Since everyone’s speculating about what’s in Mitt Romney’s tax returns, I’ll take a quick stab.<\/p>\n
Let’s stipulate that Romney paid no taxes for the last 10 years. Let’s further stipulate that he broke no laws to avoid paying\u00c2\u00a0 taxes.<\/p>\n
Fine. If someone told me how to legally avoid paying any taxes, I probably wouldn’t send a donation to the IRS. I’m not saying I shouldn’t, I’m just confessing to a selfish streak in myself.<\/p>\n
However, I would also say that a tax code that lets a multimillionaire pay no taxes is crazy and needs to be fixed. It’s as though we are deliberately saying, “If you’re rich, you’re above taxes.”<\/p>\n
No one likes taxes, but responsible people agree that they are necessary.<\/p>\n
So, hold your nose and pay some goddam taxes like the rest of us, Mitt!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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