Comments on: Obama Treasury nominee: Hey, sorry for being a tax cheat

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Easing into exec-pay limits

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Easing into exec-pay limits — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:28:34 +0000

[...] that the most famous of gross-up recipients was Feinberg’s boss, Tim Geithner. He got reimbursed by the IMF for his federal taxes, which he never bothered to pay — not until he got picked by Obama to [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Obamateurism of the Day

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Obamateurism of the Day — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:05:38 +0000

[...] and should have been derailed — after it got revealed that the man who now runs the IRS skipped paying tens of thousands of dollars in taxes he owed, and for which he’d been reimbursed by his employer. Charles Rangel not only has tax [...]

By: My first 15 predictions about obama all came true so far i am at 100% obama and libs 0% - Veteran Outrage

Tue, 05 May 2009 02:21:13 +0000

[...] 5. Obama hires knows tax evader to run the IRS LINK [...]

By: Obama Treasury nominee: Hey, sorry for being a tax cheat « Top Daily Digest Reading

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:25:02 +0000

[...] If you want to read more about it, proceed here. [...]

By: Political Greed; Just “more of the same” from the Obama Administration « Northern Thoughts And Reflections

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:51:23 +0000

[...] Timothy Geithner, Obama’s pick for Treasury Secretary, was revealed to be a tax cheat. Sure he apologized, but then blamed Turbo Tax, a truly classless move on his part. When he was finally appointed, many [...]

By: Geithner takes his lead from Steve Martin… | THE Right Side of Wisconsin

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:25:52 +0000

[...] Seque to the Senate Finance Committee this week… “A quickie from this morning’s Finance Committee hearing. He made a common mistake, Team Barry assures us. Except that it isn’t true, especially considering that he was reimbursed by the IMF for the taxes he “forgot” to pay. What’s his excuse, then? Simple: He doesn’t have one. Or at least, he didn’t until today, when he kinda sorta blamed … TurboTax. And momentarily sent Intuit’s shares plummeting in the process.” Source: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Obama Treasury nominee: Hey, sorry for being a tax cheat [...]

By: gordo

gordo — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:46:02 +0000

…and the Finance Committee just breezes this guy on through. Good work, fellas! If I tried that flimsy excuse, I would be talking to my lawyer through the bars.

By: DSchoen

DSchoen — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:38:58 +0000

Because No one is above the law! The Dems just gave the Repubs a 50LB sledgehammer to continually beat them about the head with. Snipes gets the max -- 3 years -- in tax case "Snipes' long prison sentence should send a loud and crystal clear message to all tax defiers that if they engage in similar tax defier conduct, they face joining him," said Assistant Attorney General Nathan J. Hochman of the Justice Department's Tax Division. Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman said the law is clear on taxes. "There is no secret formula that eliminates a person's tax obligations, nor are there any special exceptions," he said. Wanna bet? "The majority of Americans pay their taxes timely and accurately. Those who willfully violate the law must be held accountable." Ya right, by say I don’t know how bout putting em in charge of the IRS!

By: PersonalLiberty

PersonalLiberty — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:08:29 +0000

Yes, they should have voted against him on principle.

By: Cheat Seeking Missiles » Geithner Takes First Action - Slays TurboTax

Cheat Seeking Missiles » Geithner Takes First Action - Slays TurboTax — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:16:42 +0000

[...] Hot Air expounds: I use [Intuit's TurboTax] and pay self-employment tax and have never had a problem, but then I have an incentive to be extra careful: Unlike Geithner, I might face consequences if I make a mistake. Exit question: Should the GOP take Newt’s advice and vote against him? They can’t block him, obviously, so the gesture would be purely symbolic. Do they gain more by standing up for the taxpayer than they lose from appearing obstructionist in the midst of an economic crisis with Obama surfing a wave of Hopenchange goodwill? [...]

By: JoeW60

JoeW60 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:18:16 +0000

I have never had a problem with Turbotax failing to calculate the additional Social Security and Medicare taxes I owe. Either he did not enter the info from his W-2’s and 1099’s intentionally or is too dumb to enter it correctly. Either excuse should eliminate his consideration for Secretary of the Treasury.

By: Obama Treasury nominee: Hey, sorry for being a tax cheat « Dirty Democrats

Obama Treasury nominee: Hey, sorry for being a tax cheat « Dirty Democrats — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:08:44 +0000

[...] a comment » Obama Treasury nominee: Hey, sorry for being a tax cheat: [...]

By: One down, two to go; Caroline Kennedy, Eric Holder and Timothy Geithner « Northern Thoughts And Reflections

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:17:46 +0000

[...] don’t believe him when he said today that he was sorry for this, or that he had no idea what he was doing. Don’t blame Turbo Tax for you obvious tax fraud [...]

By: DL13

DL13 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:53:12 +0000

Looks like you can be as slimy and crooked as you want under the hope and change administration, you will get a pass if you are in the inner circle…..

By: jim_collins

jim_collins — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:49:20 +0000

Geithner uses Turbo Tax?? LOL, thats funny…

By: exdeadhead

exdeadhead — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:06:21 +0000

“And we’re willing to share everything we’ve got see, if they’d only give it to us.”

Wavy Gravy
Woodstock Music Festival
Bethel, NY
8-16-1969

This fellow should be Treasury Secretary. He totally “gets” Obama-nomics

By: Dissent is still patriotic « Chockblock’s blog

Dissent is still patriotic « Chockblock’s blog — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:02:41 +0000

[...] With President Obama, it is not right to question a call to service or his administration. While I cannot comment on the man himself, others are questioning the people that the left are trying to place in his cabinet. [...]

By: “I SAVED A BUNDLE ON SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAXES BY SWITCHING TO GEITHNER!” | Right Voices

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:13:56 +0000

[...] SAVED A BUNDLE ON SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAXES BY SWITCHING TO GEITHNER!” By: Pam On: Jan/21/09 – Obama Treasury nominee: Hey, sorry for being a tax cheat A quickie from this morning’s Finance Committee hearing. He made a common mistake, Team Barry [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » A nagging question about Geithner

Hot Air » Blog Archive » A nagging question about Geithner — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:55:44 +0000

[...] Allahpundit noted, Tim Geithner appeared today in his Senate confirmation hearing and attempted to defuse the [...]

By: I Understand He Has A Problem With Those Tricky Adding Machines, Too : The Sundries Shack

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:11:15 +0000

[...] Allah mildly calls shenanigans on Geithner’s newest excuse and muses about whether Republicans will actually dig in their heels on the nomination. I think they should, if for no other reason than someone has to stand up for competency in Washington. If the GOP won’t do it, no one will. It doesn’t look like that’ll happen, though. [...]

By: uncivilized

uncivilized — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:41:19 +0000

Or at least, he didn’t until today, when he kinda sorta blamed … TurboTax.

That does it. I’m firing my CPA. Gonna go get me some TurboTax.

By: Baxter Greene

Baxter Greene — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:34:24 +0000

We have tax cheat and a liar heading the Ways and Means Committee.Charlie Rangel

We have a corrupt,liar,and a thief(still has not released his documents on the corrupt mortgage deals he made) heading the Banking Committee,that sat by while Fannie/Freddie gutted our economy.
Chris Dodd.

Barny “Fannie/Freddie are safe and strong”Frank in the house.

Harry Reid Bragging about how much he loves lobbyist and the
proud work Obama and the democratic Congress will do with them.

The same CEO’s that we are spending billions of our tax dollars to bail out give Obama hundreds of thousands of dollars for their “hope and change”.

Why not put a liar and tax cheat in at the Treasury,then at least the democrats can stay consistent with at least one thing in the Obama administration, lying and corruption from top to bottom.

“Yes we Can”

By: Alana

Alana — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:29:43 +0000

They are just outright putting crooks in now, and spitting in our faces while they do it.

Any Republicans voting for this guy are just as crooked.

They would be doing it because – and only because – they have similar skeletons in their own closets, and know it.

By: Badger40

Badger40 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:27:06 +0000

jcila on January 21, 2009 at 3:24 PM

Good for you!
But my shoebox is an absolute mess. I could do it, but not without a lot of searching around.

By: theotherKate

theotherKate — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:13:17 +0000

Where is ManlyRash’s blog? I would like to go there too. Thanks.