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Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns of the Day: Semi-bowing to political pressure, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his tax forms this morning and — surprise — he’s stupid rich.
How stupid rich? In 2010, Romney made $21.7 million. In 2011, the former Massachusetts governor made $20.9. In both years, the overwhelming majority of his income came from personal investments — capital gains, dividends, and interest.
In both years Romney owed significantly less taxes than the average American — 13.9% in 2010; 15.4% in 2011 (thanks George Bush) — while earning 900 times the median American salary without lifting a finger.
As becoming of the sort of comically wealthy person he is, Romney’s tax forms reveal he also maintained bank accounts in notorious tax havens such as Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and Switzerland.
His forms show he paid taxed on all three accounts, before closing them. Of course, given the minuscule glimpse into Romney’s tax history, it’s difficult to tell if the two forms paint a complete picture.
To his credit, Romney did donate some $7 million to charity over the course of the last two years. (The majority of which went to the Mormon Church, but it still beats Biden’s $369 a year.)
All in all, nothing earth-shattering, although the forms certainly cement in the minds of the average voter just how above-average Romney is in the fortune department.
And it’s worth noting, as Wonkette does, that Romney released 23 years of tax returns to the McCain campaign, and they picked Sarah Palin for veep over him, so something in those other 21 years may have spooked them.
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Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns of the Day: Semi-bowing to political pressure, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his tax forms this morning and — surprise — he’s stupid rich.
How stupid rich? In 2010, Romney made $21.7 million. In 2011, the former Massachusetts governor made $20.9. In both years, the overwhelming majority of his income came from personal investments — capital gains, dividends, and interest.
In both years Romney owed significantly less taxes than the average American — 13.9% in 2010; 15.4% in 2011 (thanks George Bush) — while earning 900 times the median American salary without lifting a finger.
As becoming of the sort of comically wealthy person he is, Romney’s tax forms reveal he also maintained bank accounts in notorious tax havens such as Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and Switzerland.
His forms show he paid taxed on all three accounts, before closing them. Of course, given the minuscule glimpse into Romney’s tax history, it’s difficult to tell if the two forms paint a complete picture.
To his credit, Romney did donate some $7 million to charity over the course of the last two years. (The majority of which went to the Mormon Church, but it still beats Biden’s $369 a year.)
All in all, nothing earth-shattering, although the forms certainly cement in the minds of the average voter just how above-average Romney is in the fortune department.
And it’s worth noting, as Wonkette does, that Romney released 23 years of tax returns to the McCain campaign, and they picked Sarah Palin for veep over him, so something in those other 21 years may have spooked them.
[photo: theatlantic.]
“In the real working world, however, executives who display psychopathic tendencies are often charismatic charmers on first meeting, emoting confidence that is rooted in deception, psychologists say.
They lie without remorse, steal credit for accomplishments and are adroit at transferring blame for their mistakes, psychologists said. Psychopaths are more likely to have shallow, short-term sexual relationships — often in the workplace — and are easily bored. They are prone to take risks without concern for the ramifications.
Psychopaths are drawn to powerful people and positions. “They like to play head games with people and make good money at it,” said Babiak, who coaches executives on dealing with psychotic colleagues — and most of his clients are in the financial services industry. “They’re not stupid. They can decode what’s expected of them and play the part.”
“They are cunning and manipulative, and great at engineering situations. Although they don’t have emotions themselves, they can create emotional situations,” Boddy said. “The rest of us don’t even realize we’re being manipulated until it’s too late.”
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/business/psychopath-boss/index.html?iphoneemail
The Oxford English Dictionary states that X is “used to represent a kiss, esp. in the subscription to a letter.”
He is the bad boy in high school — stealing stuff from other kids and lying about it, picking fights, getting poor grades. But he doesn’t seem to care. Grown up, he’s a con artist — can’t hold a decent job, thinks life isn’t fair, and he’s still stealing and getting away with it most of the time.
Someone with antisocial personality disorder has a reckless disregard for others and often for himself (most people with antisocial personality disorder are male). He doesn’t want to conform to social norms and willfully destroys property, steals or manipulates others for personal profit, or overindulges in pleasure-seeking behavior (for example, he speeds, drives while drunk, engages in risky sex or uses drugs).
Life may not seem fair to him because he impulsively bounces from job to job and isn’t successful in relationships. As a husband, he’s an irresponsible failure and a poor parent who neglects his children’s needs and feels no remorse — perhaps he even batters his wife. If he entered the military to “straighten out,” chances are he was dishonorably discharged.
He is arrogant, even cocky, yet charming while manipulating others for his own gain. He has little concern about his current problems and certainly not for the future. He defaults on debts and can end up homeless, if not imprisoned. Ultimately, he is more likely than other individuals to commit suicide or die by violent means, such as an accident.
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/introduction-to-antisocial-personality-disorder
