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I think Romney is hiding more of what we've already seen.
Years where he has banked incredible amounts of income, and incredibly low taxation rates, except potentially lower than the 14% we've already seen. Imagine if he had a year where he made 10-20m, but paid 0-5% in taxes due to shielding, that he was so effective in tax shielding he paid literally nothing or close to nothing. Even if it is the same 14%, it will just re-ignite the conversation again and for weeks until the election we'll be talking about it. It will just pour more gasoline on the fire. The more we talk about his tax returns, the less likely he will win the election. Obama is dictating the narrative, and thats how you win elections.
As for why Obama is pounding home the Bain exit departure date. There has been a lot of bad investments for Romney. One was Stericycle. They are a medical waste company, that disposed of aborted fetuses. That won't be good for his base. There is also a slew of outsourcing companies. There are also outsourcing companies where investments were made prior to his 1999 departure date. If we keep talking about this, Obama wins.
Romney will just keep pointing at the Jobs numbers, thats all he really has, which is pretty powerful in and of itself.
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