From CNN:
(CNN)– Sen. Harry Reid said nothing of his earlier claims that Mitt Romney had not paid taxes over a ten-year span in a Friday statement joining Democrats in responding to Romney’s release of tax-related documents on Friday.
The Nevada Democrat and Senate majority leader called Romney’s accounting “galling” and said the documentation “reveals that Mitt Romney manipulated one of the only two years of tax returns he’s seen fit to show the American people – and then only to ‘conform’ with his public statements.”
Though Romney:
- In 2011, the Romneys paid $1,935,708 in taxes on $13,696,951 in mostly investment income.
- The Romneys’ effective tax rate for 2011 was 14.1%.
- The Romneys donated $4,020,772 to charity in 2011, amounting to nearly 30% of their income.
- The Romneys claimed a deduction for $2.25 million of those charitable contributions.
- The Romneys’ generous charitable donations in 2011 would have significantly reduced their tax obligation for the year. The Romneys thus limited their deduction of charitable contributions to conform to the Governor’s statement in August, based upon the January estimate of income, that he paid at least 13% in income taxes in each of the last 10 years.
So according to Reid and the Demorats, Leftists, Religion Left and DEM/MSM, Romney is a tax cheat and a manipulator because he didn’t release enough documents or because he gave them what they wanted. Romeny can’t win either way.
Say, this wouldn’t be any kind of a purposeful election-time ploy, would it — ?
BZ
P.S.
Harry Reid, where are your tax records? What’s been your source of millionaire’s income?
Harry is a disgusting, lying Democrat, a piece of garbage and a stinking LIBBER of the 1st Order… It’s all he has… A lot like the libber trolls that used to haunt the old blog, they have nothing but *Blame Bush*, *Obama is great* and you Conservatives are big nasty poopy heads…
I love this new blog man, the trolls are gone and life is good!
Much more flexible. And WE OWN IT.
BZ
BZ, I’m not surprised at Dingy Harry, are you???
Not at all. What’s somewhat surprising is the NAKED lies and the NAKEDLY PURPOSEFUL attempts at misleading the public all for MONEY and POWER.
BZ
harry Reid is nothing but a liar and crook…he could care less what comes out of his mouth..Romney pays more in taxes than what Harry Reid is worth, which is about 10 Pesos…
At one time, RHC, Nevada had a chance. At one time, it had a solid and tight budget. At one time it was independent and proud. But it too has sucked the cock of illegals for votes and cheap labor. Nevada, too, will be taking the fall right along with Fornicalia when my once-great state collapses from within.
BZ
Harry was a school teacher when I met him.
He got “land deal tips” once he was elected to public office.
Nevada is a “Right to Work” State, except for Las Vegas, which became a haven for “illegals” working in the casinos making beds, washing dishes.
Started as cheap menial labor.
Harry Reid took payoffs, mordita, and acquired millions.
Reid should be thrown out with the trash and sewage.
He can never return to his original home because of this.
Set the old fart adrift, and watch who comes to rescue him!
Didn’t know you met him.
I am sorry for you, for that.
He is the EPITOME of corrupt.
BZ