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Curmudgeoness

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8. I suggest that if Mittens only paid $600 in taxes for a full year

Reply to Unknown Beatle (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 10:13 PM

Oct 2014

it would have been worse than not releasing them at all. I am not saying that it would not hurt either way, but the risk is worse when an extremely wealthy person pays less than most of the people in the country.

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The real 47 percent: GOP candidate with a Ferrari pays no federal income taxes for third year [View all] Galraedia Oct 2014 OP

they like that Skink Oct 2014 #1

His total tax obligation was $600 and I'm sure that's too much for him. pa28 Oct 2014 #2

Bingo and for lagniappe, exempt higher incomes from labor from those pesky payroll taxes indepat Oct 2014 #3

Did he deduct the $11 million as a job hunting expense? Downwinder Oct 2014 #4

He is an idiot Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #5

So you don't think Unknown Beatle Oct 2014 #6

I suggest that if Mittens only paid $600 in taxes for a full year Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #8

It's an interesting question, malthaussen Oct 2014 #9

I guess the question is Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #10

Me, I'm outraged.:) malthaussen Oct 2014 #11

Oh, I'm pissed all right. Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #12

Yeah, me too. malthaussen Oct 2014 #13

Sure, it's always envy. Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #14

I think it's the rich who envy the poor. malthaussen Oct 2014 #15

Touche. nt Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #16

If there wasn't "enough" of them the House would be controlled by Democrats and there would be no Bandit Oct 2014 #17

It was a question of income and taxes paid. Curmudgeoness Oct 2014 #18

Effing criminal! nt DocMac Oct 2014 #7

Rmoney blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #19