Letter: Fixation on Romney's taxes is ridiculous

Published: Saturday, Aug. 18 2012 8:38 a.m. MDT

In this Aug. 3, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to reporters after he campaigned at McCandless Trucking in North Las Vegas, Nev.

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The continuing fixation of the Obama campaign on Mitt Romney's tax returns is ridiculous. I haven't seen Romney's returns, but I'd wager that he has done exactly what virtually every other American citizen does every year with their taxes. They use the existing tax laws to minimize the amount of their money they must pay to the government.

How many of Romney's critics can honestly say that they don't try to accomplish exactly the same thing in their own situation? We may not like some of the current tax laws, but that is a separate issue, and their existence is certainly not Romney's fault. The transparent and hypocritical attempts to keep this distraction in the news are preventing meaningful discussion of much more important issues.

Dave Argyle

Riverton

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Hutterite

American Fork, UT

No, the continuing fixation on the presidents' birth certificate is ridiculous. He's produced it. All romney has to do is the same.

8:57 a.m. Aug. 18, 2012
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JoeBlow

Far East USA, SC

And I would bet that GE paid all of its required taxes, but the right hammers away at them.

I find it interesting that Tax returns are off limits, but college records and Birth Certificates are fair game.

I have little doubt More..

9:56 a.m. Aug. 18, 2012
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The Real Maverick

Orem, UT

" If Obama is so worried about Romney’s taxes, why doesn’t he issue another “executive order” and have the IRS audit Romney’s taxes? "

Reason: Because Romney running away from this issue is doing More..

10:04 a.m. Aug. 18, 2012
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