Attention tax nerds, we found an awesome graph via The Fix, showing how Romney's tax returns compare to previous presidents. It's incredible. Note, the Sunlight Foundation provided all the data; we added the OMG arrow ourselves.
Romney’s taxes in a presidential context
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Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:00 PM EDT
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The rich are always concerned about their country, paying taxes would only distract them.
And this is just the income Romney decided "us people" we are entitled to see! Some estimates have shown Mitt's net worth in the billions. Think how many jobs we could save for teachers, firemen, and policemen if our tax rates were allowed to be increased after the first $250,000.00 is earned at the lower rate.
And does Romney agree? No! He wants to reduce rates for the higher income earners another ten per cent on top of the Bush tax cuts that already cost us a trillion in tax relief dor the rich each ten years. Romney's plan will raise it another trillion, according to estimates.
His advocates claim the additional earnings will allow more job creation. Too bad it isn't in America!
Wouldn't two trillion do a lot to lower our deficit? How many more programs like NASA will suffer at the greed of Romney and his Party?
And Romney promises us a new war with Iran. How will he fund it? He is already planning on raising taxes on those who make $30,000.00 a year. Will he cut Medicare? Will he cut Social Security we have paid into all of our lives to receive? Romney endorses the Ryan plan which does exactly that!
This is the first I've heard that Gov. Romney disclosed he has had his income taxes audited. The process of the audit and any fine or unpaid taxes definitely meets the criteria of being more shocking to the American people than Romney's refusal to release more returns. We're never going to see them.