I’m learning a whole bunch of new strategies to use in my representation work, all courtesy of President Obama’s Cabinet appointees. I already have the “I Forgot” defense from Treasury Secretary Geithner. Next is the “Forget ClubFed and Penalties” defense from Tom Daschle.
Former Senator Daschle (D-South Dakota) is the nominee to become Secretary of Health and Human Services. Bill at April15.com has a great post where he notes:
1. he failed to report $80,000 in consulting income
2. he failed to consider that receiving a car and driver from his employer would be income
3. he claimed charitable deductions to organizations that were not qualified charities and
4. all totaled he had to pay over $140,000 in taxes and interest yet didn’t have pay a dime in penalties (when in fact other taxpayer’s have gone to prison for less)
Unfortunately, us middle-class Americans are the ones stuck paying taxes. Perhaps Leona Helmsley was right: “Only the little people pay taxes.”