If Mitt Romney gets to be president, will he make poor seniors and disabled people pay more taxes?
I wonder about those Romney-Ryan plans to increase revenue by taxing those who have less while giving wealthy people more tax cuts. It doesn't seem right to squeeze the poor to help the rich, especially when both men claim to be Christians.
What do Mormons think of Christianity, Wicca or Homosexuality?
I don't know a lot but Romney has me concerned - I wonder what Mormon's think of alternatives like homosexuality or Wicca? I'm hoping some Mormons will answer this. All I know is the basis for the religion (John Smith) and the multiple wives thingie... I'll keep my opinions on what I know of the background to myself until I get more first hand knowledge. I'm looking for today's generally accepted views. We all know what the most common Christian views are on these subjects (I said COMMON - not ALL, so take a breath before you flame). But now we have a Mormon running for president - I think considering how much Bush allowed his religious views to color his actions while in office we should know more about Romney's, or at least Mormons. He's insisted on NOT discussing it so I'm a little concerned here.. what a person holds as their most sacred and deep seated beliefs most certainly DOES have an effect on what choices they make. Thanks for any input on the actual question
Do very rich and famous Mormons pay 10% of their income as well?
Q: “Do very rich and famous Mormons pay 10% of their income as well?”Yes. In fact, I think many of them donate much more than 10%, and not just to the LDS church.Perhaps the highest-profile, and somewhat recent example of this is Mitt Romney:Romney gives more to charity than Obama, Biden (Sorry, I’m not trying to make this political — Quora automatically includes the Headline from the article this links to — feel free to ignore the comparisons made by the author)From the article:“Romney and his wife, Ann, gave 29.4 percent of their income to charity in 2011, donating $4,020,772 out of the $13,696,951 they took in.”“Romney didn’t deduct all of his charitable donations for last year. He left $1.8 million in donations off his return in order to live up to a statement he made about always having paid at least a 13 percent tax rate on his income. With his charity write-offs partially held back, Romney overshot that mark a bit for 2011, paying at a 14.1 percent rate.”Those figures are *not* provided by the LDS Church (as others have pointed out, one’s donations to the church are considered strictly confidential) — those were voluntarily released by Romney during his presidential campaign for transparency’s sake.I don’t think Romney’s financial house-keeping is unique to him — having known several other ‘multi-millionaire’ members of the church.
Why is Obama urging Congress to pass the "Paycheck Fairness Act"?
The study is not based on wages paid between male and female doing the same job. It is based on total wages of all males and all females. Everyone knows that there still are far fewer women in executive positions. Why should an administrative assistant make comparable wages to a CEO? They shouldn't and this bill is just another political game to pit Democrats against Republicans. Its also a good way to drive more businesses out of business.