So, let me get this straight; if I’m a normal American citizen who doesn’t pay his taxes I can get my wages garnished, thrown in jail, etc. But, if I’m a Politician, I can take at least a four year break from paying taxes, claim it was just a simple oversight and then it will clear me to be appointed for a top position in Obama’s cabinet.
Obama has not been in office 2 full weeks yet and look what a huge mess we are already in. CHANGE has indeed come to America.
White House: Daschle Had ‘Tax Issues,’ Shouldn’t Bar His Cabinet Confirmation
The White House has acknowledged that former Sen. Tom Daschle, President Obama’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, had “some tax issues,” which, the administration says, have been resolved and shouldn’t bar his confirmation as secretary.
FOX News confirmed that Daschle alerted the Senate Finance Committee, which will oversee his confirmation hearing, that the matter involves more than $100,000 in back taxes and interest for a car and driver that was provided to him for four years by Leo Hindery, a wealthy Democratic donor, longtime friend and business associate of Daschle .
Daschle incorrectly assumed the use of the car and driver was not subject to taxation. But the White House says he discovered the error during preparation for his confirmation and filed amended tax returns with the proper payment and interest.
The unreported income for the car service totaled more than $250,000 over three years.
Hindery founded InterMedia Partners, a private equity firm, in 1988. Daschle was paid $1 million annually for his consulting services, the Senate Finance Committee said.
Daschle also had unreported consulting income of $88,333, in 2007. He also had reductions to charitable contributions totaling about $15,000 over the three years covered, according to a Senate Finance Committee document. The document, marked “Confidential Draft,” is a committee statement concerning Daschle’s nomination.
The White House issued a statement Friday night affirming that Daschle “is the right person to lead the fight for health care reform.”
