Would you be satisfied with a statement from the IRS or some other auditing firm that stated that 1. He has paid taxes as required by the federal government 2. that the percentage he paid was the correct percentage for his tax bracket and 3. that all loopholes, deductions, and other ethically slippery stuff his tax people use is all legal?

I don't think a lot of good comes from knowing what other people earn. Aside from an assurance that all three of your points are validated, I think that knowing Willard's bottom line is morbid curiosity.

And so that my next point is very clearly understood, let me clearly state that I personally don't care about seeing a long form birth certificate. But since you brought this up, I think it is a lot like that situation. Why do the crazy nut jobs want to see the long form birth certificate (besides being crazy)? Because they were given something and they want more. They should be happy with a birth certificate. (I mean, it's a small thing, but it's a thing.)

I think we should accept some kind of verification that Romney's dealings are/were above board. Whether we like the percentage he pays isn't up to him. It's up to the shelters at the IRS and elsewhere that help rich people pay less.

There must be something pretty damning there.

Maybe... but that's an assumption. Look, I'm not a Romney-ite. I don't care how much he earns. What I care about it if the people he pays to do his taxes did it honestly. I don't care to see President Obama's tax returns or birth certificate either.