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| Bill Calls for Tax-Delinquent Fed Employees to be Canned |
| 2010-03-04 |
| Can we make it apply to cabinet posts and Obama-czars, too? Wouldn't have anyone left to 'run' the country ... Congressman Jason Chaffetz wants federal employees who don't pay their taxes to be fired. The Republican from Utah introduced a bill Wednesday and will offer it as amendment during a markup by the House oversight and Government Reform Committee. "We have about 100,000 federal employees how are seriously delinquent and have tax debt that is just unaccepted," Chaffetz says during a video on his Web site. "If you have that kind of tax debt and you do not pay your federal taxes you should be dismissed by the federal government." Chaffetz says the IRS fails to collect about $1 billion from federal employees each year. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #14 Having trouble with your taxes? Join the IRS and enjoy immunity to garnishment! |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-03-04 23:05 |
| #13 this is something Sara would probably deal with very effectively as President. |
| Posted by: 746 2010-03-04 22:57 |
| #12 "Can we make it apply to cabinet posts and Obama-czars, too? Wouldn't have anyone left to 'run' the country ..." What's the downside? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-03-04 22:35 |
| #11 LOL - I hope you don't mind if I quote that... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-03-04 18:19 |
| #10 Would this extend to Congresscritters too? You know the IRS will not fill out your tax return for you unless...you're mentally incapable, blind, or a Congresscritter. Consider that the real unification theory of the universe if there ever is one. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-03-04 17:47 |
| #9 Wouldn't have anyone left to 'run' the country You say that like it's a BAD thing, Doc... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-03-04 17:33 |
| #8 Would this extend to Congresscritters too? Somehow I expect they will be specifically exempted. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-03-04 14:47 |
| #7 Frank - you're exactly right about that; apparently everyone else is exempt... |
| Posted by: Raj 2010-03-04 12:47 |
| #6 I thought IRS employees were already fireable for unpaid taxes? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-03-04 12:08 |
| #5 Need to impose the Charles Wrangler method. |
| Posted by: Hammerhead 2010-03-04 11:54 |
| #4 Just wonderful, especially the part about the IRS being unable to collect. Seriously, WTF? How the hell could that be possible? They never had a problem attaching the wages of city or state government employees, but federal ones are untouchable? |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2010-03-04 09:59 |
| #3 This should wipe out both Obama's cabinet and czars. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-03-04 08:38 |
| #2 Now that you ask DB, I'd like to see both and a little jail time for the worst abusers. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2010-03-04 07:40 |
| #1 Is that fired or beaten with a cane? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-03-04 07:28 |