Swiss Bank Accounts? Why would that be a big deal to people?

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  1. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...2010_n_1683084.html?utm_hp_ref=elections-2012

    Yep, a man of the people alright!
     
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    Bullshit. There are several uses for Swiss bank accounts. I have one, because I used to work in Europe. It's not a big deal to have one. And there's nothing wrong with choosing not to patriate income earned abroad. By the way, if you want a REALLY confidential bank account, Europe is worthless, bue Lichtenstein is better than Switzerland and the Channel Islands used to be best of all.
     
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    Oh, and when did Mitt Romney claim himself to be a "man of the people"? Do you believe President Obama to be that person? If you do, you're going to be disappointed.
     
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    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    At least Obama has been poor before.
     
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    Wow.
     
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    I suppose for business reasons. They are considered the most secure banks. A businessman (or entertainer...) with the type of wealth as he probably should have bank accounts all over the place for handling various transactions. I suppose it could be assumed this is a tax dodge.
     
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    Why does that matter? Is there something inherently noble about being poor?

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    No, but there's something inherently noble about knowing what it's like to worry about money and survival in the real world. Something Mr. Romney can't say.
     
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    Mitt Romney's the only one who has shown that he understands what it's like to live within a budget. President Obama runs a deficit of over $1,000,000,000,000 a year.
     
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    Explain. Explain to me why I deserve to be taxed twice after paying taxes I earned in Sweden. Do you think Swedish taxes are too low? :crazy:
     
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    When? His grandmother was the VP of a bank in Honolulu, and his mom traveled the globe and ended up at UW at age 19.

    That's the same grandma that Barack said was a racist, in so many words.

    Your worldview is just odd to me, Chris. Are you married with kids?
     
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    Some third world countries could live on Mitt Romney's personal budget.

    You know, if you have nothing intelligent to add to a discussion, you should just not post.
     
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    What exactly is Mitt Romney's "personal budget"? It's money he earned. He's not living off of the largesse of the taxpayer.

    I find the irony of your second sentence delicious.
     
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    Barack Obama has gone from a community organizer to a multi-millionaire without holding a private sector job.

    Is it only OK if 1%ers get rich while "serving the people"?
     
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    He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago. I guess that doesn't qualify, huh?
     
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    Do you think it qualifies?
     
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    I was talking about when he made his millions. He went into "public service" to become a 1%er.

    His charitable donations are a joke compared to Romney's, by the way.

    Obama is a slick fraud. In other words, he's a typical politician, just like Romney. I'll take Romney because at least he says what he believes in, and doesn't try to spin things like Obama and his latest gaffe on business owners.

    BTW - the Romney/felon shit went nowhere, and your race card has expired. What's next from you and the rest of the Obama sycophants?
     
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    Knowing your disdain for giving ANY money to the government, I'll take your reassurances with a cup of salt.
     
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    Seems to me he declared he had a swiss bank account on his 2010 tax return. Seriously, where's the beef? It's not like he's hiding anything from anyone.

    I'd also point out that Obama has spent $100M (no joke, really $100M) on attacking Romney over Bain Capital. It hasn't been very effective, according to the pollsters' analysis. However, it's kept the discussion on anything but Obama's record, which is good for Obama.
     
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