tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post5727429080200750962..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-85942795143306454262012-01-25T21:20:51.750-05:002012-01-25T21:20:51.750-05:00I'm just a regular liberal arts MA, 64 years o...I'm just a regular liberal arts MA, 64 years old-but I would be ashamed to be as rich as Mitt Romney. He has been quoted as saying during his early marriage that he "wanted to do significant things". Well, with his money, he should be embarrassed that he hasn't !Pallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610910291627363042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-24512388472786934582012-01-24T16:36:44.263-05:002012-01-24T16:36:44.263-05:00That Swiss bank account could turn out to be big t...That Swiss bank account could turn out to be big trouble for Romney if he's found to have taken advantage of the IRS amnesty for the Swiss-account tax cheats.: smintheus ::https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280030649524520605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-4710954557315043052012-01-24T11:44:01.873-05:002012-01-24T11:44:01.873-05:00Note to Conservative Teacher: If Romney sounds so ...Note to Conservative Teacher: If Romney sounds so swell to you, maybe you should try persuading the rest of your party. I'm sure you'd do a better job than the candidate himself is doing.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-72222681326790428642012-01-24T11:35:17.925-05:002012-01-24T11:35:17.925-05:00Thanks Steve.Thanks Steve.Danphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368147966029831819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-28724670413106461512012-01-24T11:25:24.370-05:002012-01-24T11:25:24.370-05:00Yeah, you're right--swagger would be better.
...Yeah, you're right--swagger would be better.<br /><br />This, though:<br /><br /><i>But I don't think most Americans even know what their own tax rate is.</i><br /><br />It's true, but if anything people tend to <i>overestimate</i> their tax rate--which would exaggerate the contrast with Mitt's.Tom Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575511424823512042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-5051167706605148432012-01-24T11:13:56.992-05:002012-01-24T11:13:56.992-05:00Thank you for giving us the view from inside your ...Thank you for giving us the view from inside your your rather large sphincter, ACT.<br /><br />He didn't take any salary!<br />And he contributed to charity!<br /><br />Have you ever in your learnin' or teachin' come across the term, "Noblesse Oblige?"<br /><br />Probably not.<br /><br />You remain one clue-free SOB.<br />And one of the most gullible rubes in American history.<br /><br />What a dope! WHAT A MAROON!!!c u n d gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875369227763250574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-68351119802635247182012-01-24T10:43:44.839-05:002012-01-24T10:43:44.839-05:00Wow, he gave 3 million in charity, didn't take...Wow, he gave 3 million in charity, didn't take a salary while he worked for the public (Olympics, Governor), and managed to be a successful investor even in bad times... why, I think I'm going to vote for Obama instead because who wants that as President!A Conservative Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14310613238755513162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-88347070503787104532012-01-24T09:20:43.544-05:002012-01-24T09:20:43.544-05:00Danp: The numbers are in the WSJ and WaPo stories...Danp: The numbers are in the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204624204577179740171772850.html" rel="nofollow">WSJ</a> and <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2012/01/23/gIQAj5bUMQ_story.html" rel="nofollow">WaPo</a> stories.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-9177370395876112892012-01-24T09:16:29.765-05:002012-01-24T09:16:29.765-05:00"Mitt should say that the fact that he's ..."Mitt should say that the fact that he's rich means he knows what he's doing." <br /><br />He tried, and delivered another clunker. He said he doesn't think Americans want a President who pays more taxes than he owes. If he had said "I don't think Americans want a President who can't fill out a tax return correctly" it might have sounded better, although it still reeks of out-of-touch spoiled rich kid.Rugosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348056243298249939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-18044051631456504332012-01-24T08:45:16.846-05:002012-01-24T08:45:16.846-05:00I agree.
Mitt should say that the fact that he'...I agree.<br />Mitt should say that the fact that he's rich means he knows what he's doing. And that he earned it. A lot of rubes believe that.<br /><br />And then tell the rubes that if we elect him, he'll do his best to make everyone else rich, too.<br /><br />Maybe Mitt is ashamed because, underneath it all, he believes in the parable of the rich man and the eye of a needle.<br /><br />Nah, I don't think he believes in anything except that he should be President.c u n d gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875369227763250574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-15780112069389364882012-01-24T08:44:31.614-05:002012-01-24T08:44:31.614-05:00Did he actually release his tax forms? I want to ...Did he actually release his tax forms? I want to know how much income he got from giving speeches. Or to be more specific, how much earned income he had. Also how many deductions.Danphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368147966029831819noreply@blogger.com