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Han wrote:

Didn't I say that I find it less than "right" that Mitt stores his
money in offshore tax havens?


That is way too big an implication in your statement. There is NO showing of
tax evasion or even tax avoidance in having an account in a Caymen Island
bank. Maybe he was attracted by their "free checking" offer.

No one knows.

But your suggestion of a "tax haven" is rank speculation. Further, there is
no "tax haven" capability in an off-shore account. The US is one of only two
countries that tax foreign earnings (the other is the Philippines). What the
Caymens, Bahamas, etc., offer is bank "secrecy." Now one CAN use the secrecy
to hide dodgy transactions, but Romney is a Republican. Republicans just
don't do that sort of thing.

In fact, but keep this confidential, I have accounts in two foreign banks in
different countries! These are my stash of "get out of town money." I
receive NO tax advantages in these account; they exist for completely
different purposes.