In a deep dive into Mitt Romney’s tax returns, it turns out that the 2012 GOP presidential candidate paid about $44,000 …
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Give Romney a Break! His Charitable Giving Offsets His Low Tax Rate
Mitt Romney may not be paying as much federal income tax as you’d like. But his charitable giving is extraordinary. Add the two together—taxes and voluntary giving—and you get something close to an overall rate that many …
Former Obama Official Defends Romney’s Bain Capital Record
Steve Rattner spent three decades on Wall Street and co-founded the Quadrangle Group, a well-known private equity firm, so it’s not surprising that he might want to defend the honor of the industry that made him rich — …
Campaign Casualty: Private Equity Fights Back
Maligned by political charges related to Romney’s time at Bain Capital, the private equity industry is trying to get out of it’s own way on the PR front–and keep those profits rolling in.
Mitt Romney: Successful CEO or ‘Predatory Corporate Mugger’?
GOP Rivals Hammer Frontrunner’s Private Equity Past at Bain Capital
The Loss of Upward Mobility in the U.S.
Economic mobility is becoming a more prominent issue in the 2012 Republican presidential race, and will likely be widely discussed in the general election. The GOP’s remaining top-tier candidates — Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, …
A Tax Hike is a Terrible Thing to Waste
For weeks, Democrats and Republicans have been locked in a bitter dispute over the so-called “millionaires tax” – an income tax surcharge targeting wealthy taxpayers. Democrats want to use it to pay for an extension of the …
