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Choice for Treasury secretary admits he failed to pay taxes
KC Star ^ | 1/14/09 | BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE AP

Posted on 01/14/2009 5:38:00 AM PST by spintreebob

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To: spintreebob

He paid half of what he owed and was forgiven for the rest.

Only now has he paid the rest of his debt.

That debt was owed to us, the American taxpayer and I am not amused.


41 posted on 01/14/2009 6:09:39 AM PST by Carley
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To: Wolfie

But of course, they are indeed above the law!


42 posted on 01/14/2009 6:09:43 AM PST by FES0844 (FES0844)
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To: spintreebob

Just an innocent oversight. No problem.


43 posted on 01/14/2009 6:10:01 AM PST by Sig Sauer P220 (The Big 3 Auto Makers - Where Attention to Kwality is Jobe Won.)
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To: spintreebob
I am surprised this guy actually paid any taxes at all. He will really need to get himself some type of trust set up for future avoidance. I would like to know what kind of set up Raham the protector of Bama, figured out to exempt himself from taxation.
44 posted on 01/14/2009 6:12:01 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Isa.3:4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.)
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To: spintreebob

Didn’t one of King William’s early nominees (a woman, the name escapes me at the moment) get torpedoed for exactly the same thing?


45 posted on 01/14/2009 6:13:29 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: spintreebob

I have to hand it to Hussein. He had a pretty low bar to jump when it came to finding a new treasury secretary, and he managed to screw that one up. At least Hank Paulson paid his taxes.


46 posted on 01/14/2009 6:15:44 AM PST by pnh102 (Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
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To: spintreebob

I propose that all Americans “Forget” to pay their taxes for the next 4 years.


47 posted on 01/14/2009 6:17:13 AM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: Hischild

Since when was paying taxes an American ideal? I recall our country was founded on a tax revolt against an out of control government. I’ll cheer for everyone who doesn’t pay taxes. We all need to stop paying, because there is no fairness in the system at all. The 16th amendment was a disaster because it allowed the government to take our money, and then spend it however they want. Pay a dime, get a dime in my opinion.

Don’t worry for those people who will flame me, I intend to move out of the country soon. America is lost.


48 posted on 01/14/2009 6:20:17 AM PST by ritewingwarrior (Just say No to socialism.)
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To: spintreebob

...Might be my ever changing tag line, beginning to unravel...


49 posted on 01/14/2009 6:21:09 AM PST by gargoyle (...BHO "What do we want?" Change! "When do we want it?" Now! "OK, I changed my mind.")
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To: jennyjenny
"If this doesn’t automatically make this guy ineligible I’m gonna puke."

I'll go get you a barf bag.

50 posted on 01/14/2009 6:21:32 AM PST by Designer (We are SO scrood!)
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To: spintreebob
Every major newsrag in this country should have had an editorial this morning calling for the withdrawal of this tax evader.

But there are none, and probably won't be any because we are trapped in the Twilight Zone where the rays of light are blocked out by the Princes of Darkness (the corrupt, amoral Media and Political elites).

Leni

51 posted on 01/14/2009 6:23:16 AM PST by MinuteGal
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To: Doc Savage
"Need I continue?"

You don't need to for us, but someone ought to generate a catalogue of dummycrat crimes.

Just for the heck of it.

BTW: if anybody takes it up, I think you could sell that tome about a million times.

Not one of which would go to the MSM, BTW.

52 posted on 01/14/2009 6:28:02 AM PST by Designer (We are SO scrood!)
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To: spintreebob
How many here who are rightfully outraged have taken a moment to contact their Democrat or Republican senators (who do the confirming)?

Put your mouths where your typing is.....flood these equally corrupt bastados with protesting e-mails.

Consider this a freep. This is what we're here for.

If not us, who?

Leni

53 posted on 01/14/2009 6:32:42 AM PST by MinuteGal
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To: Red Boots
Oh, come now ! Nobody can understand those darn forms ! You can't blame him for that !

If this clown is the best and brightest the One could come up with, we are in deep dodo.

54 posted on 01/14/2009 6:34:12 AM PST by dearolddad
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To: silverleaf

This is an absolute crock. He knew he owed the taxes. ANY accountant knew he owed the taxes. A first year business student would know he owed the taxes. This is not brain surgery.

His first clue that his employer didn’t pay HIS self-employment taxes was the W-2 he DIDN’T get from his supposed employer! He got a 1099 for an independent contractor. This PROVES this guy isn’t as brilliant as all the yahoos in DC say he is,and I for one don’t want an idiot in charge of the IRS. They have plenty there already.

Typical slimy democrat. Don’t pay up until caught, or you’ve received a white house nomination. If he was a republican, the IRS would be selling his house right now.


55 posted on 01/14/2009 6:34:30 AM PST by graywaiter
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To: spintreebob
Timothy Geithner has set an example we should all strive to follow. And when we are called on the carpet, we can subpoena him to our trials.

I'm hoping his nomination is unanimously approved.

Timothy Geithner a new hero to all tax evaders.

56 posted on 01/14/2009 6:35:40 AM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: Reaganesque

The way I heard was, he was explaining how to become a millionaire.

“First, get a million dollars.”


57 posted on 01/14/2009 6:36:10 AM PST by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: spintreebob
"My accountant thought they said Texas, not taxes. Honest mistake, nothing to see here, move along."


58 posted on 01/14/2009 6:37:36 AM PST by GalaxieFiveHundred
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To: spintreebob
This is an announcement by the IRS regarding the issue, dated February 13, 2007.

Taxes

From what I can gather, apparently W-2's, rather than 1099's, were issued to certain government independent contractors although no FICA taxes had been withheld.

I can't imagine a scenario where an accountant who reviewed this guy's taxes (which he apparently prepared himself) could miss this.

Fox News had a report on this yesterday and said that the IMF had notified people of this issue, but apparently the latest Obama oligarch ignored it.

59 posted on 01/14/2009 6:41:14 AM PST by Madame Dufarge
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To: G Larry
bumper sticker idea:

BO - offends people.

60 posted on 01/14/2009 6:42:25 AM PST by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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