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To: Land Shark who wrote (153707)	2/2/2009 11:44:19 PM
From: Jane4IceCream	1 Recommendation Respond to of 173976

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To: Land Shark who wrote (153707)	2/3/2009 1:11:01 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

Dasschole, watermelonObama's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services and become the administration's health czar, had failed to pay $128,000 in taxes for a car service he'd been using since 2005, plus on about $80,000 of consulting income. That was two weeks after Tim Geithner, now treasury secretary, announced that he'd failed to pay $25,000 in payroll taxes while working at the International Monetary Fund. On the surface, Dasschole's screw-up looks a lot like Geithner's. Both men underestimated how much they owed—or simply underpaid. Both situations involve gray areas or confusing aspects of the elaborate U.S. tax code. And, of course, both blamed their accountants.

To: Land Shark who wrote (153707)	2/3/2009 1:22:08 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

A watermelonGovernment of Tax Cheats posted at 2/2/2009 11:46 AM EST Moderator Ramesh_Ponnuru First post: 7/25/2007 Last post: 2/2/2009 Total posts: 172 Raise your hand if you think that Tom Daschle would have paid up on his taxes if he didn't think he was going back into public office. I didn't think so. Tim Geithner should not have been confirmed as Treasury secretary after evading taxes--especially since he had taken compensation for taxes he had not paid. But senators argued that it was vital that the job be filled immediately. The HHS slot doesn't have to be filled immediately, and there are any number of liberals who are just as qualified as Daschle. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has offered a perfect example of the excuses insiders make for each other: "If all you knew about Tom Daschle was that he used to be a senator and he made a mistake and had to pay over $100,000 in back taxes, you would have a right to be skeptical, even cynical. But if you know Tom Daschle, you know better." At least now we understand why Daschle isn't worried that his health-care plans will result in higher taxes: He won't be paying them.