How Mitt Romney Became Wealthy By Helping Rich People Avoid Taxes

Long before he entered politics, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was a partner at Bain & Company, a firm that helped wealthy people avoid paying taxes by setting up offshore accounts. While Romney didn’t do this for his own taxes, he charged other people fees to set up the tax shelters, an industry that is estimated to keep $100 billion taxable dollars away from the IRS.