Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Makes You Wonder”

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Makes You Wonder”

CHICAGO, IL -- As Mitt Romney heads to Pennsylvania today, a new Obama for America television ad titled “Makes You Wonder” will greet him on the Pennsylvania airwaves. The ad raises questions about whether Mitt Romney has avoided paying his fair share in taxes. He recently said that his campaign has “put out as much as we’re going to put out” – which makes you wonder: what is Mitt Romney hiding?

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“Tax Havens” “Offshore accounts” “Carried Interest”

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“Tax Havens” “Offshore accounts” “Carried Interest”
 
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Mitt Romney has used every trick in the book

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Vanity Fair, August 2012

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Romney admits that over the last two years he’s paid less than 15% in taxes on $43 million in income.

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Willard M. & Ann D. Romney 2010 IRS Form 1040

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Makes you wonder if some years he paid any taxes at all.

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2009? 2008? 2007? 2006? 2005?

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We don’t know because Romney has released just one full year of his tax returns.

And won’t release anything before 2010.

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Washington Post, 4/23/12

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Romney: “You know what, I’ve put out as much as we’re gonna put out.”

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Romney, NBC News, 7/13/12

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What is Mitt Romney hiding?

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What is Mitt Romney hiding?