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| GeithnerÂ’s Nannygate |
| 2009-01-14 |
| Tim GeithnerÂ’s confirmation hearings may not go so smoothly, after all: Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Finance Committee, is looking into the treasury secretary nomineeÂ’s nonpayment of Social Security and Medicare taxes and his employment of a housekeeper who lacked proper immigration papers. Senators are discussing the matter behind closed doors today. Geither is probably hoping his Cabinet nomination doesnÂ’t turn out like Zoe BairdÂ’s did. Bill ClintonÂ’s first choice for attorney general, Baird went down in flames when it emerged she had hired an illegal immigrant nanny, an episode that later came to be known as Nannygate. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 I have been self employed since 96 and for that very reason I use a tax guy. The tax guy uses a program and we both watch on a big screen as he fills in the various fields. The program is pretty unforgiving and would let you pass go until everything is filled in. If the income came in in any form other than a paper bag left in the glove compartment, he simply chose to ignore he needed to "tax it up". If he deposited said checks at a bank and "disbursed the funds" in any way, including just sitting on it, he was playing "hide the weenie". He is either dishonest or too stupid to be confirmed in this post. He doesn't sound stupid to me. |
| Posted by: Capsu 78 2009-01-14 18:41 |
| #7 Instapundit made the point that this would be a Treas Sec who couldn't figure out his own taxes. He will probably work well with Charlie Rangel. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-01-14 14:22 |
| #6 Remember Linda Chavez? Zoe Baird, Kimba Wood that's how we ended up with Reno. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2009-01-14 10:11 |
| #5 Remember Linda Chavez?Lost the Labor post because of some trivial issue similar to Geithner.The Donks went ballistic,the NYT and friends behaved as if she had leaked secret info(sorry thats the time exclusive right) and a fine brilliant lady was shoved off the bus.The same news media will now declare this de minimus, no harm no foul. |
| Posted by: johnemorrissey 2009-01-14 10:08 |
| #3 When you make as much money as these people do, no one can figure out your taxes. Let's be honest though, he's paid up and supposedly the nanny's papers expired three months before she was done working. To be honest I don't give two shits about either of these things. What I want to know is what kind of SecTreas will he be? Our economy is in bad shape but we don't need someone who is going to keep dumping good money after bad and continue all of these idiotic corporate welfare programs. I'm looking at you UAW! Ha. Not to mention when the economy finally does turn around we're going to face an explosion of inflation due to all of this extra money the Feds are pumping. Does he acknowledge this and what are his plans to mitigate? Let's focus on his qualifications not what his tax guy did (does anyone actually think he does his own taxes?) |
| Posted by: AllahHateMe 2009-01-14 09:43 |
| #2 Instapundit made the point that this would be a Treas Sec who couldn't figure out his own taxes. |
| Posted by: Spot 2009-01-14 08:40 |
| #1 Another Kissinger and Associates chum. Appears he's completely forgotten to pay some $ 30K in income taxes as well. Ann Dunham-Soetoro's son Barry should be very proud. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-14 07:31 |