07-15-2012, 11:07 PM
I'm not sure I agree that any of us would skirt tax laws and ethics the way that Mitt Romney has, based on what was known before and on what is coming out this week. It's a bit disingenuous to try and compare the average middle class W-2 taxpayer with a person like Mitt Romney.
If it turns out that a multimillionaire (and in reality the public has no idea how wealthy Romney is) has been paying less than 10% on income taxes because he controls so much wealth that he's able to design that for himself, I don't see that playing well.
How do people feel about Americans who go ex-pat to avoid taxes? It's legal, but do you respect that person? Is it hypocritical to criticize that? Would you do the same?
I see nothing at all hypocritical about deciding that this person isn't likely to put forward fair laws, in fact he's most likely to put forward laws that unfairly benefit super wealthy people such as himself.
If it turns out that a multimillionaire (and in reality the public has no idea how wealthy Romney is) has been paying less than 10% on income taxes because he controls so much wealth that he's able to design that for himself, I don't see that playing well.
How do people feel about Americans who go ex-pat to avoid taxes? It's legal, but do you respect that person? Is it hypocritical to criticize that? Would you do the same?
I see nothing at all hypocritical about deciding that this person isn't likely to put forward fair laws, in fact he's most likely to put forward laws that unfairly benefit super wealthy people such as himself.