Sunday talk shows...the Democratic strategist said the American people want to know what's in them. The Republican strategist said the American don't care. Which is it?
I thought about it, and personally I would have to say I'm only mildly curious. And that curiosity is probably no greater than it would be in connection with the returns of any fantastically wealthy guy who rants about taxes being too high, whether they are progressive or conservative. I think it's natural to wonder if the rich are really paying taxes, but I don't see it as a huge campaign issue.
I do wonder why the campaign hasn't just put them out there. Could there be anything that would be more harmful than the secrecy? Even if Romney paid no taxes for some or all of those years, would that be a huge deal (assuming he followed the tax laws?)
At one point I thought the McCain people might be used just to confirm that Romney paid taxes for the years McCain was given. If he did that, wouldn't that pretty much put an end to the controversy?
I don't know whether the American people care or not. As I said, I'm mildly curious, but not to the extent to justify our failure to address other more important issues.
I thought about it, and personally I would have to say I'm only mildly curious. And that curiosity is probably no greater than it would be in connection with the returns of any fantastically wealthy guy who rants about taxes being too high, whether they are progressive or conservative. I think it's natural to wonder if the rich are really paying taxes, but I don't see it as a huge campaign issue.
I do wonder why the campaign hasn't just put them out there. Could there be anything that would be more harmful than the secrecy? Even if Romney paid no taxes for some or all of those years, would that be a huge deal (assuming he followed the tax laws?)
At one point I thought the McCain people might be used just to confirm that Romney paid taxes for the years McCain was given. If he did that, wouldn't that pretty much put an end to the controversy?
I don't know whether the American people care or not. As I said, I'm mildly curious, but not to the extent to justify our failure to address other more important issues.
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