Here we are, right back to politics – almost. Money is actually where this post is heading, just like Mitt Romney's money travels to Switzerland and the Cayman Islands. Hey, we all know that wealthy people have been stashing their treasure chests in those places for years, so what's the big deal? Romney is a man of wealth. He made/makes lots of that stuff as if spinning gold from spider webs. He is doing nothing different than most people in his position. All of his friends do it. Why not Mitt?
Well, Why Not Mitt is important in an essential way (i.e.; "integrity") when one is seeking to be President of the United States, particularly in an economic climate where Americans are continuing to lose jobs, continuing to lose money, and, believe it or not, monies hidden away in other countries actually cost U.S. taxpayers MONEY in lost taxes from substantial incomes. But that's if, of course, we return to what actually works, which is when we tax the quasi/uber-rich and ensure the middle and lower income households aren't carrying the financial burden.
Reasonable taxes on the higher income brackets are the same money that could, in a flash, bring the country back from the brink once again if Greed weren't the Way Of The World these days. I thought a president is supposed to help our country rather than hurt it – and what Mitt has been doing is unbecoming of a nominee for the Highest Office In The Land. Becoming Prez would be an egregious slap in the face to 99% of the country who don't have safe havens for what little bit of cash they have – other than stuffing the gains under the mattress.
Never fear, though. Mitt tends to slap people in the face every day on the campaign trail when he bleats his out-of-touch-with-anyone-without-car-elevators-in-their-homes people who show up to hear him talk about what he would get rid of in government rather than how he would "fix" the economy. The only "fix" I hear from him and his GOP counterparts is that a Fix to dethrone Obama has been on the books since Day One of the Obama presidency. But, I've already written about that enough over the almost two years of this blog, so..... Enough of that.
Where are the solutions, Mr. Romney? One solution is to bring your wealth back to the States where the largess could make a difference. (Sure, his wealth wouldn't cure the ills of all the problems we face, but a few million/billion dollars pumped-into the U.S. Money Pipeline would be a nice gesture – considering his primary plan to do an "F-U" to the not-so-prosperous among us.)
Now, for those who will always disagree with my Liberal Leanings, let's clear up a few potential misconceptions just in case you may be open to hearing my POV. I like having money. I have been rich. I have been poor. And yes, I've looked at life from both sides now and feel perfectly qualified to defend my dissing of a potential president for his wealth not because he is wealthy, but because, as stated above, it appears extremely unpatriotic to have money stashed away in two other countries for no other reason than evading taxes and protecting assets. AND not having a clue how most of the country lives.
And that applies to a "Liberal" as well as a member of the GOP. It's not political for me. Maybe John Kerry has overseas bank accounts. Or via his "Heinz" wife's fortune might... Wouldn't like that, either, but such an issue wasn't included in his defunct presidential run in 2004. He also offered his tax returns for scrutiny without doing a brief dance to avoid disclosure, as Romney seems to be doing at the moment.
Hey, if you have nothing to hide, then why the Tax Hustle-Shuffle of dragging one's well-heeled shoes to comply with normal presidential nominees' disclosures of such?
Oh, right, I get it. Mitt is THAT out-of-touch.
Wink.
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