'Joe the Plumber' Owes $1,200 in Back Taxes

FoxNews ^ | 10/16/2008

[Oyarsa]

HOLLAND, Ohio -- Joe the Plumber's story sprang a few leaks Thursday. Turns out that the man who was held up by John McCain as the typical, hard-working American taxpayer isn't really a licensed plumber. And court documents show he owes nearly $1,200 in back taxes.

"Joe," whose name is Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, was cited repeatedly in Wednesday night's final presidential debate by McCain for questioning Barack Obama's tax policy.

Wurzelbacher instantly became a media celebrity, fielding calls during the debate and facing reporters outside his home near Toledo on Thursday morning for an impromptu nationally televised news conference.The burly, bald man acknowledged he doesn't have a plumber's license, but said he didn't need one because he works for someone else at a company that does residential work.

But Wurzelbacher still would need to be a licensed apprentice or journeyman to work in Toledo, and he's not, said David Golis, manager and residential building official for the Toledo Division of Building Inspection.

State and local records show Wurzelbacher has no license, although his employer does. Golis said there are no records of inspectors citing Wurzelbacher for unlicensed work in Toledo. And then there was the matter of his taxes.

[Carling]

Wow, poor guy can’t make ends meet now, and Obama wants to tax him further.

[goldstategop]

Yeah because he doesn't pay as much as Obama wants. Which is MORE! And in a country founded on an aversion to taxes, I don't see why they make a big deal out of it.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Natchez Hawk]

$1,200 in back taxes?

Hell, that ain’t nothing.

[Hildy]

Every single American should be mortified at this...You ask a politician a question, and your life and livelihood are in danger. I cannot believe people don’t see this.

[DieHard the Hunter]

So what?

[Sgt_Schultze]

What’s up with the media curiosity about JTP? All he did was ask Zero a question. Zero is the one who stuck his own foot into his own mouth. Now the media is out to destroy a bystander regular American. Why do you suppose the media won’t ask Zero what he meant by spreading the wealth?

[RaiderRose]

Poor Joe...this is making me very upset. They are trying to ruin his life.

[RobinOfKingston]

I wonder, is it time to widely distribute the personal information of some of these “on-air personalities?”

[Jeff Head]

So, he's already over taxed and spoke from abject experience.

The left, the MSM, the DNC, and Obama are going to go after this guy with a vengence. God hold him in the cusp of your Hand adn protect Him from the foul winds that will blow.

Despite it all, and still, it is very apparent that Joe the Plumber was the real winner of the 3rd presidential debate and he continues to win it and hammer the liberal, socialist, dems today.

By extensions, McCain and all Americans are winners.

But, because Joe the Plumber was honest about the impact of the Obama plans from his perspective, and because he did not drink the Obama kool-aid, the MSM, the DNC, and the Obama campaign now consider that hard working, well spoken, young man as the enemy.

They are already beginning to attack him relentlessly.

So be it, it will reflect badly back on them just as their attacks on Sarah have done.

Just as Patrick Henry indicated, and that truth still holds today...if we will hold the course, God in Heaven will raise up friends to help fight these battles.

Sarah Palin is one such friend...now, out of obscurity, Joe the Plumber is another.

All thanks for this goes, IMHO, to a merciful God in Heaven! and millions of hard working, partiotic, loyal Americans who will not give up...two of which, Joe and Sarah, have been brought forth before us all to express these sentiments.

The truth is that the left, the Obama campaign, the DNC, and the MSM will lie, fabricate, misquote, commit fruad, beg, borrow, or steal in their effort to slow down what is happening on the ground with the McCain campaign right now, and particularly with the likes of Joe and especially Sarah Palin who is burrowing underneath all of their hype and drawing 25-30,000 people at a time to her rallies and getting the message of hope and conservative values out.

Obama and his ilk know it, they fear it, and they will do anything they can to stop it...but they shall also fail in the attempt. Truth has a way of shining all the brighter in darkness.

SARAH PALIN DRAWING HUGE CROWDS ALL ACROSS AMERICA

[Scotswife]

the democrat party owes america $700 billion.

[beagleone]

Thats what Charles Rangel said!

[TV Dinners]

and FauxNEWS is playing right along

[SolidWood]

The left is creepy. They will destroy us mere commoners for putting into doubt their Caesar.

[webschooner]

Poor Joe is gonna need a lawyer and a body guard and maybe some good health insurance before the Obozo thugocracy gets done with him.

[goodnesswins]

MSM...you fools.....like everyone just LOVES the IRS!!!

[TNdandelion]

How much does Charlie Rangel owe?

[babydubya1981]

I’m angered to my core!!!!

FOX can kiss my viewership goodbye.

I am fuming mad!

[Scotswife]

“Every single American should be mortified at this...You ask a politician a question, and your life and livelihood are in danger. I cannot believe people don’t see this.”

He hasn’t seen the worst of it yet.

He dared to do interviews - to do a presser.

This is just the beginning.

[Hildy]

Looks like they looked more into Joe’s life in 48 hours than they have Obama’s for the last 2 years.