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Ann Romney: No More Tax Returns Will Be Released
In an interview with NBC set to air Thursday, Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said her husband's campaign will not release any additional tax returns to the public ahead of the election.
"We have been very transparent to what's legally required of us," Romney told reporter Natalie Morales, according to excerpts from NBC News. "There's going to be no more tax releases given."
Defying a longstanding trend among presidential candidates, the Romney campaign has only released a single -- and likely incomplete -- tax return. Politicians and pundits from both sides of the aisle have been pressuring Romney for weeks to disclose more of his tax history, culminating with a claim from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) two weeks ago that he'd heard from an early investor in Bain Capital that Romney didnt pay any taxes for a decade. Romney has denied that claim.
Ann Romney said that releasing more details on the family's taxes would merely give the Obama campaign "more ammunition." The Romneys' wealth is rumored to be as much as $250 million, and since much of Mitt Romney's earnings come from investments, he would pay a lower effective tax rate than many lesser-off Americans. But as for whether the campaign is trying to withhold embarrassing information, Ann Romney told NBC "there's nothing we're hiding."
Seriously, I do NOT want this Marie Antoinette wannabe as first lady. She would be a disgrace to this country, hell she makes Nancy Reagan & Barbara Bush look warm and compassionate.
Here's the thing miss snooty pants - as my mamma would say when I tried to hide the report card from her: 'If you don't want to show it to me then it must mean something bad is on there' (It was a C, my first and only).
warrior1
(12,325 posts)have started talking about taxes again. Thanks for keeping in the American public's mind.
bigtree
(86,005 posts)She's as dense as he is.
What 'ammunition' luv?
tanyev
(42,610 posts)PRETZEL
(3,245 posts)I'm really wondering how much of this is going to be re-edited to get rid of all the hypocritical comments she makes.
http://rockcenter.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/15/13284524-ann-romney-talks-family-finances-in-exclusive-interview-theres-nothing-were-hiding?lite
Case in point:
Last two paragraphs:
In regards to their finances, she said "there's nothing we're hiding."
"It's been managed by a blind trust since before Mitt was governor, you know, 2002 forward, she told Morales. And so, you know, I'll be curious to see what's in there too."
Ok, there's nothing to hide, but you're curious what's in those tax returns also?
Please............