Taxes are for you, not for them...
Members of Congress
snopes.com
29 - members of Congress have been accused of spousal abuse, 7 - have been arrested for fraud, 19 - have been accused of writing bad checks, 117 - have bankrupted at least two businesses, 3 - have been arrested for assault, 71 - have credit reports so bad they can't qualify for a credit card, 14 - have been arrested on drug-related charges, 8 - have been arrested for shoplifting, 21 - are current defendants in lawsuits,
And in 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving, but released after they claimed Congressional immunity. (from Capitol Hill Blue in 1999).
I wish I could find updated, verified numbers...anyone have them?
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I can't believe they have the guts to even try to get Daschle approved after Geithner's tax evasion stink.
This is beyond an insult to the people.
But hey... we've rolled over for everything else...
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