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To: i-node who wrote (668837)	8/23/2012 8:13:23 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583362

Gawker: Help Us Decode Bain Files SITE POSTS CACHE OF FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff newser.com ( YOU could help defend Romney, Dave! Decode the scam-speak, the shell corps, the fund shuffling! ) Posted Aug 23, 2012 4:41 PM CDT (NEWSER) – Gawker is slowly assembling an investigative report on Bain Capital, and it wants your help (though it might help if you're a tax attorney or an accountant). The site has acquired a trove of internal files that "reveal the mind-numbing, maze-like, and deeply opaque complexity" of Mitt Romney's former company, writes John Cook. And "we don't pretend to be qualified to decode them in full." So they're posted here—all 950 pages of audits, financial statements, etc. We're already confused: Entities mentioned include "Sankaty High Yield Partners II LP" and "GS 2002 Exchange Place Fund LP."

To: i-node who wrote (668837)	8/24/2012 1:08:46 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583362

>> The audited financial statements of one of the Cayman Islands funds make note of the use of "blocker" entities, which are used to help retirement accounts and nonprofit entities avoid some taxes. Retirement accounts and nonprofits need help avoiding taxes? I repeat.............if Mitt's tax returns are so innocuous, why is he afraid to release them? Geez, if I have to hear more stories from news reporters who wouldn't know an IRA if it bit them on the ass I think I'm going to puke. Try making it to the bathroom............we don't need the thread messed up.