Frankly, it doesn't make much difference how much Romney earned, how he earned it, what he did with it, or how he and some extremely bright tax advisors took advantage of the system created by lobbyists and Congress. What does matter is that by stonewalling, obfuscating, and refusing to give full disclosure, he appears to have something to hide. And upon that--and that alone--the people and the media need to pursue why Romney is reluctant to release financial data. It's a matter not of how rich he is, but a matter of trust and a window into his soul.
[Walter Brasch has been covering local, state, and presidential political races for almost four decades. His latest book is the critically-acclaimed journalistic novel, Before the First Snow, which looks at the American counter-culture and media of the '60s as a base to understand today's social issues.]
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