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2016 Postmortem

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts) Sun Sep 23, 2012, 10:14 PM Sep 2012

Romney says it's "fair" that he only pays 14 percent taxes and you pay more

( PELLEY) So you think it is fair.

(ROMNEY) Yeah, I-- I think it's the right way to encourage economic growth-- to get people to invest, to start businesses, to put people to work.

http://www.americablog.com/2012/09/romney-says-its-fair-that-he-only-pays.html

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Romney says it's "fair" that he only pays 14 percent taxes and you pay more (Original Post) UCmeNdc Sep 2012 OP

How does that encourage economic growth LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #1

He didn't say WHERE the economic growth would occur... brooklynite Sep 2012 #2

Romney has made his billions eliminating jobs by bankrupting companies and stealing empoyee pensions Monk06 Sep 2012 #3

LiberalFighter

(50,942 posts)

1. How does that encourage economic growth

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 10:35 PM

Sep 2012

when he puts his money in overseas accounts?

brooklynite

(94,588 posts)

2. He didn't say WHERE the economic growth would occur...

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 10:37 PM

Sep 2012

...besides, the Swiss Banks offer delicious chocolates with each deposit...

Monk06

(7,675 posts)

3. Romney has made his billions eliminating jobs by bankrupting companies and stealing empoyee pensions

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 12:16 AM

Sep 2012

Then hiding his money from the IRS in the Caymans, Switzerland and probably Jersey and the Isle of Mann.

He isn't an investor and never has been. He is a wealth extractor.

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