New Obama tax-evasion scandal: Tom Daschle; Update: Even more evasion!
posted at 8:10 pm on January 30, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
So far, the incoming Barack Obama administration has given us a tax cheat/incompetent to run the IRS (Tim Geithner) and at least three lobbyists to regulate their industries (William Lynn, Mark Patterson, Neal Wolin). Now we’re back to tax evasion, and once again it’s a major Cabinet appointment:
ABC News has learned that the nomination of former Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-SD, to be President Obama’s Secretary of Health and Human Services has hit a traffic snarl on its way through the Senate Finance Committee.
The controversy deals with a car and driver lent to Mr. Daschle by a wealthy Democratic friend, a chauffer service the former Senator used for years without declaring their use on his taxes. …
Based in New York City, InterMedia Advisors is a private equity firm founded in part by longtime Daschle friend and Democratic fundraiser, Leo Hindery, the former president of the YES network (the Yankees’ and Devils’ broadcast network).
That same year he began his professional relationship with InterMedia 2005, Mr. Daschle began using the services of Hindery’s car and driver.
The Cadillac and driver were never part of Daschle’s official compensation package at InterMedia but Mr. Daschle — who as Senate Majority Leader enjoyed the use of a car and driver at taxpayer expense — didn’t declare their services on his income taxes, as tax laws require.
Daschle’s team claims that the former Senator deserves the credit for revealing the problem himself. Daschle did report this — but only after getting picked as HHS Secretary. If that sounds familiar, it’s because that’s when Geithner suddenly discovered that he owed Uncle Sam money too, only Daschle paid back a lot more: over $100,000.
How many more people will Obama nominate who either are too incompetent or too dishonest to declare all of their income and pay all of their taxes? Is this the new career track for tax cheats — a Cabinet office?
Update: Apparently, Daschle can’t even use the Geithner “I’m so stupid” excuse, as ABC also discovers that he flat-out failed to report direct income:
The report indicates that Daschle’s failure to pay more than $101,000 taxes on the car and driver a wealthy friend let him use from 2005 through 2007 is not the only tax issue the former Senate Majority Leader has been dealing with since his December nomination prompted a more thorough examination of his income tax returns.
Mr. Daschle also didn’t report $83,333 in consulting income in 2007.
Plus, Daschle claimed almost $15,000 in charitable donations over three years to organizations that don’t qualify for the deduction.
How many Americans make so much money that they could forget about $83,000 of it in a year?
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Just another innocent victim of Turbo Tax.
the_nile on January 31, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Or with the State Department secret documents that Sandy Berger stuffed in his socks and then couldn’t remember what happened to them so they could be returned.
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Be careful what you wish for. Daschle is not in favor of the more leftwing version of national healthcare, specifically, he doesn’t want single payer system. I wouldn’t be surprised if his replacement (if not confirmed) came from further to the left. I’m surprised at the lack of tax vetting that was done by the Obama team. Get it together John Podesta.
DeathToMediaHacks on January 31, 2009 at 8:46 AM
I agree, but I don’t think it’s accidental – it’s purposeful. Doing this rids ‘O’ of his rival power structure. I’ve wondered about his choices, but with Hill and Biden out of the senate, and major voices from the party discredited, he can lead from a blank slate and make the party whatever he wants it to be.
I expect more shenanigans to be exposed.
TinMan13 on January 31, 2009 at 8:54 AM
I like this. Have not seen in before.
DrStock on January 31, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Hey, at least he paid his back taxes. Perhaps that would help a little towards public assistance to the unmarried bankrupt mother of 6 who gave birth to 8 more babies in Kalifornia.
miron on January 31, 2009 at 8:59 AM
I’m laughing so hard it hurts.
BuckeyeSam on January 31, 2009 at 9:00 AM
One of my senators is on the Finance Committee (Nelson-D FL). I emailed him about this. I know won’t do any good. But maybe if more of us shamed them and annoyed them? All I know is that if these guys were Repubs, they would have already taken their names out. Makes you wonder, just how bad is the Bill Richardson deal?
Babino on January 31, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Don’t sugar coat it, tell us what you really think
Sugarbuzz on January 31, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Oh, Liberals are now recommending we take the lesser of evils with their crooks because it might be in our best interest. Er, okay. By what Nancy Peloski has said over the last two years about cultures of corruption in the Republican Party and having the “most ethical” government evah in store for us and by what B Hussein Obama said during the campaign about transparency I would have thought that meant you guys had a bunch of were actually going to appoint honest people.
And are you really surprised what these amateur are capable of? If I were a Liberal Dem, I’d always consider the favorable factor if I were going to consider something illegal.
How quickly was the media movement against Tom Delay?
How long has William J. “Cold Cash” Jefferson been under investigation, without findings? The Dems let his situation go clear to an election in hopes he’d win and they could replace him with another Dem. Rangel, Conyers, the list goes on and on.
When guys like you are acting a little indignant now because of a “lack of vetting” by Podesta I literally roll my eyes. This is what you voted for. This is who these people are. If the media covered both sides fairly, we’d know even more about them.
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Oh, Liberals are now recommending we take the lesser of evils with their crooks because it might be in our best interest. Er, okay. By what Nancy Peloski has said over the last two years about cultures of corruption in the Republican Party and having the “most ethical” government evah in store for us and by what B Hussein Obama said during the campaign about transparency I would have thought that meant you guys had a bunch of were actually going to appoint honest people.
And are you really surprised what these amateur are capable of? If I were a Liberal Dem, I’d always consider the favorable factor if I were going to consider something illegal.
How quickly was the media movement against Tom Delay?
How long has William J. “Cold Cash” Jefferson been under investigation, without findings? The Dems let his situation go clear to an election in hopes he’d win and they could replace him with another Dem. Rangel, Conyers, the list goes on and on.
When guys like you are acting a little indignant now because of a “lack of vetting” by Podesta I literally roll my eyes. This is what you voted for. This is who these people are. If the media covered both sides fairly, we’d know even more about them.
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:03 AM
bunch “and” were
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Let’s ive Obama credit for being a Super SLeuth. After all, he has exposed more high profile tax cheats in two months than the IRS has in the last ten years.
Yoop on January 31, 2009 at 9:07 AM
ive >>> give
Yoop on January 31, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Okay, that was a confusing post. Let me try that again.
Never post before coffee!
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:09 AM
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:03 AM
All the events of the first two weeks of the new administration remind me of the little Clown Car in the Circus. One Clown (Obama) opens the door, and a bunch of clowns (Harry Reid, Geithner, Pelosi, Porkulous Bill, Attack on Rush, Obama’s half-brother, Rangel’s wife, Blago, Rahm’s morning phone calls) keep coming out.
kingsjester on January 31, 2009 at 9:10 AM
I could see this being the case with Richardson, Obama never really wanted him anywhere near the Administration and now, with Congress in session it seems he’s going to appoint Gregg from NH giving the Dems 60 seats, a pretty brilliant move. Though an unnecessary once since Snowe and Collins are pretty much voting as Democrats (and considering how much Obama won their states by, do you blame them).
But with Daschle? Unlikely. Obama’s big staffers, Alexrod, Plouffe and Hildebrand all have history with Daschle as do people like Bill Burton. There’s too much Daschle machine in the Obama machine for him to just throw him overboard and the guy worked tirelessly on the campaign trail. No, Obama wanted Daschle around, but we’ll see what happens.
DeathToMediaHacks on January 31, 2009 at 9:11 AM
lol, great analogy. You might have thrown in another circus favorite and said the only guy he didn’t keep (Richardson), he shot out of a cannon right under the clown car.
You obviously had your coffee before you posted.
PS, so with all of these other ass clowns sailing through, why did he drop Richardson?
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:17 AM
I wrote Martinez about voting against the current “Stimulus” Bill and he wrote back congratulating himself on the fact that he voted for a $600 Billion stimulus bill in Feb. 2008. I cut and pasted that part then added STOP DIGGING. I wonder who’s next for the state of Florida.
Cindy Munford on January 31, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Before the inauguration the MSM couldn’t stop telling us what a seamlessly smooth transition was taking place, demonstrating how marvelously competent we could expect the Obama team to perform in the future. The image: a beautiful, perfect cast of a fishing line.
Ten days later, as the cast is being reeled back in, it’s nothing but a huge, wadded snarl of line that the entire White House staff is trying to disentangle, but can’t.
Incompetence and poor judgment is popping up everywhere–cabinet appointments, stimulus bill, letters to Iran, closing of Gitmo with no plan, picking a fight with a radio personality . . . (somebody finish this list, I’ve got to get another cup of coffee)
DrStock on January 31, 2009 at 9:18 AM
For more information on the “non-profit” entity flying Daschle around, here you go, from National Review Online:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzYzNjZmNTY5MmE4NDg0ZjgzODUxZDExNjlkN2VjNjE=
BuckeyeSam on January 31, 2009 at 9:19 AM
What would happen if a lot of Americans decided to put off paying their taxes? We could always respond with, “But Obama’s people do this all of the time.”
Someone needs to start up a few petitions so I have something I can sign on with.
DannoJyd on January 31, 2009 at 9:20 AM
So NH won’t honor the seat and appoint a Republican?
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:20 AM
Does anyone have a clue as to why shady behavior seems acceptable now? It’s everywhere. How much trouble would the market be in now if people actually had ethics? We are building a cottage industry of people verifying other people and from the looks of it we need verifiers to check them. Too many years of glorifying the anti-hero maybe?
Cindy Munford on January 31, 2009 at 9:23 AM
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:17 AM
These other idjits don’t have a Grand Jury involved…yet.
Having served on one, those two words have been know to strike fear in the hearts of men.
kingsjester on January 31, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Did you forget the /sarc ?
Cindy Munford on January 31, 2009 at 9:24 AM
know=known
college grad u 8
kingsjester on January 31, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Corruption in and close to the White House. Why am I not surprised?
jeanie on January 31, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Some states have laws that require the Governor to appoint a member of the same party of a retiring/appointed Senator. N.H. is not one of those states. And if you’re suggesting that a Republican would “honor” the seat if the situation was reversed you’re a silly partisan hack.
DeathToMediaHacks on January 31, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Point to an instance where they haven’t.
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:33 AM
I think many somewhat smart people are running around convincing others that the world really consists of a lot of grey and that they are simply working within that large grey.
I guess I’m pretty simple-minded because I see a lot more black and white. Whichever color marks the wrong and evil, Daschle and Geithner and the Wall Street bonus recipients are the most recent examples that have come to light. And Obama will be our ongoing example for at least four years.
Screw nuance. I’ll take some commonsense straight shooting. Give me leaders such as Palin and Cantor and Pence and Paul Ryan and Jon Kyl and some others who seem willing to take a two-by-four and club corruption in the face.
Nobody is too valuable to exclude when they’ve done wrong.
BuckeyeSam on January 31, 2009 at 9:34 AM
That would lessen the likelihood of any national healthcare plan being adopted.
An unvetted guy who wins the presidency logically thinks that any associates he picks will also make it.
ddrintn on January 31, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Can you point to an instance where they have? I think we can err on the side of politicians are predictable. Are you claiming Republicans are somehow less politicians that Democrats? Dude you ARE A hack.
DeathToMediaHacks on January 31, 2009 at 9:39 AM
If the situation where reversed, the media would scream bloody murder.
They would say that a Democrat was elected and appointing a Republican is going against the will of the people/the voters.
I’ll tell you what, these guys play harder ball and more dirty politics than I even imagined. If we don’t take the attitude that we need to campaign the same way and punch squarely at their up-turned noses, we really will not have a chance.
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Sarah Palin! She would have brought REAL change to D.C. I love her more each day.
Herb on January 31, 2009 at 9:42 AM
I asked you a question you can’t answer and you called “me” a hack. You point is what you assume?
F*ck you, you Liberal apologist.
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:43 AM
That’s what happens when you have the media in your back pocket.
ddrintn on January 31, 2009 at 9:43 AM
“Your”
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Ever hear the old expression? — It takes one to know one!
Me thinks Obomba doesn’t know any honest people and can’t recognize them if he did.
Herb on January 31, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Forgive me for my ignorance. But I kept on hearing the term single payer system in the Dem debates and didn’t have a clue at what they were referring to.
terryannonline on January 31, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Let’s give Obama credit for being a Super SLeuth. After all, he has exposed more high profile tax cheats in two months than the IRS has in the last ten years.
[Yoop on January 31, 2009 at 9:07 AM]
Maybe so, but did you stop to consider that maybe these men were someways down the lists and the reason for their selection was Obama agreed these were tiny skeletons that wouldn’t cause a real uproar?
Dusty on January 31, 2009 at 10:06 AM
BuckeyeSam on January 31, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Cindy Munford on January 31, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Sorry I have not idea how I did that. Just a talent I guess.
Cindy Munford on January 31, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Alright! looks like another appointee right on track to pass confirmation. the bigger the crook the shorter the time. CJ
Calypso Jones on January 31, 2009 at 10:14 AM
People we must remenber that a Lib is special.He or she is not bound by the same rules as we commom dumb people are.They are the smart class and know what best for the rest of us.From Obama telling all of us we have to lower the temp.to 72 but he is special and can set it to 80 or more.Or Biden telling us paying more taxes is the right thing to do.We must all bow down to the wishs of the (ONE) do as i say not as i do.After all DeDe Myers wrote in a mag.last week that Obama is the most poplar person to ever walk the face of the earth (Sorry CHRIST)but only the Libs know what best & true. (The one and only GOD help us)
thmcbb on January 31, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Someone cue up Woodward’s prediction earlier in the week.
Notorious GOP on January 31, 2009 at 10:22 AM
They’re kind of like angels sent from above. /sarc
Cindy Munford on January 31, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Criminal, thy name is Democrat
notagool on January 31, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Not to mention, this debate will repeat Obama’s level of semblance. Remember, he still doesn’t know how to define “wealthy” with his tax cuts. What amount of money is too serious not to pay? Apparently 40,000 was too little, but is 100,000?
Notorious GOP on January 31, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Ironic that people belonging to the party that believes in raising YOUR taxes…don’t pay theirs!!
afotia on January 31, 2009 at 10:32 AM
But all this tax evasion/cheating happened while George Bush was President so:
a) it does not count,
b) blame George Bush.
albill on January 31, 2009 at 10:40 AM
How much does Obama pay Michelle Obama’s mother to raise their children and:
a) does she report her income and pay taxes?
b) did Barack Obama do all the reporting and paying Social Security, etc, that he is supposed to do?
albill on January 31, 2009 at 10:43 AM
And once again the lily livered, spineless cowards in the GOP will bend over and grab the ankles and unanimously vote to confirm him.
He’s one of “them” after all.
We need to vote OUT every SOB republiCON who continues to roll over for this administration.
roninacreage on January 31, 2009 at 11:10 AM
+1
If I’m surprised at anything, it’s that these tax issues are actually coming to light.
Missy on January 31, 2009 at 11:11 AM
The famous last words of someone about to face the court for tax charges.
sethstorm on January 31, 2009 at 11:12 AM
I wrote Martinez about voting against the current “Stimulus” Bill and he wrote back congratulating himself on the fact that he voted for a $600 Billion stimulus bill in Feb. 2008. I cut and pasted that part then added STOP DIGGING. I wonder who’s next for the state of Florida.
Cindy Munford on January 31, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Don’t even get me started on Martinez. What an idiot he is. Gov. Crist isn’t much better, either. Bunch of RINOS here in FL. Frustrating beyond belief.
Babino on January 31, 2009 at 11:12 AM
No sweat. I think you hit both the quote button and the strike button.
At any rate, I “read through the lines,” so to speak, and I agree. I think it starts with ourselves–to be personally responsible. And once that’s established, we can call others out.
To be sure, we need to be mindful of hypocrisy, on one hand, and casting judgmental stones, on the other hand. But in the case of casting stones, the woman at the well was actually repentant. I don’t regard, for example, Geithner and Daschle as repentant. These guys came forward only after they were under a microscope, and they confessed nothing.
The minute I hear Geithner and Daschle admit that they tried to pull one over on the IRS, then I’ll forgive them. But they’ve both stopped far short of that kind of full confession. But assuming such a confession, it doesn’t entitle them to a Cabinet appointment, because they aren’t entitled to “cheap grace.” They can go establish a track record for character and integrity and then return for consideration in another administration. Until then, they’re turds.
BuckeyeSam on January 31, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Single payer = the Government. As in the Government decides what is a reasonable price for a health care provider to charge for a service, the Government decides who is eligible to receive what health care services (and who is not eligible), etc. The Government gets to do this because the Government is the sole entity paying for the health care services.
AZCoyote on January 31, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Apparently, cartoons are over.
BuckeyeSam on January 31, 2009 at 11:20 AM
We’re not surprised that your surprised.
Stay tuned for more “unexpected” surprises. Well, “unexpected” for the naive among us.
fogw on January 31, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Likewise for those who use tax haven countries.
sethstorm on January 31, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Soros may speak up later.
the_nile on January 31, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Interesting that Soros is at the tip of your tongue, yet you can’t name those on the right-wing that use the same practice.
sethstorm on January 31, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Consulting income likely is self-employment, as Geirthner’s stint at IMF. This old CPA wonders if Little Tommy paid his self-employment taxes or did he “forget” those, also.
It would appear a way to sniff out tax frauds is for Bama to give them a job, so they will pay to play. It’s really all for the children that he picks these frauds, and to help the deficit…
Harry Schell on January 31, 2009 at 11:43 AM
At least you’re honest. Most don’t know and never will, yet vote for Obama anyway.
JiangxiDad on January 31, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Someone asked you earlier to site one you, ass-clown.
hawkdriver on January 31, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Fox News now reporting:
JiangxiDad on January 31, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Yeah, I did. And I’m still waiting for a fricking answer. It’s like watching Joseph McCarthy yelling, “I’ve got names.”
sethstorm, if we can interrupt your cartoons for a link, put up or shut up.
And for the last time, I haven’t read a news report where a Republican under consideration for a Cabinet post is being asked about his or her use of tax havens.
Your problems raise a larger point. A significant problem with liberals is their complete inability to deal with analogies. Their notion of moral equivalence is completely illogical. An example is Obama’s hokey race speech. He told us that his grandmother’s conduct was the moral equivalent of Wright’s rantings 50 weeks a year for more than 20 years. A woman whose racial insensitivity was the product of an earlier generation versus a “man of God” who poisoned minds and hearts for years with hate and even lies. C’mon, get serious.
BuckeyeSam on January 31, 2009 at 12:00 PM
I was wondering about that too. Wouldn’t he have received 1099 forms from firms that paid him for consulting work?
AZCoyote on January 31, 2009 at 12:00 PM
For payors, it’s a only $50 failure to file penalty if they don’t issue a Form 1099. How much you want to bet that they checks got written, but the accounting department was told to run it through as some kind of miscellaneous expense that wouldn’t trigger any Form 1099 reporting. After all, these clowns who hired Daschle were friends of his. He’s a snively loser; I hope he gets crucified.
In fact, given the omission, the IRS should audit the guy, bank records, the whole bit–a bona fide financial rectal exam.
BuckeyeSam on January 31, 2009 at 12:13 PM
The liberals have a problem with basic morality and simple truth. Those two things are merely what they decide they are at the moment. Thus the endless “You guys are just as bad! No, a hundred times WORSE!!!!!!” crap.
ddrintn on January 31, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Obama Tax
CutsCuttersFrom the president who refused to produce his own documentation for scrutiny, more of the same.
And Obama says YEARS not months to economically recover from his election, given his “stimulus” newspeak Socialist purchase of our packaged government at the expense of our Constitutional rule of law, liberty, and prosperity.
TAX CUTS: Deus ex machina!
maverick muse on January 31, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Evading Taxes so the common folks don’t have too…
rgranger on January 31, 2009 at 12:26 PM
sethstorm, don’t you have some homework to do?
DrStock on January 31, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Daschle is compleley typical of the Washington revolving-door crowd. That’s what is so depressing. I realize that many very capable and talented Democrats have stayed in Washington after leaving Congress, but they almost invariably get sucked into the money game and end up like Daschle, with papered-over lobbying deals, unreported “consulting” income, exorbitant speaking fees. It is a non-partisan culture of corruption that is very real.
One of the true attractions of Barack Obama was that he had not been in Washington long enough to get sucked into this game, and so he might actually do some things to put an end to it. Guess not. He is rewarding its worst practitioners.
I would rather have a Cabinet full of small town mayors from around the country (even Alaska, cough cough) than one full of Tom Daschles and Eric Holders.
rockmom on January 31, 2009 at 12:50 PM
We are waiting for a comment Mr. President.
diogenes on January 31, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Obama cut his political teeth in Chicago. He was playing the game before he ever came to D.C.
INC on January 31, 2009 at 1:28 PM
They are following corporate’s example of not paying taxes.
Yes, the same folks that gambled and lost huge, took our money to save their sorry companies, then used that money for bonuses.
getalife on January 31, 2009 at 1:37 PM
It’s the Chicago way: “Your friends may be crooked or not, but they are still your friends.” As long as they are not yet in jail, what’s the worry? Get use to it folks, it’s going to be a long 4 years.
Fred 2 on January 31, 2009 at 1:47 PM
I see. .
You my boy are an ass*
Jamson64 on January 31, 2009 at 4:04 PM
If you had a life, and especially a brain, you’d recognize, and admit, that two wrongs don’t make one right.
Entelechy on January 31, 2009 at 4:05 PM
Darn, I need to hire Mr. Daschle’s tax man.
Johan Klaus on January 31, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Typical,sneaky,lying Democrat,
embrace the Hope,
feel the Change!
canopfor on January 31, 2009 at 4:31 PM
I believe that the politicians a setting the example.
Johan Klaus on January 31, 2009 at 4:33 PM
One is criminal, the other legal. If you don’t like it, get the law changed.
Johan Klaus on January 31, 2009 at 4:36 PM
I believe that the politicians are setting the example.
Johan Klaus on January 31, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Johan Klaus on January 31, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Senator Douchebag:
Please answer one question please. Why would a person making 2 million dollars a year want to give up that income and all your perks to go back into govt. service? Could it just be that since your wife is a lobbiest that the influence you can peddle her way will make you soooo much more moola then what you are already getting from your first kick at the can as a senator from North Dakota. You truly are a piece of work! You are living proof that corruption pays as one can’t say that crime pays as your a professional politician for you guys its all about the “culture of corruption” and wink wink everyboby knows that all politicians do it and expect us to do it.
What a joke. I hope you are charged with evading income tax and thrown into jail for the max.
Amex
amex on January 31, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Look at what Jake Tapper did today!
Today’s Obamicon.
:-)
INC on January 31, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Just a minor mistake. Daschle should invoke the Rangel Rule of the Geithner exception.
danking70 on January 31, 2009 at 7:02 PM
prediction. If this gets worse for Daschle, we’ll hear Obama say “this is not the Obama I knew”.
hawksruleva on January 31, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Rangle-Geithner-Daschle amendment inbound. Any crony of the “dear leader” is considered a national hero and pays taxes only voluntarily – at an amount the individual deems appropriate.
Lost tax revenues can always be recouped from Republican voters – until they’re all jailed that is.
HondaV65 on January 31, 2009 at 7:42 PM
And the President tells us that Wall Street bonuses are “shameful”? I thought Joe Biden said paying your taxes is patriotic, so not paying your taxes is what?
Mr. Joe on January 31, 2009 at 7:46 PM
It is just so so so wrong about this. These stinking Democrats who live their lives to increase our taxes and rob us of our wealth and here they are not paying their own filthy taxes!!!
They should go to prison for life! I am not a fan of Zero tolerance in schools. However,,, zero tolerance for politicians who are tax cheats may be a good idea. If you get caught and it’s more than a few hundred dollars of back taxes,,, you go to jail. If it’s in the thousands and you have spent your life raising other peoples taxes you go to jail for life! If you sat on a committee writing tax rules and you get caught not paying tens of thousands in back taxes it’s death row!
JellyToast on January 31, 2009 at 8:52 PM
I see…two wrongs do make a right.
Got it!
/sarc
Seth grow up
Jamson64 on January 31, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Seth so this is what we will get with your man of change? the same old thing? you my boy are a dupe.
Jamson64 on January 31, 2009 at 8:58 PM
When is the effing Senate going to stop giving the filthy bastard a rubber stamp on nominations? The administration has proven itself unethical and unfit for office (in just two weeks!) Each and every one of filthy bastard’s choices need to be fully vetted and not confirmed when they prove to be tax cheats.
highhopes on January 31, 2009 at 8:58 PM
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