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Valid point until you examine the facts and realize that Romney paid 13.9% and the average household with median income pays around 12.5%. The fact is that as stated our tax code is very progressive. Once everyone takes all available deductions, it is almost flat for those with median or...

Oh man, we could make a killing on just flipping a few countries. LOL :D I joke about it, but there is some historical precedent. Think Japan and Germany.

I fully acknowledged that. You are acting like I am in Romney's corner. No so my friend. I just know what I would do if I were him. The point was that he should release them at the prime moment. The minute the first debate starts is the best moment. Most upside with least downside.

Yeah, just like when Newt did it, it is easy to see how there is a ton of upside and almost no downside, and the timing is everything. Pros: -Oppo dump right in the middle of debate analysis overload for most voters. If there is something they dislike it won't receive nearly as much press...

I considered this awhile ago, and then dismissed it, but after the headline today about the Dems offering Romney a deal, "release 5 years and we'll drop the issue", and him declining. Now I'm starting to think that you might have a point.

Or for that matter, even release them the moment the first debate starts. During the debate prep, Obama will have been instructed on how to address this tax issue. The proper response from Romney will be, "Actually, my team has just released 5 additional years worth of returns. People are...

There's the pre-release statement. I would guess that they will probably see how the first debate goes. If it is obvious from that debate that the tax thing will remain a liability, then they will release them. This statement serves the purpose of turning the effective rate into old news...

Well ok, I'll buy that argument as long as the underlying assumption is correct, i.e. banks are not loaning money at all. But what we've been seeing for the past couple years is that this assumption is not correct. Banks are absolutely lending to consumers at an increasing rate. Remember that...

There is a significant flaw in the analogy that pretty much destroys the entire argument. The analogy is based on the premise that "savers" who do not have an immediate consumption motive effectively remove wealth/money from the system. It even goes so far as to suggest that the person might...

Not if you get rid of the repeats. There are many dual entries on the Romney side that aren't on the Obama side. Go to the site and click on "pants on fire" for both candidates. Romney has 14 listed, but only 9 are original. The others are repeats. All 6 of Obama's are original. I just...

BTW, just in case anyone here is trying to make the assertion that one campaign is more dishonest than the other. They really aren't that far off. Maybe if I get some time I will count up only those comments made about the opponent to see if one is less honest in their criticism. Keep in mind...

That's exactly why I said to stop trying to rebut smear ads. The correct response is something like, "Is that the best you can do?" Laugh them off as flailing bullies on the playground and deliver a line about how you believe in the industrious and innovative spirit of America that will...

They both make stuff up because they aren't really that far apart. It's like two Japanese girls arguing over who's hair is straighter and blacker. But I specifically said "ACCURATE" in my post. There is plenty of accurate ammo for them to use. The economy is horrible and might be headed...

You just proved your original post incorrect. "According to some Mormon sources" is equivalent to saying, "According to the opinion of certain Mormons". So, "rulers of their own heavenly kingdoms" is the same thing as "receive their own planets"? I can tell you what I know of actual...

I think Obama had to unleash hard and early given the situation, but I don't think it's time yet for Romney to start spending. If I were him I would wait till after the first debate. It seems like many people are treating modern politics the same as those of the last hundred years. It no...

I think that he is. It is just easier not to do the research on your own and instead take quotes from people whom you generally agree with. I don't have a problem with that, because it is difficult to fact check every statement. But, if he is going to spread that statement then I believe that...

That's not what they (Mormons) believe. If you are going to trash on them, then at least do enough honest research to get the facts right. C'mon FT, you are better than that. You can't just look up quotes from an anti-religious zealot and take them for fact without actually considering that...

Not really a correct statement from an objective point of view. Do you think that Martin Luther's critics had much good to say about him, or do you think that they considered him a conman? Point is that history is filled with biased records, and the proof you refer to is hardly as conclusive...

Sounds a whole lot like the situation surrounding Ike back in the 50's. Everyone knew about his military career and he was popular for his strategic skill on both sides of the isle. Completely kept his political views out of it to the point where the Dems were trying to get him to run on their...

Ironically, it was actually Hillary Clinton who used to have a spiritual adviser over to conduct imaginary conversations with her hero Eleanor Roosevelt. Personally believe that Clinton was just performing a sort of role playing to help her think critically. But you can see the irony in...