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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]In pure Mittens style, he artificially inflated his tax rate. He didn't take the deduction on $1.75 million in 2011 charitable donations. Otherwise, his rate would have been less than 12%.

Previously, Romney said that if he paid more taxes than were required, he wouldn't be qualified to be president. So, I guess we should take him at his word.
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I found this strange as well.  I also love how they are spinning the "he gave 30% of this income to charity", without mentioning that the charity is the Mormon church and that the "donation" is not exactly "voluntary".[/quote]

What makes you think it is all the the Church? [/quote]

Because its right there on this tax return - statement 4.  [b]He gave $1,115,484 to the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint[/b]s the other $200K went to an outfit called the Tyler Foundation.  [b]So, Mitt gave $200K to charity in 2011[/b].[/quote]

Giving money to the church is not the same as giving it to "charity". The church of course can and does use donations for a variety of things. Some are charitable causes and some are not. For just one example, the LDS church used donations to fight proposition 8 in California. That has nothing at all to do with charity.[/quote]

But that poster was in error. He gave 3 million to charity after the church.

Do you count giving to other religious organizations as not giving to charity? The catholic church does political work too. [/quote]

NP.  I don't really consider it the same thing because what I donate to my church goes almost entirely to supporting the operating cost of the parish, and therefore it benefits me not some poor people.  In that sense it is more like dues.[/quote]

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