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[Vladiator]

On Friday, Simon said that he had paid more than $1 million per year in state and federal taxes while repeating that he firmly believed the details of his tax return were a private matter between himself and the government.

Well, he was running a good campaign until now.
Buh-bye Bill.

[evolved_rage]

This is KPMGs problem and ours. If those CPA robots can't figure out the tax code, who can??? (Oh yeah, warped twisted gubmint employees in the IRS.)

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Tempest in a teapot. Simon's handling it correctly. But he should go further:

"Look, for decades my family and I and our partners and investors have invested millions upon millions in ventures and in charity. I'm an attorney but don't profess to comprehend our tax code, so we pay professionals to handle that for us. Now. Think about what I just said. Everything I have told you relates to job creation. Jobs are created by new companies. Building new companies is my profession. Jobs are created by charity. Philanthropy is my passion. And thanks to our impenetrable tax code, I've made jobs for a horde of accountants and lawyers. Gray Davis, by comparison, has driven California into the unemployment line. How about let's talk about that."

Turn defense into offense!

[L.N. Smithee]

"This issue will give us a good indication of what kind of governor Bill Simon will be," Davis campaign spokesman Roger Salazar said on Friday. "If he is as cagey and evasive and secretive about his businesses as he has been, the people of California should take that into account."

Saying for the sake of argument that Simon has been "cagey and evasive," he has been so about his personal business. Davis, on the other hand, has been so about the state's business.

Nice try.