[Prokopton]

So if he went into Saks Fifth Avenue and stole a $1700 wallet that would be the same as if the guy who makes $40,000 went into the 99 Cent store and stole 3 candy bars?

Is that how this works?

It's got nothing to do with stealing, it's about keeping track. Someone making $40,000.00 could easily forget about where $3.00 is, someone making $21,000,000.00 could easily forget about where $1,700.00 is.

[P-Marlowe]

If you have $3,000,000 in a Swiss Bank Account, you are not going to misplace the $1700 in interest you earned on that amount. And if you make $21,000,000 a year in dividends and interest, you can afford an accountant who will balance your books down to the penny.

If I make a $1700 error on my tax return, I go to jail or I get a huge fine.

If Romney makes the same mistake, well, it is insignificant, so they'll let it pass.

Is that how it works?

[Scoutmaster]

[S]omeone making $21,000,000.00 could easily forget about where $1,700.00 is.

He didn't forget about about $1,700 - he *forgot* about $3 million. Three. Million. Dollars. He probably needs to check his accounts in the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man, Anjouan, Vanuatu, and Andorra. Out of sight, out of mind.