So in his State of the Union address a couple of nights ago, the President talked extensively about "fairness" and people "paying their fair share". Well, Mr. President, how about all those people currently working for you who have not paid their own taxes?
Today, we read: "36 Obama aides owe $833,000 in back taxes". REALLY? And that's not the half of it. Employees in the US Senate, in the House of Representatives, Homeland Security, Department of Education--these Federal employees owe major back taxes. Problem is, no one is doing anything about it.
Not surprisingly, the Treasury Department have tax scofflaws too...of course, who can blame them? The Treasury Secretary himself owed $42,000 in back taxes at the time of his nomination to the position.
In the end, then, we have the opposite situation as did those fine folks who revolted against England in the 18th century. Instead of "no taxation without representation", our cry today must be "taxation with representation, but only for certain people".
Today, we read: "36 Obama aides owe $833,000 in back taxes". REALLY? And that's not the half of it. Employees in the US Senate, in the House of Representatives, Homeland Security, Department of Education--these Federal employees owe major back taxes. Problem is, no one is doing anything about it.
Not surprisingly, the Treasury Department have tax scofflaws too...of course, who can blame them? The Treasury Secretary himself owed $42,000 in back taxes at the time of his nomination to the position.
In the end, then, we have the opposite situation as did those fine folks who revolted against England in the 18th century. Instead of "no taxation without representation", our cry today must be "taxation with representation, but only for certain people".
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