Mitt Romney is trying to pull a fast one on the American public.
On Friday, Big Money Mitt released his 2011 tax return for public consumption. Not only did the release come late on a Friday (when journalists are finishing up work for the week and no one’s really paying attention), but it came with a “summary” of Mitt’s tax history for the past 20 years. Hmmm…
Although Romney made $13.7 million in 2011, he paid only $1.94 million in federal income taxes, which is the equivalent of 14.1%. Or, to put it in simpler terms, that’s about 6% less than you’d tip your waiter at Red Lobster. By contrast, President and Mrs. Obama made $789,674 in 2011 and paid $162,074 in federal taxes, which is 20.5%.
Mitt also refused to release any further tax returns, opting instead to release a note from his parents accountant, who gave a generalized summary of previous tax years — but no specifics.
I don’t know about you, but I have a bit of a problem with Millionaire Mitt paying less taxes than most middle-class Americans. I also have a problem with the perception that he’s hiding something in those other tax years, since he’s so hell bent on not showing them.
For a man who keeps the bulk of his fortunes in an off-shore bank in the Cayman Islands, thereby avoiding U.S. scrutiny, no wonder he doesn’t care about 47% of Americans. He’s loaded. He’s playing by a different set of rules and he’s flying under the radar.
So, is Mitt Romney really fit to be President of the United States?
