iht.com - 1/21/2009
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WASHINGTON : If Timothy Geithner were a bank, he might well be considered "too big to fail." In better economic times, Geithner's confirmation to be President-elect Barack Obama's Treasury secretary might be in danger after the disclosure this week that he had paid more than $48,000 in ...
washingtontimes.com - 1/21/2009
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By: Penny TO MS. Nancy Pelosi, I remember
well how you denounced "Republican" corruption. Well, Madam, take...
another look. It is the DEMOCRAT PARTY that is the criminal enterprise, the CESSPOOL of CORRUPTION! When are you going to take on C. Rangel, B. ...
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Gingrich urges GOP to fight Geithner
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A nagging question about Geithner
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... content with his excuses. Perhaps if a nominee of another Cabinet post had this problem, it could be overlooked. After all, the Secretary of Commerce or HHS doesn’t run the IRS . However, the Secretary of the Treasury does, and his own serial incompetence at doing his taxes certainly doesn’t recommend him as a qualified candidate for the Treasury. However, we’re constantly told that not only is Geithner qualified, he’s practically the only person in America who can do the job — by both Democrats and Republicans : Geithner has broad experience in global economics, ...
What The Geithner Scandal Can Teach Us About The Tax Code
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... Aside from the spectacle of watching someone who, if he and Obama have their way, would be in charge of the IRS tell the public that he is too incompetent to file his own taxes, I’m struck by what such a turn of events suggests about our tax code in general. Especially given how qualified both Republicans and Democrats suggest Geithner is for this job. If a supposed expert like Geithner can’t even navigate the tax code, what about your average citizen? ...
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