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Me, personally. I am the strongest person in the world. russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #1
You're hired! n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #74
Please send me lots of money. I'm working really, really russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #76
I am the best looking person here at DU. spooky3 Aug 2012 #80
I've seen you. You are third.... russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #82
Given that he's lied about tax issues (and many others), I hope journalists will spooky3 Aug 2012 #2
YES! Very good point! Check how he lied on taxes to the DavidL Aug 2012 #7
Notice he didn't use the specific words "income taxes." Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #3
I've noticed. rocktivity Aug 2012 #15
Is he including the penalty rate after the UBS amnesty for Swiss accounts? DJ13 Aug 2012 #4
That's what I was wondering. Lasher Aug 2012 #41
I bought deodorant at the Walgreens yesterday, and I paid tax on it too. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2012 #5
Prove it! aggiesal Aug 2012 #6
Willard -- the great American liar and fraud Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #8
I paid 13% too -- but then the IRS insisted I keep paying well beyond that measly morsel. . . Journeyman Aug 2012 #9
I don't believe a word out of his mouth DavidL Aug 2012 #10
Lying For The Lord otohara Aug 2012 #16
Mitt Romney and the truth are strangers. You have to WestSeattle2 Aug 2012 #11
So you're hiding a felony then, huh? Took that amnesty did you? Wonder what voters will think? Scuba Aug 2012 #12
Well, that settles it then. It came from Mitt's mouth, so no need for actual proof. NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #13
Here's the 2012 tax rates based on income. truthisfreedom Aug 2012 #14
Tell me about it. sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #24
Well, not more than double. These are marginal rates. HERVEPA Aug 2012 #36
Do not forget to add about 8% on the first 115 thousand or so. KILL THE WISE ONE Aug 2012 #70
If so, I pity him. Igel Aug 2012 #44
Note that the graphic is only Federal, does not include state income taxes. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #84
The proof of the pudding is in the eating, Willard. Liberal Veteran Aug 2012 #17
Well whoopee do mitt! But see he sees his 13% as a large number that snappyturtle Aug 2012 #18
13 percent OF WHAT? that leaves open that he hid income, possibly illegally, or unblock Aug 2012 #19
Bingo WestSeattle2 Aug 2012 #32
Barely. Igel Aug 2012 #47
Exactly. What was his "income" during those years? yardwork Aug 2012 #58
excellent point spooky3 Aug 2012 #81
I guess we'll just have to take your word for it BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #20
Now he has gone and done it his tax returns will never be released. n/t gordianot Aug 2012 #21
Prove it, Mitt. Release the returns. sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #22
Prove it Mitt Progressive dog Aug 2012 #23
oh mittens, you horrible liar... Javaman Aug 2012 #25
Far less than us 99%ers. ...oh, and....... onehandle Aug 2012 #26
Rmoney wrote off almost all of his income and paid 13 % on almost zero income -- probable Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #27
that is it... Yooperman Aug 2012 #39
I demand you retract that offensive slur against the Mustelidae family immediately! lastlib Aug 2012 #69
* P r e c i s e l y * tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #57
Yes. this is my take on it, as i posted clumsily below. After deductions and losses.. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #75
Some reporter should ask him point blank cosmicone Aug 2012 #28
Don't ask too much from Reporters permitted to ask His Mittysty... Amonester Aug 2012 #42
If they asked the tough questions cosmicone Aug 2012 #66
truthisfreedom Diclotican Aug 2012 #29
Now it's all of a sudden reasonable and expected that a billionaire pays 13% while I pay 35%. The_Casual_Observer Aug 2012 #30
so you make maybe 800,000 a year? HERVEPA Aug 2012 #40
PROVE IT!!! Iggo Aug 2012 #31
Absolutely! Now HE'S making a claim; it's only fair to expect proof PurityOfEssence Aug 2012 #90
The REPORTER said he paid "at least 13 percent on his income." Atman Aug 2012 #33
Odd--for each of the last eighteen years, I have never paid less than 26 percent.... lastlib Aug 2012 #34
I had to pay 35% on $4,800 I made last year. Iliyah Aug 2012 #35
How? Igel Aug 2012 #50
It's not that low if you work on commissions and make a lot of your income through bonuses MessiahRp Aug 2012 #61
I think he is including his tithe on some of those years. louis-t Aug 2012 #37
And he should get called out on his and Ann's "charity" claim. louis-t Aug 2012 #38
His church demands it, and uses it to invest in DavidL Aug 2012 #48
On bookshelves now: "How to Make a Bad Situation Worse" by Willard M. Romney beac Aug 2012 #43
I had to submit more financial info than he has just to apply for a mortgage rox63 Aug 2012 #45
We know this because Mitt Romeny says so . . . Jack Rabbit Aug 2012 #46
Rmoney's taxes are back in the news! MgtPA Aug 2012 #49
Yeah, and I shit pink diamonds.... DearAbby Aug 2012 #51
Too cool SmittynMo Aug 2012 #68
You must be on a VERY starchy diet. lob1 Aug 2012 #79
shared by IRS IT person SMMcMahon Aug 2012 #52
"I'd bet 10k Mitt does not release any more returns." cleduc Aug 2012 #54
The next question from a brave reporter: Tracer Aug 2012 #55
Eh, sounds like bullshit Orangepeel Aug 2012 #63
He's on the hook for SOMETHING. sofa king Aug 2012 #94
Oh, I agree. And I wouldn't be surprised at all if he took the amnesty Orangepeel Aug 2012 #95
Sure, skepticism is in order. sofa king Aug 2012 #96
If you read the post carefully, even "Brian" didn't claim that the IRS employee said that. spooky3 Aug 2012 #97
Mitt and Ann(toinette) continue to talk about it. Not going away. It's great. nt Cognitive_Resonance Aug 2012 #53
"IF" that's true ..................... jb5150 Aug 2012 #56
Lets make this pefectly clear.... Sheepshank Aug 2012 #59
Maybe the key is "PAST TEN YEARS" Maybe he didn't pay during his Bain years...remember, Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #60
Prove it!! Historic NY Aug 2012 #62
There is SECRET evidence that Romney is telling the TRUTH! tclambert Aug 2012 #64
I call Bull-butter!! lastlib Aug 2012 #65
Is everyone missing the point here? SmittynMo Aug 2012 #67
How does he have an "income" if he has been unemployed for so many of those years? AllyCat Aug 2012 #71
Prove it Mitt Flatpicker Aug 2012 #72
But WHAT were his deductions? He can say he "paid" that rate, but in the end... progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #73
Ya' know, Mitt, every fucking person in this country has paid at least 13% except rurallib Aug 2012 #77
"I am not a crook" PSPS Aug 2012 #78
Prove it, Willard. You're a known pathological liar. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #83
Prove it, show me the long form The Second Stone Aug 2012 #85
Notice the language. He isn't saying he paid 13% he is saying he paid something harun Aug 2012 #86
Federal Taxes? Or, Is He Including State Taxes, Cayman Island Fees and Tithing? TomCADem Aug 2012 #87
AUDIT! Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #88
Less than 1/2 of his supposed bracket rate cbrer Aug 2012 #89
The list of questions grows and grows for me. Festivito Aug 2012 #91
Not according to Harry Reid. n/t hughee99 Aug 2012 #92
Does that include tithes? Retrograde Aug 2012 #93
BUT.. did he take the amnesty deal to bing home his Swiss Bank Acounts? lib2DaBone Aug 2012 #98
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