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Tom Daschle's Nomination for HHS Hits Tax Obstacle
Politics Daily —
... (pictured here wearing the glasses that are the only evidence that he has collected the souls of Sally Jessy Raphael and Jerry Springer), has become the latest in a string of Obama appointees to hit an embarrassing roadblock: ...
Oops! Daschle 'Forgot' To Report Free Car and Driver
Crooks and Liars —
Hey, I know I always forget to report my free car and driver - I just got used to it as a well-known blogger!
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama's nominee for the secretary of Health and Human Services, paid around $100,000 in back taxes after his nomination to pay for a car and driver he was supplied but did not report as income, according to documents being prepared by the Senate Finance Committee.
Mr. Daschle also took two vacation trips aboard a $30 million corporate jet belonging to non-profit ...
The Obama Democrats: by the numbers
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... in January 2009 during the height of an economic meltdown. $140,000 : the amount of back taxes and interest that Cabinet nominee Tom Daschle (D) was forced to cough up after the vetting process revealed significant, unexplained tax liabilities . $356,000 : the approximate amount of income and deductions that Daschle (D) ...
Daschle
Political Animal —
... , Daschle. I don't understand why people in public life don't just recognize that they should report anything that might even conceivably count as income, and do things right the first time. What's more, I really don't like this, from the WSJ : "Mr. Daschle told committee staff that he had grown used to having a car and driver as Senate majority leader and didn't think to report the perquisite on his taxes, according to staff members." Part of what bothers me about this is the sense of entitlement: the sense that having a car and driver is just one of those ordinary things ...
Daschle
Obsidian Wings —
... $5,693 in back taxes." According to the Post article, Daschle realized that the car might be taxable back in June, and his accountant had intended to correct the error in his next tax filing. Still, I don't understand why people in public life don't just recognize that they should report anything that might even conceivably count as income, and do things right the first time. What's more, I really don't like this, from the WSJ: "Mr. Daschle told committee staff that he ...
Democrats and Taxes: Math is Hard
PoliGazette —
When Barack Obama selected Tom Daschle to be his secretary of Health and Human Services one of the last thinks he could have imagined was that Daschle was a 6-figure tax evader. Yet here we are again.
What is it with Democrats and taxes? According to Vice-President Joe Biden, paying taxes is a patriotic duty. The left was in lock-step agreement with Biden after he made this statement. The disconnect between the left’s ideals and the actions of their elite politicians is embarrassing.
Hilzoy says that the problem is one of entitlement:
Part of what bothers me about this is the sense of ...
Weekend at Charlie's
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... . His excuses for the failure started with blaming his wife, then his accountant and finally the fact that he didn't speak Spanish. $140,000 : the amount of back taxes and interest that Cabinet nominee Tom Daschle (D) was forced to cough up after the vetting process revealed significant, unexplained tax liabilities . $356,000 : the approximate amount of income and deductions that Daschle (D) ...
Weekend at Charlie's
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
... $140,000: the amount of back taxes and interest that Cabinet nominee Tom Daschle (D) was forced to cough up after the vetting process revealed significant, unexplained tax liabilities. ...
Dwayne Horner: Democrats by the Numbers
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Here are just some of the numbers in scandals involving Democrats: $34,000 : the amount of federal taxes that Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (D) failed to pay during his employment at the International Monetary Fund ...
Den of Thieves
Commonsense & Wonder —
I don't normally post these, but this came with helpful links for every item. Received via email: $34,000: The amount of federal taxes that Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner(D) ...
