NY Times | from out of the SHADOWS

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I did NOT pay zero taxes!…yet

barackobama |

In case you missed all the excitement this weekend: Meet Paul Ryan, who is actually the worst.

theatlantic |

Mitt Romney Would Pay 0.82 Percent in Taxes Under Paul Ryan’s Plan

In 2010 — the only year we have seen a full return from him — Romney would have paid an effective tax rate of around 0.82 percent under the Ryan plan, rather than the 13.9 percent he actually did. How would someone with more than $21 million in taxable income pay so little? Well, the vast majority of Romney’s income came from capital gains, interest, and dividends. And Ryan wants to eliminate all taxes on capital gains, interest and dividends. 

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awesomebrainpowers |

“I, W. Mitt Romney, am a man of the people. You can tell, because I am wearing neither jacket nor blazer. No sportcoat for me; they’re so patrician!”

“Much like the slightly older version of myself standing directly to my right, I, Paul Ryan, am also a man of the people! I have chosen to signal this to the hoi polloi by eschewing a tie!”

“Just the kind of outside-the-box thinking this country needs. Thanks, Paul! I will now smile, as focus group data tells me that such mouth-contortions indicate happiness and enthusiasm!”

“I’ve seen data to similar effect, Mitt! Let us both smile together!”

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