Romney 2012?

David Cameron is prepared to publish details of his tax returns after agreeing with George Osborne that the most senior members of the cabinet should be open about their financial affairs.

The prime minister is said to be relaxed and happy with the idea of publishing his tax returns, following the example set last week by Boris Johnson, the mayor of London.

It is understood Cameron and Osborne have agreed that the most senior office holders in the cabinet should make an open declaration after the local elections on 3 May.

Nick Clegg and Vince Cable have indicated they would be happy to publish their tax affairs. It is not clear whether William Hague, who earned a tidy sum as a writer and speaker before the election, would be prepared to follow their example. As foreign secretary, he could be covered by the Cameron-Osborne agreement that the cabinet's most senior office holders should be transparent.

Theresa May, the home secretary, could also be covered.

The prime minister is understood to have discussed the matter with Osborne before the chancellor's remarks in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday in which he indicated that he would be prepared to publish his tax affairs.

Labour called on Osborne to be more transparent after he said last month that he would not be affected personally by the cut in the top rate of income tax from 50p to 45p.

What do you say, McG? See the difference?

Now, in a different area, I could care less with whom he sleeps.

And why should any candidate be required to release their tax records?
Its none of my business or yours how much a candidate has earned, or anything else about their financial status.

would you be willing, as a private citizen, to release all of your tax records for the last 20 years for public inspection?

He has released all the tx records he is required to. Please don't tell me guys are going to become the new birthers demanding Romneys records.
Remember defending Obama and his birth certificate? Surely you do.

Let's look at the differences.
Every Presidential candidate since the 70s has released 10 years or more of tax records. Romney will only release 1 year and has let the press view but not make copies of 1 more year. So... Romney is the one that hasn't met the standard of any previous Presidential candidate.

Obama is the ONLY Presidential candidate that released his birth certificate and on numerous occasions. Including having state officials verify that it was the correct one.

One can hardly compare a candidate that is substantially MORE forthcoming to one that is substantially LESS and claim that they are the same thing.

Have you demanded to see the tax records of you senator or your rep in congress?

Please try to read along, McG...

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He has released all the tx records he is required to. Please don't tell me guys are going to become the new birthers demanding Romneys records.
Remember defending Obama and his birth certificate? Surely you do.

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Let's look at the differences.
Every Presidential candidate since the 70s has released 10 years or more of tax records. Romney will only release 1 year and has let the press view but not make copies of 1 more year. So... Romney is the one that hasn't met the standard of any previous Presidential candidate.

Obama is the ONLY Presidential candidate that released his birth certificate and on numerous occasions. Including having state officials verify that it was the correct one.

One can hardly compare a candidate that is substantially MORE forthcoming to one that is substantially LESS and claim that they are the same thing.

Those differences, McG.

Individual income tax returns — including those of public figures — are private information, protected by law from unauthorized disclosure. Indeed, the Internal Revenue Service is barred from releasing any taxpayer information whatsoever, except to authorized agencies and individuals.
Like all other citizens, U.S. presidents enjoy this protection of their privacy. Since the early 1970s, however, most presidents have chosen to release their returns publicly. In the hope of making this information more widely available, the Tax History Project at Tax Analysts has compiled an archive of presidential tax returns.

Since there doesn't seem to be a thread dedicated solely to discussing Romney's candidacy, pro & con....

To start things off, here's an article about him refusing to state his position on repealing the immigration policy Obama just enacted - I think it is a good example of Romney's spinelessness:

“But would you repealed (sic) this?” Schieffer pressed.

“Well, it would be overtaken by events, if you will, by virtue of my putting in place a long-term solution with legislation that creates law that relates to these individuals such that they no what their setting is going to be,” Romney explained.

“I don’t want keep on about this, but just to make sure I understand, would you leave this in place while you work out a long-term solution or would you just repeal it?” the CBS host asked again.

“We’ll look at that setting as we reach that,” Romney insisted...


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/17/romney-refuses-to-say-if-he-would-undo-obamas-immigration-policy/

This was interesting.

And why should any candidate be required to release their tax records?

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney adviser Ed Gillespie said Sunday that the candidate "retired retroactively" from his job at Bain Capital, which Romney maintains that he left in 1999 despite evidence suggesting he remained involved with the company until 2002.