“...investment funds set up in the Cayman Islands, a notorious Caribbean tax haven.”
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“Notorious” my ass.
The Commies don’t like it when the affluent find ways to defeat their thieving money traps.
It’s a tax haven only if you cheat on your taxes. Just because the money is in a Caymen Island fund doesn’t mean you are allowed to pay less in taxes. It just means it’s easier to cheat.
Romney says he pays 15% income tax, but pushes for a 35% tax rate for the “wealthy.” Then hides his own wealth offshore in tax havens?
“The Commies don’t like it when the affluent find ways to defeat their thieving money traps.”
Sure. But the average American, regardless of political stripe, isnt going to like the idea of their president using offshore tax havens.
That’s a stupid comment that makes us look bad. If you are purposely avoid taxes you are breaking the law. Do you want to get into a conversation about what laws we should obey and should not obey? It might be fun but entirely unproductive.
Exactly! There’s no suggestion of impropriety here from the underlying facts, yet they have to make it look like it’s underhanded or duplicitous by calling it ‘notorious.’
Precisely, this is just a BS liberal attack on a prosperous, hard-working businessman. This attack can be neutralized quickly by simply stating that Romney was following all the tax laws and also explaining that there are benefits to setting up corporations in the Cayman Islands that have nothing to do with the amount of taxes he’s had to pay. Then mention some of the many wealthy people and companies that have set up corporations in the Cayman Islands (including some Democrats).
To win the general election, our candidate just has to neutralize the accusations by Obama’s campaign and focus the public on all of BHO’s failures and serious policy errors as President. That’s the road to GOP control of the House, Senate, and White House, and the only road to stop an inflationary devaluation of the dollar that would be required to pay for all of Obama, Reid, and Pelosi’s massive spending plans through the stealth tax of inflation (if they retain power).
Personally I think Santorum, Gingrich, and Romney can all beat Obama in the general election, but Ron Paul would definitely lose to Obama and Perry would be a toss-up vs. Obama. So I’ll be happy if either Santorum, Grinrich, or Romney ends up as the GOP nominee and I’ll support our nominee as much as possible.