General Discussion

Don Davis

(3,599 posts) Wed Jul 18, 2012, 09:25 AM Jul 2012

Mitt's Latest Story on Tax Returns: 'I Take The Standard Deduction'

http://satiricalpolitical.com/2012/07/17/mitt-romney-release-tax-returns-deductions/

7 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Mitt's Latest Story on Tax Returns: 'I Take The Standard Deduction' (Original Post) Don Davis Jul 2012 OP

Guess that sounds better than "I take the fifth Amendment." trof Jul 2012 #1

I thought you could only do that when ryan_cats Jul 2012 #4

Yeah, I call 'bullshit' too. n/t trof Jul 2012 #5

are they usually funnier than THAT? KurtNYC Jul 2012 #2

$77,000 the standard deduction for a horse? Downwinder Jul 2012 #3

Mr. Ed? trof Jul 2012 #6

Mr. Ed was never forced to go through that torture. Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #7

trof

(54,256 posts)

1. Guess that sounds better than "I take the fifth Amendment."

Reply to Don Davis (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 09:32 AM

Jul 2012

ryan_cats

(2,061 posts)

4. I thought you could only do that when

Reply to trof (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 11:32 AM

Jul 2012

I thought you could only do that when you don't itemize deductions. If true, then he isn't much of a businessman. I find it hard to believe he isn't taking a deduction for his tithe.

trof

(54,256 posts)

5. Yeah, I call 'bullshit' too. n/t

Reply to ryan_cats (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 06:08 PM

Jul 2012

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)

2. are they usually funnier than THAT?

Reply to Don Davis (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 10:01 AM

Jul 2012

There is all kinds of comic fodder in Romney's various positions, possessions and statements. They should use some of it to write something funny IMHO.