House candidate faces back taxes after vote to block collections

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Sat, Apr. 01, 2006
House candidate faces back taxes after vote to block collections
DAVID HAMMER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The leading Republican candidate in an up-for-grabs U.S. House race faces a potential tax delinquency of thousands of dollars, even as a bill he voted for that would limit the state's ability to collect back taxes is poised to become law.

State Rep. Charles Blasdel, who is running for an open southern Ohio seat targeted by both national parties, seemed to be sailing toward a major victory for the GOP after Democratic Rep. Ted Strickland left the seat to run for governor and his heir-apparent, state Sen. Charlie Wilson, was forced to run as a write-in.

Now, Blasdel, who is a financial adviser with an associate's degree in accounting, is confronted with delinquent tax liens on two of his former businesses. He said he received no notice of the back taxes until The (Youngstown) Vindicator newspaper asked him about the liens two weeks ago.

Since then, Blasdel has been working with the attorney general's office to figure out exactly how much is owed. The Vindicator determined the bill could be as high as $54,000 using recorded liens for the period from 1995 to 2001 and calculating late fees.
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http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/politics/14241849.htm



Charles Blasdel

[rodeodance]

1. the hypocrasy is so evident

[Eric J in MN]

3. If he's a tax cheat, and he wants to make collections more difficult,

isn't that consistent instead of hypocritical?

[WhiteTara]

5. Just his collections.

He wasn't doing that for anyone else. I wonder if those $54,000 include penalties and interest. My new mantra...Greed should be criminalized and the punishment should become progressively harsher the greater the greed.

[The Magistrate]

2. They Just Cannot Buy A Thrill, Ma'am

"What a nimrod! What a ultra-maroon!"

[Judi Lynn]

4. Blasdel's big with THE MAN!

Cheney backs Blasdel's race for Congress, helps stock campaign coffers
By MARY ANN GREIER/Salem News staff writer


HANOVERTON - Before a crowd of 400, Vice President Dick Cheney described Sixth District congressional candidate Chuck Blasdel as a friend of the taxpayer, a man of his word and a man with common sense.

"The president and I have great confidence in Chuck," Cheney said during his Blasdel fund-raising tent speech behind the Spread Eagle Tavern in Hanoverton Monday.
He talked about Blasdel's attributes, the need for a continued presence in Iraq, the need for the terrorist surveillance program and the need for the continuation of the president's tax cuts.
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http://www.ohiogop.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=1057



As you know, Mr. Cheney has standards. He won't endorse just anyone.

[Zenlitened]

6. Well, well, well. That's some kinda "values" party they've got there...

... isn't it?

Republican = crook.

Republican = cheat.

Republican = liar.

As a party, they just cannot be trusted to govern.

[depakid]

7. "...with an associate's degree in accounting"

Makes the ignorance defense a little tricky to pull off....

Then again, he's in Ohio- so this kind of thing could work to his advantage.