Saturday, July 21, 2012

Paul Krugman: Pathos of the plutocrat - Press-Telegram

Paul Krugman: Pathos of the plutocrat - Press-Telegram:

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Like everyone else following the news, I've been awe-struck by the way questions about Mr. Romney's career at Bain Capital, the private-equity firm he founded, and his refusal to release tax returns have so obviously caught the Romney campaign off guard. Shouldn't a very wealthy man running for president -- and running specifically on the premise that his business success makes him qualified for office -- have expected the nature of that success to become an issue? Shouldn't it have been obvious that refusing to release tax returns from before 2010 would raise all kinds of suspicions?




By the way, while we don't know what Mr. Romney is hiding in earlier returns, the fact that he is still stonewalling despite calls by Republicans as well as Democrats to come clean suggests that it could be something seriously damaging.

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