Get over Mitt's riches
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I get really tired of being told that Gov. Mitt Romney paid less in taxes than others. He paid $1.9 million in taxes — 14.1 percent on his 2011 investment income of $13.7 million.
I'm not sure what percentage I paid, but I do know that in terms of dollars, Romney paid 160 times more than I did. He paid more than what was legally required, and he contributed $4 million to charity as well.
Romney is rich; get over it. Do you want a poor man as president, or would you rather have a man who knows how to be successful?
President Barack Obama certainly doesn't know how to succeed. Why would you want to continue with a man who has no clue how to improve the economy?
Harold Henderson
Highland