Politico wrote an interesting article about how Mitt Romney could still stand to receive criticism over his taxes.
After receiving criticism from not only the democrats but
voters alike Mitt Romney finally released information on two decades worth of
tax returns and his 2011 tax return. His 2011 tax return shows that he opted
not to claim the more than $1.75 million in deductions for charitable donations
because he “made a commitment to the public that his tax rate would be over 13%”.
However he has been quoted saying, “if I paid more than legally due, I don’t
think I would be president,” I just think there was no way for him to come out
on top in that situation. The article shows that despite his attempt to silence
his critics, his actions have raised more questions and criticisms than he anticipated.
Some of the questions raised were why he didn’t release the tax information for
each and every one of the years instead of an average of all the taxes he has
paid? The article also shows how the average amount of taxes he paid (20.2%)
could actually be incorrect. I just think that if he as a presidential candidate isn't open with the public it gives us reason not to trust him, or vote for him.
