So now we have Hilda Solis's husband paying off a 16 yr old tax lien

[democracy1st]

As much as republicans hate paying taxes,refuse to pay certain taxes,and work their way around getting out of taxes. We now have a month's worth of GOP talking points,it's time to start exposing soome of the real cheats. I caught the info on MSNBC a few minutes ago (at work can't supply a link)

[Occam Bandage]

1. Christ. Does anybody in this party pay their fucking taxes? nt

[Owl]

4. I was just going to post the same thing. This is getting rediculous.

[SoCalDem]

9. What we are seeing, is the fact, that, once people reach a level of "success",

they rely too heavily on "creative" bookkeeping and deft accountants, who push the envelope.

Most of the time, their standing in the community protects them from any real recourse...UNTIL they need to be vetted for a larger job sometime in the future..

The thing that bothers me, is that they all KNOW they "skimped" when paying their taxes, or got a bit "too creative", but they felt the risk was worth it..

Only AFTER they are mentioned for a higher position, are they suddenly interested in "paying their back taxes"..

[Xipe Totec]

14. What we're seeing it the result of Bush Administration illegal Data Mining tax records n/t

[Occam Bandage]

27. Is there any evidence of that? That would be interesting. nt

[Xipe Totec]

36. It's in the White House e-mail system somewhere

I'm sure...

:evilgrin:

Keep in mind these are the people that politicized the Justice Department and the CIA.

[Fridays Child]

15. And all this really means is that Bush nominees never had their taxes looked into very carefully.

I'd love to have a look at the tax records of any five Bush-era appointees, randomly chosen. All of this is a function of who's doing the vetting. Obama's high standards comprise a crucible that Republicans never had to face.

[spinbaby]

35. Really

Did Bush ever pay taxes on all those Enron plane trips?

[bighart]

40. is that really relevant at this point?

are we now going to start using the "they did it first" line of defense?

[Fridays Child]

45. That wasn't my contention and, yes, cheating on taxes, is relevant...

...at this point, and at every point--regardless of who's doing it. My point, since you missed it, is that given Obama's much higher standards than those of the Bush administration, we shouldn't be surprised by what's being exposed. In this case, it just happens to be relative to Democrats.

[MadBadger]

18. I read online that her husband owns a car repair shop in Cali

Is that the kind of success you were speaking of?

[SoCalDem]

33. depends...but apparently SHE is of high enough caliber to be considered

for a cabinet position..and family finances are the responsibility of BOTH husband and wife..

Married people are a "set"..when it comes to money owed to the IRS :)

[Liberal_in_LA]

28. Only us working class folks.

[iamthebandfanman]

38. something tells me

it has more to do with whos in the know than it does the party..

i think wed all be in for a suprised if they went through everyone in congresses taxes.
something tells me uncle sam would be owned a shit-ton of money from both sides of the isle.

[bunnies]

2. You've got to be kidding me.

This is frigging unbelievable.

[Every Man A King]

3. Her husband is get appointed too? n/t

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

5. LOL. This is getting embarrassing. nt

[wryter2000]

6. If he was already in the process of paying it off

It should be old business. Plus, it's her husband, not she. This should not be a deal-breaker, imho.

[marshall]

43. He paid it off yesterday

She probably knew about her nomination before that.

[wryter2000]

48. You're right

I misunderstood. Sigh. Still, this nonsense has to stop.

[DJ13]

7. Who's the GOP mole in the IRS?

[butterfly77]

10. Exactly what I have been thinking..

for days now..

[Parker CA]

21. Cheney and his drones at NSA have been tracking anyone potentially attached to the Obama

administration since day one. There is no other way to explain this. The neo-cons are terrified of Obama and they will do ANYthing they can do marginalize his successes.

I don't have any doubt that Cheney and his off-the-wall comments about future attacks will become a self-fulfilling prophecy if Obama does too well in the neo-con's eyes. There is too much at stake for the future of their party to let Obama succeed.

The capstone on all of this is that all through the campaign Obama et al ran an incredibly air-tight ship and were virtually impervious to information leaks of any kind. Too many leaks have sprung in the recent weeks to just brush off as "normal effects of greater exposure." Someone / some people are working to bring this administration down before it even gets up to speed.

[butterfly77]

26. Your right and...

they are attacking him when he has only been in the office for two weeks. They are trying to dictate to him how to run the office as well as republicon. What to wear,what to say,what to put in the stimulus package. These people are insane they can't give it up,are they going through withdrawal?

[Blue_Tires]

22. good question....

[DBoon]

23. Any sufficiently complex tax return

Will inevitably have something that could raise scrutiny, no matter how honest or scrupulous the individual.

The tax code is complex enough that anyone who claims any deductions or has any income from a business can be nailed to the wall, if enough effort is applied.

[quiller4]

44. Not related to this case

The lien is for city, county and state taxes. There was dispute as to whether Solis's spouse was responsibile for said taxes or the former business owner.

[Thrill]

8. Gibbs said they aren't going to hold it against her

But you can be sure the media will make a big deal about it

[Yavin4]

19. So What, Who Cares What The Media Says

Big deal. She didn't cheat. Her husband did.

[ErinBerin84]

11. Jesus Christ

well, at least it's her husband and not her, I guess. What the heck is going on though.

[zulchzulu]

12. BREAKING! Her dog once took a crap on their neighbor's lawn

At the White House briefing minutes ago, Gibbs had some asshat reporter ask about it. She isn't part of the company her husband is involved with, so it's BULLSHIT.

[Sebastian Doyle]

34. Ah, but did the dog pay his taxes?

The IRS wants 20% of the bones in the back yard. Hope he filed one of these......

[potisok]

13. Audit all Government employs making over $80,000.00 a year

with the same scrutiny as the ones being vetted. Both State and Federal, would be interesting to see the end numbers as to party affiliation. I suspect we would be shorter on leadership than we currently are.

[Fridays Child]

20. Bingo!

This is not restricted to high-ranking Dems. Not by a long shot.

[Connie_Corleone]

16. Who the hell is leaking tax info to the press?

[KittyWampus]

32. would you start a thread asking that question?

[Jennicut]

17. I am sorry but the witch hunting is getting ridiculous now

Its her husband, not her. My husband is a bone head sometimes, I ain't taking any responsibility for his foolish mistakes.

[biopowertoday]

24. oh, i do hate to see this.

[Barack_America]

25. Three Words: Cindy. McCain. La Jolla.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/28/mccains-home-in-california-about-to-enter-into-tax-default/

Does the "La" count as a separate word?

:P

[backscatter712]

29. Of course, it's absolutely nothing. But the Rethugs will screech like harpies about it.

It's only $6,400 from some long-forgotten business venture. It's not her, it's her husband, so Solis herself is clean.

But the Rethugs will start howling, it'll be all over Limbaugh and Hannity, and another good, decent person will find her nomination torpedoed thanks to a witchhunt.

[Seen the light]

30. Incredible. I have no words left at this point. nt

[Beacool]

31. Wow, It never stops.......................

Doesn't anyone pay taxes anymore?

If this was happening to the Republicans I would be laughing by butt off, but since it isn't.........

:-(

[jillan]

37. What is going on here? How can we go after Repuke's when we are not much better ourselves?

[bighart]

39. What this shows me

is that it does not mater what letter follows the name of the congress person, they ALL believe the rules don't apply to them. I am mad as hell about all these tax "oversights" by the people who determine how much the rest of us pay in taxes. When statements are made in a campaign to the effect that paying higher taxes is the responsibility, which it is, of the most privileged among us then you better make damn sure your own house is in order. This entire thing just represents arrogance to the highest degree in my eyes

[WI_DEM]

41. Who the heck has been doing vetting for these nominees?

[Bobbie Jo]

42. The IRS, apparently. nt

[Beacool]

47. Funny!!!

:rofl:

[MasonJar]

46. For me Geitner was the most serious since he is going to run Treasury.

How ludicrous is it to have a Treasury Secretary who doesn't pay his taxes, whatever his excuse! The irony is that he is the one who got a pass; I guess because he was the first and as the numbers of offenders rose the penalties for noncompliance accrued. It has gotten downright embarrassing. Where were the vetters? I hope this does not kill Solis; she would be supreme!!