“I SAVED A BUNDLE ON SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAXES BY SWITCHING TO GEITHNER!”
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 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.
………. 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?
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January 21, 2009 - 06:06 PM on January 21st, 2009
Yes, another example of leadership failure to appoint this elitist and tax cheat to the cabinet.
The message sent to Americans: Rules are for you, the little people, the groundlings. Now go back to work so you can pay your taxes, suckah!
January 21, 2009 - 06:32 PM on January 21st, 2009
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