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Topic: The fun is over! Romney releases 2011 tax records... (Read 2306 times)

legendary
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Who cares?  A presidential candidate releasing their tax return?  Who gives a shit.  Much more important is why companies like GE don't pay any taxes.
Probably a similar reason why 47M people get paid taxes.
sr. member
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Who cares?  A presidential candidate releasing their tax return?  Who gives a shit.  Much more important is why companies like GE don't pay any taxes.
legendary
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Trusted Bitcoiner
what was the date set, for the tax returns to be released, if the ransom was not met?
sr. member
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I'm surprised nobody suggested that the extortion is all a PR stunt by Butterfly Labs to promote their soon to be released mid-level 7GH/s "The Romney" ASIC miner Tongue
newbie
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As already mentioned, these are not the infamous blackmail tax returns. These are part of the two years that the campaign has always planned on releasing.

I suspect the end date will come and go and we'll find out the "hackers" are full of shit. I really hope I'm wrong and they release the info, but i doubt it.

At least BTC got some press out of it.
legendary
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His 2011 is not where the "juicy" ones are..  Tongue

I can't wait! 6.9 days and counting!

Does anyone have a link to the ransom counter site? Please don't tell me it's still sitting on 3BTC  Cheesy
It is... 3.07 in one, 0.72 in the other.
https://blockchain.info/address/12AP6iCwRNFQqKLStH3A4b4hw3SL6RaNgB
https://blockchain.info/address/1HeF89wMjC48bWNgWvVo7Wu3RaLW8XVsE8

Ironically, there's more BTC in bets regarding the ransom than there are donated to the tax thieves addresses.
http://betsofbitco.in/item?id=638
legendary
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His 2011 is not where the "juicy" ones are..  Tongue
legendary
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If the Bitcoin extortion did not have anything to do with this decision, why then do this so late in the campaign?

Other News Sources:
The Wall Street Journal
CNN
Because they just filed the 2011 returns.  They weren't done until today, so obviously, they couldn't release them earlier.
sr. member
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If the Bitcoin extortion did not have anything to do with this decision, why then do this so late in the campaign?

Other News Sources:
The Wall Street Journal
CNN
legendary
Activity: 1400
Merit: 1005
This isn't related to the ransom.  The ransom was for earlier tax records (not sure what years) in which Romney supposedly has something to hide.  As the article says, the Romneys are just now filing their 2011 tax returns (probably filed for an extension earlier in the year), and they'll be released later today.
hero member
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/mitt-romney-releases-2011-tax-filing

I ctrl-F'd and searched for Bitcoin, but so far no hits. Grin
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