Can't help but think I know why Mitt's refusing to release his taxes...

[stlsaxman]

Chances are real good that some of Mrs. Romney's houseworkers have something to do with it?

Purely speculative on my part, but...

[Scuba]

1. Perhaps tens of millions of income and a tax rate lower than the housekeeper's?

[KharmaTrain]

2. He Probably Didn't Pay A Time In Taxes For Years...

...legally. He admits to "at least 14%"...and with a combination of deductions and off-shoring he may even have gotten refunds along the way.

[DJ13]

3. Not just the low Federal rate, but his residency for state taxes is suspect

[gratuitous]

4. He might also have a little residency problem

Since he's voted in Massachusetts the last couple of elections, based on his alleged residence in the basement of one of his sons' homes. Wouldn't look good to be committing voter fraud when he's told the IRS that he really lived somewhere else when casting those Massachusetts ballots.

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. I'm leaning ...

towards this explanation. I don't believe he cares what other legal things, e.g., tax rate paid relative to his housekeepers, location of off-shored accounts, etc., might appear.

[Angry Dragon]

9. I wonder where he claims the homestead credit.............

[toddwv]

21. Yes. This sounds more likely.

The true "dirty little secret" of real election fraud.

[DCKit]

5. All of the above + maybe he really IS that stupid and arrogant. nt

[exboyfil]

6. Where did Rose Kennedy vote?

I know they probated her estate in Florida.

[1StrongBlackMan]

8. Rose Kennedy ...

is not running for president.

[gratuitous]

12. Probate can happen just about anywhere

A person's estate can be probated just about anywhere, based on several considerations such as residence, ownership of property, location of vital interests, etc. When presented with a choice of jurisdictions, a good fiduciary will choose the jurisdiction that provides the greatest advantage to the estate, minimizing taxes and maximizing distributions to heirs and devisees. Certainly in the realm of folks who have sufficient wealth to be subject to the estate tax, a person's attorneys, accountants and other advisers would be remiss in not advising their client to make arrangements before dying to minimize their tax obligations.

So, a person could be domiciled in Massachusetts (for example), yet take action to establish a connection to another state (buying property, living there part of the year, etc.) to be allowed to probate their estate there.

[LiberalCatholic]

13. Rose Kennedy

lived in Hyannis for years.

[Pathwalker]

16.

[MineralMan]

19. It think it was probably just a mistake

in reading the profile. The poster deleted everything, instead of using self-delete. Just a mistake, I think.

[treestar]

10. If he hired undocumented workers and paid them under the table?

I could bet on that. He slipped by on his yard work by claiming it was someone else's fault.

[Fresh_Start]

11. given he said he was matching Kerry model....

shouldn't he be continually asked when is he giving 20 years like Kerry

[joeybee12]

14. I agree...something's fishy about so little paid to househeld help

with ALL those homes.

[krispos42]

15. Domestic help payroll would be revealing.

"You have THIS much, but you only paid them THAT much?"

[CK_John]

17. IMO, I think it has to do with his religious tithe deduction. nt

[laundry_queen]

20. You know, I think it's a combination of all the things mentioned.

I think he knows there is at least one or 2 things that will cause a shitstorm.

That said, I think he's making a big mistake (which is fine by me) by waiting. If he released everything right now, it would all die down by Nov.

One thing - you can guarantee he'll release it on a Friday afternoon.

[Catbird]

22. Too much or too little?

Maybe he hasn't actually been tithing and will lose temple status.

[savalez]

23. I heard that McCain was considering him for VP but decided not to after

looking at his tax returns.

[GeorgeGist]

24. I think that falls under ...

IOKIYAR.