Quote of the Day
Sorry about the dearth of medical posts, I haven't had the BUMA lately. But this quote is simply delicious:
UPDATE: It gets better. A LOT better: "A penny saved is a penny earned! Especially when you save it by not paying your taxes."
via Instapundit
"Here's a question for (Tom) Daschle : When you amended your taxes and coughed up about $140,000 in back taxes plus interest, did you feel like you were stimulating the economy as much as you would have if you had spent that money yourself?"And for that matter, did you feel more patriotic?
UPDATE: It gets better. A LOT better: "A penny saved is a penny earned! Especially when you save it by not paying your taxes."
via Instapundit
Labels: links to greatness, politics, quotes
posted by scalpel at 2:23 PM
15 Comments:
Ouch!
Not a BUTA, but something else in the same orifice.
Most excellent.
HeHe !!! Stacy............
For Daschle it's just loose change in the sofa cushions. People that important shouldn't pay taxes anyhow...hee hee....
Well at least he won't be in that position now.
Still baffles me how a guy that didn't pay his taxes until forced into it could now hold position running The IRS. ???
Oh wait! I know! Democrat rules!
Did anyone recognize the voice in that commercial? If you listen to NPR you would. More evidence (like any was needed) that the MSM, and public broadcasting in particular, has a decidedly left wing bias.
I agree with you on this one. He did the right thing by stepping down. Too bad though since he really know's his stuff on health care.
Incidentally Seaspray, I can see how someone might screw this up on their tax return. I know someone who works for the local city government in a fairly high position. Part of his package was a chauffeur driven limo to work. He was like "great!" and took it for several months - it was only when his accountant told him that this service was taxable - ie, a value was assigned to it and would be counted as income. He decided it was a bad deal and got rid of the service and thus reduced his tax burden. If his accountant had not be on top of it, he would never have known. Not that Daschle is excused for not knowing this but it is a little different than overtly hiding income earned on the side. Congressmen on both sides enjoy TONS of perks - many of which are probably taxable.
I agree with you on this one. He did the right thing by stepping down. Too bad though since he really know's his stuff on health care.
Incidentally Seaspray, I can see how someone might screw this up on their tax return. I know someone who works for the local city government in a fairly high position. Part of his package was a chauffeur driven limo to work. He was like "great!" and took it for several months - it was only when his accountant told him that this service was taxable - ie, a value was assigned to it and would be counted as income. He decided it was a bad deal and got rid of the service and thus reduced his tax burden. If his accountant had not be on top of it, he would never have known. Not that Daschle is excused for not knowing this but it is a little different than overtly hiding income earned on the side. Congressmen on both sides enjoy TONS of perks - many of which are probably taxable.
Ahh--but Daschle did hide actual income.
Thief.
Yeah - he was an "advisor" to big health insurers, law firms, etc. It seems these guys just CAN'T keep their noses clean!
I am not defending Daschle, he stepped down (like he should have). Anybody who doesn't pay their taxes, well they should have no place in the trust of the public. One point however, is how it was handled. Obama freely stated "I screwed up". He did by not adequately vesting his appointment. This is something I never heard from his predecessor, with the exception of his final days in office when he was trying to be "introspective" ie: save his presidental legacy. I have no idea how Obama will turn out. However to me, it takes a bigger man to admit to a mistake than not.
Actually, President Bush did admit that he made mistakes. Declaring mission accomplished and daring alqaida to come and get it. He received a lot of criticism at the time, from other Republicans, for being honest. There are many things to criticize about him, but he did admit some mistakes.
I'm not defending Daschle (know nothing about him, and couldn't pick him out of a crowd of 2), but I have a nagging question that I'd LOVE to ask every person in both the House and Senate:
"Raise your hand if you've never been delinquent on taxes or if you've never hidden income (accidentally or purposefully)"
No one would move. Don't get me wrong, I'm certainly not in favor of tax fraud and cheats, but I'm frustrated with the hypocrisy. The 'glass houses' quote comes to mind
The tax code is too complex. Just about anyone who doesn't have very basic finances can get tripped up. It doesn't necessarily mean you're a crook. It means our tax system sucks vigorously.
Let me simplify the tax code for everyone. If you receive anything of any kind of value, from anyone, you need to assume that it is taxable until you have evidence that it is not. Anyone in Congress, you know - the people who write these tax laws - should know that.
Now that I have explained all of that for you, you can send me some money, and a 1099 form, so that when i do my taxes next year, I can document it appropriately. :-)
Yes, the tax code has a lot of problems. Thank Congress. Someone, who is in Congress, but does not pay their full taxes is a crook.
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