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Romney supporters respond to Jon Stewart's segment of the GOP candidate's tax returns

In light of Mitt Romney's tax returns being released and Jon Stewart presenting a segment on "The Daily Show" regarding this bit of news, I read many conservatives talk about how much of a hypocrite Stewart is, because he is a millionaire and is just like Romney in that regard.

While it's true that Stewart does make a lot of money, he also pays 35% taxes as opposed to Romney's 13.9%. Stewart also has stated he agrees with the proposed tax hike on the wealthiest in this country from 35% to 39.6%. In addition to this, Stewart is not running for president. Romney is currently unemployed, raked in $47 million only to pay 13.9% in taxes and is running for the highest office in the land. Stewart is a comedian who makes a great deal of money, pays 35% in taxes and is not running for political office of any kind. There's quite a difference there... Nice try, though...

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