Tom Daschle, “nominated to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services,” purportedly “did not pay more than $128,000 in taxes over three years,” according to the Washington Post article, Daschle Owed Back Taxes That Exceeded $128,000, dated 31 January, 2009. Will he get the job? Probably… loser. If you make enough money to screw up your tax filing by way more than I make in a year, get a frigging accountant.
In the same article the Washington Post reveals that “Timothy F. Geithner, who was chosen to run the Treasury Department, disclosed that he had not paid some taxes and subsequently paid $43,000 in taxes and penalties.” Will he get the job? Maybe… loser. See trailer above.
WTF? I had the IRS come after me last year because my Social Security number was wrong on an E-Trade account that I closed two years ago which was never worth more than $4000. That took me three or four phone calls to clear up. And for what…so I’d have a clean record for my upcoming Cabinet post nomination? Losers…