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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so are the other american horse owners not taking tax deductions?

like i said earlier, who gives a shit? folks realize that [b]most people who run for president are independently wealthy correct?[/b]

im not a romney fan but all these attempts to count his money is pathetic.i get hounding him for going out his way to avoid taxes via having his money overseas but we really going to get on his case for tax deductions?

i guess im just tired of this petty nonsense. its not a newsflash that romney is rich. im just sort of tired of acting like hes the only wealthy man in america taking tax deductions or not paying his "fair share" in taxes.

if anything, this tells us that our tax code needs real reform if someone like him (and there are many) have many ways to lessen their tax burden whereas the little guy does not.[/quote]

Uh, incorrect.  Most people who run for president are not independently wealthy.[/quote]

fine. they have means and access to money. and if you are just trying to make the point that romney is richer than anyone who has ran for president, than ill give that to you.

everything else i said still stands.[/quote]

Just looking at recent presidents, I would observe the following:

Harry S. Truman was a hat maker from Missouri who almost went bankrupt and he spent over two decades in public service.

Dwight Eisenhower obviously had a fantastic war record, but he didn't exactly have a lot of money.  His non-military career prior to the White House consisted of two years as President of Columbia University, and the money he made from his memoirs, around half a million dollars.  Other than that, he had worked the night shift at a dairy processor?

Gerald Ford was a career public servant.  I think he made all of his money after the presidency.

I don't know Jimmy Carter's exact finances at election time, but I know that by the end of his term he was deeply in debt, the farm practically went under.

When Bill Clinton was elected President, the combined net worth of Clinton and his wife was between 350,000 and 1 million according to his FEC report.  Most of his career was public service and almost all of the family money came from her job as a lawyer.

When Barack Obama was elected, his net worth was 1.3 million.  He was a public servant, his wife made 320K working for a hospital system, and the only reason his finances looked as good as they did was the book deal.

So no, I'm going to have to disagree with you.  We don't always elect rich men to the Presidency.  Not even kinda sorta rich men.  [/quote]

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