and deport their asses to the Caymans or Switzerland.	onehandle	Aug 2012	#5

Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 11:57 AM

trotsky (33,018 posts)

1. No investigation is needed.

It could very well be that he paid zero taxes all those years. The system is set up to make sure people like Mitt can avoid taxes - very likely that everything he did was 100% legal.

No, the real damage comes from just the fact being out there.

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Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 12:00 PM

Ruby the Liberal (23,509 posts)

2. I don't think anything is per-se illegal in there.

He's too smart for that, and has an army of tax attorneys backing his filings. Rmoney is the master of no loophole left behind.

If anything, it highlights how corrupt the US taxing code/system is. I agree with investigate and not prosecute. Investigate and shine a light on the loopholes that are out there and raise the volume on demands for a fairer and less complex system of tax avoidance.

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Response to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 12:03 PM

Scuba (26,783 posts)