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| Shocker: New Obama appointee has a tax problem |
| 2009-06-19 |
| Johnson! Stop the presses!! |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #7 When it comes to taxes I'm with Adam Smith "Both ground-rents and the ordinary rent of land are a species of revenue which the owner, in many cases, enjoys without any care or attention of his own. Though a part of this revenue should be taken from him in order to defray the expenses of the state, no discouragement will thereby be given to any sort of industry. The annual produce of the land and labour of the society, the real wealth and revenue of the great body of the people, might be the same after such a tax as before. Ground-rents and the ordinary rent of land are, therefore, perhaps, the species of revenue which can best bear to have a peculiar tax imposed upon them." |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-06-19 18:44 |
| #6 Paying taxes is patriotic! Nurse! Where's my tapioca! |
| Posted by: Joe Biden, Vice President Guy 2009-06-19 14:37 |
| #5 I'm almost too shocked for words. I am beyond flabbercastration! These dems who didn't pay taxes during the GWBush administration didn't because they didn't want to support his administration? Or his policies? The new standard is you don't have to pay taxes for anything you don't agree with or believe in? But I thought it was the patriotic thing to do. That's what Biden told us. Confusion says he who has the gold and power makes the rules? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-06-19 14:32 |
| #4 One would think that with the slew of tax problems, now outside the realm of random chance, someone would check with the IRS beforehand. Incompetence or...? Then again with a tax cheat in charge of the IRS.... I like taxes. Fair taxes. They pay for roads, police, military, court system, etc. To not pay your fair share of taxes is to cheat your neighbors. Now, for our kids to pay out their diapers for a car they can't even drive for 16 years after birth, well... |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-06-19 14:19 |
| #3 Joe the Plumber would have paid penalties and fees for filing late. Especially if the IRS had to be the one to call and say, "hey dummy, where are your tax returns for two years?" One set of rules for the elite, and another set for the rest of us. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-06-19 12:09 |
| #2 Well, it certainly means they're not the 'little' people. Glad they cleared that point up. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-06-19 11:35 |
| #1 Wow. Didn't see that one coming. |
| Posted by: Mike 2009-06-19 11:13 |