Romney as Multimillionaire Gets Break for Taxes Less Wage-Earner
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Under pressure from his Republican opponents, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney yesterday abandoned months of resistance and said he would make his 2011 tax return public in April.
The hesitation to disclose is understandable given that Romney, one of the richest men to seek the presidency, probably benefits from a controversial tax break that allows him to pay a lower rate than do millions of American wage-earners whose votes he’ll need to capture the White House.