{"id":25776,"date":"2012-01-28T10:50:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T17:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/28\/romney-tries-being-not-so-rich-and-tax-coddled.html"},"modified":"2012-02-01T10:37:06","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T17:37:06","slug":"romney-tries-being-not-so-rich-and-tax-coddled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/28\/romney-tries-being-not-so-rich-and-tax-coddled.html","title":{"rendered":"Romney tries being not so rich and tax-coddled"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or at least tries convincing us he's not, by incorrectly mauling numbers to make it seem like he's paying 50% income tax.<\/p>\n

Only in your worst dreams, Mitt.<\/p>\n

He must be getting really worried about Newt. #ddtb<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +David McGirr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mitt Romney attempting to backpedal. He is failing.<\/p>\n

He's saying that he pays around 50% in taxes because his corporation pays 35% and he pays 13.9% meaning that his actual tax burden is higher.<\/p>\n

That's complete bullshit. The corporation pays salary after taxes are paid. And Mitt Romney doesn't earn a salary, he gets his money as gained capital which means that he pays 15% and lower, with deductions.<\/p>\n

He does not pay 50% in taxes, he is full of shit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Or at least tries convincing us he's not, by incorrectly mauling numbers to make it seem like he's paying 50% income tax. Only in your worst dreams, Mitt. He must be getting really worried about Newt. #ddtb Reshared post from +David McGirr Mitt Romney attempting to backpedal. He is failing. 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