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Secret Service Investigating Romney Tax Hack Claim

A federal investigation has been launched after hackers claimed to have stolen Mitt Romney’s tax returns. The hackers have given Romney until September 28th to pay $1 million in bitcoins or they say they will release the returns. From the article: "The claim was made in a post on the Pastebin site on Sunday that alleged that Romney's federal tax returns were taken from the offices of PriceWaterhouse Coopers in Frankin, Tenn., on August 25 by someone who snuck into the building and made copies of the document. The message author threatened to release the files publicly on September 28 and said copies of the files had been given to Democratic and Republican leaders in that county. Democrats have made Romney's refusal to release his tax returns a key point in their criticism that he is not in touch with working class voters."

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  1. Re:One would hope by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "rebplutocrats"

    What are you 12?

    "deserve worse than we can imagine"

    Really? Do tell. What do we deserve chump?

  2. Re:Don't worry, Romney... by samkass · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There's a lot of murky stuff in Romney's past regarding his business dealings, 1999 "retirement" from Bain (even though he has shares of Bain companies that didn't exist until 5 years later), tax shelters/avoidance schemes, etc.

    It's not about Romney not "being in touch." It's about him not wanting to be sued, or seen as a crook.

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  3. Re:Don't worry, Romney... by Relayman · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Only Republicans are allowed to make up crap from thin air.

    Q20: Are Social Security numbers reused after a person dies?
    A: No. We do not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death. Even though we have issued over 453 million SSNs so far, and we assign about 5 and one-half million new numbers a year, the current numbering system will provide us with enough new numbers for several generations into the future with no changes in the numbering system.

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