Opinion: Mitt Romney's 13% Tax Admission Is Not Enough
Mitt Romney pays a SHOCKINGLY low percentage of his income on taxes. For a man of his means seeking public office it is a SHAMEFUL number. But Romney is a man without shame.
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Mitt Romney pays a SHOCKINGLY low percentage of his income on taxes. For a man of his means seeking public office it is a SHAMEFUL number. But Romney is a man without shame.
After months of failing to find a way to gain ground in the presidential campaign, Mitt Romney has hit the reset button by picking Paul Ryan as his running mate, but once the dust has settled and the Conventions are over, it is hard to see how Romney will have changed the direction of the 2012 presidential campaign.
Mitt Romney is the person who needs to put up or shut up in his dispute with Harry Reid. There is no reason to believe a word he is saying about his taxes.
In an effort to distract voters from his tax records, W. Mitt Romney launched a four pronged push back yesterday. Romney's problem: each move revealed more about the problems with his floundering campaign.
Forget Romney's taxes that will simply confirm his wealthy. Let's see Obama's college transcripts and find out what is necessary for him to hide.
An investor in Bain told Senator Reid that Mitt Romney had not paid any taxes over a ten year period, but maybe the more intriguing story is who else he hasn't been sending money to in years past.
How dare Harry Reid, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, spew his latest unsubstantiated rumors against Mitt Romney?
"[Romney] has pushed the envelope all the way to the edge, to his benefit, and I think that Americans would find that pretty distasteful. I think it's going to make Americans recoil, and that's why I think he's not releasing those returns," said Former Auto Czar Steve Rattner.
Romney isn't revealing what he did while he held the public's trust, both as head of the Olympics and as Governor of Massachusetts. With each passing week, Romney creates more questions about what he has done in the past and what he will do in the White House.
My insurance company spent too little on actual health care delivery so my family is getting a refund. If Obamacare is a tax, it's the greatest tax ever.
With all that is and should be important to Americans – just over a hundred days before we select our president – it is baffling as to why the media is so hell-bent on holding on to the Bain Capital story involving presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
It turns out Romney either lied to the American public or filed an incomplete and incompetent IRS return in 2010. W. Mitt Romney is hiding the document that reveals more information about the money he is hiding in financial institutions favored by despots, terrorists, drug dealers, money launderers and tax cheats.
W. Mitt Romney's campaign is struggling to get some simple facts straight. When did he leave Bain? Why is his signature on new business documents in 2002 if he "retroactively retired" in 1999? Why is the sworn testimony he provided at his 2002 ballot access hearing in Massachusetts in conflict with his financial disclosure documents?
Down to the trademark "W", W. Mitt Romney is literally the second coming of the George W. Bush: the economic strategy that led to the worst American economy since the Great Depression and the Bush legacy of secrecy in the face of questions from the American public.
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Tomorrow is Tax Day and several businesses are offering some freebies and discounts.
KDKA Radio's Mike Pintek was joined in the NewsRadio 1020 KDKA Studio today by senior manager in tax at Alpern Rosenthal, Susan Delzell.
When it comes to filing your taxes, the last thing you want to worry about is an audit. If you earn less than $200,000 a year, your likelihood of being audited is about one in 100.
Nobody likes to pay taxes and most people hate to pay money just so someone else can fill out your tax return. However, there is help available and it is free of charge.
The tax year ends in less than three weeks and that means taxpayers looking to save money on their 2011 tax returns need to take action now.
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Australian authorities have called the mass shooting that killed 15 people an antisemitic terror attack.
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A Brown University student from the Pittsburgh area recalled the "frantic" moments after a shooter opened fire at the university.
Bush was found not guilty after being arrested and charged with assault earlier this year.
Leon Draisaitl had four assists and became the fourth-fastest active player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Tuesday night.
Australian authorities have called the mass shooting that killed 15 people an antisemitic terror attack.
Authorities in West Virginia are investigating after seven puppies were found abandoned on the side of the road in single-digit temperatures.
A Brown University student from the Pittsburgh area recalled the "frantic" moments after a shooter opened fire at the university.
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A ruling striking down emergency levies could force the federal government to return most of the tariff revenue it has collected this year, according to Penn Wharton.
If you haven't sent gifts in the mail yet, you don't have much time left.
The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
The new Horizon Market in New Kensington opened its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Dollar General will pay Pennsylvania more than $1 million after the attorney general said the company overcharged customers.
Federal funding will finally be available to thousands of families in Pennsylvania to help pay their heating bills.
The Free Care Fund at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ensures no child is denied medical care. And every year since 1954, KDKA-TV has helped raise money for the Free Care Fund with our annual holiday telethon. This week, as we get ready for our 72nd annual telethon, we want you to meet some of the children who are alive today thanks to the care they received at UPMC Children's. Among them is 2-year-old Maeve Krieger of Bethel Park.
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Mixed nuts from Ohio-based Mellace Family Brands sold at some Wegmans stores could be tainted with Salmonella, FDA warns.
A CDC vaccine panel voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
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Bush was found not guilty after being arrested and charged with assault earlier this year.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
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The Steelers defeated the Miami Dolphins in a Monday night showdown at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
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The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh voted last week to end their three-year-long walkout.
Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.
A report on the future of water in central Ohio warns that industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
The famed star sang and danced his way into America's heart through his illustrious career that has spanned nearly eight decades.
Quintanilla is survived by his son, his daughter Suzette and his wife Marcella, who he wed in 1963.
"The Pitt," the popular Pittsburgh-set medical drama starring Noah Wyle, received two nominations for the Golden Globes.
Australian authorities have called the mass shooting that killed 15 people an antisemitic terror attack.
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The University of Pittsburgh volleyball team got a sendoff on Tuesday ahead of its Final 4 match.
After more than a decade of helping some of Pittsburgh's most vulnerable neighbors, a couple is being recognized for their volunteer efforts. KDKA-TV's Ross Guidotti reports.
A Brown University student from the Pittsburgh area is home for winter break a week early after a shooter opened fire at the university.
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The 44th annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund will help our neighbors in need have a nice meal for Thanksgiving.
West Virginia scored a late touchdown to tie the game and then beat Pitt in overtime to win the 108th Backyard Brawl.
