Pop quiz. Which of the following excuses has Mitt used as he’s tried to release as little of his tax returns as possible?

A. I’m waiting until I’m elected president
B. My accountant isn’t available to release them
C. It’s not about my tax rate, it’s about the tax rate of the American people
D. “I want to make sure I beat Barack Obama”

 If you guessed all of the above, you’re correct. Yesterday, Mitt dropped the excuses long enough to release one year’s worth. One year.

 And he chose to release his tax returns on the same day President Obama gave the State of the Union and made the case for the Buffett Rule, which asks millionaires like Mitt to pay their fair share. The choice in this election couldn’t be clearer.

 We think everyone should pay their fair share, including Mitt, and we don’t buy that one year of returns tells the whole story. It’s time for him to level with the American people.

Sign the petition to tell Mitt to release the rest of his tax returns.

http://my.democrats.org/No-More-Excuses

 You see, Mitt doesn’t think there’s a problem with what he pays, despite the fact that his disclosure yesterday revealed a previously hidden Swiss bank account that was shut down in 2010 after an adviser reportedly realized it was politically problematic.

 Between the old Swiss bank account, the Cayman Islands investments, and other tax-minimizing tactics, he paid just 13.9 percent on the $22 million he made in 2010 — about half the rate most middle-class Americans pay. And under the tax plan he’d put in place as president, he’d pay even less.

 But here’s the thing: We still don’t know what tax rate he’s paid in past years, or if he’s used tax loopholes that are only for the very wealthy, because he won’t share any more of his returns.

 When Mitt’s own father, George Romney, ran for president in 1967, he released 12 years of returns, saying “One year could be a fluke, perhaps done for show.”

  American voters deserve to know how he makes his money, where he invests it, and the larger story that tells about his values.

Tell Mitt it’s time to step up and release the rest of his tax returns:

http://my.democrats.org/No-More-Excuses

 Thanks,

 Brad

 Brad Woodhouse
Communications Director
Democratic National Committee