Here we are three weeks away from the Arizona presidential preference election (that’s what we call a presidential primary in Arizona) and I am faced with three choices that, not only do not inspire me, but I find myself having to hold my nose to vote for any of them. We have Mitt Romulan, Newtron [...]
Why Mitt Romney’s Income Tax Rate Doesn’t Bother Me
February 3, 2012 By 4 Comments
On Wednesday, February 1, the Arizona Daily Star ran a story about a move in the State Legislature to reduce the Arizona state tax rate on capital gains. This, of course, elicited full-throated protests from the tax-breaks-for-the-rich crowd. I’ll admit that, on the surface, someone who earns as much as Mitt Romney paying 15% or [...]