Geithner has a maid problem and a tax problem

[Stinky The Clown]

Breaking on MSNBC

[Stinky The Clown]

1. His side of the story:

He worked at the World Bank and didn't know they didn't withhold taxes. He has since made amends with the IRS.

He had a maid. He checked her papers. She was legal. Her work permit expired. He didn't know.

Meanwhile, Bush admits he authorized torture, which is a war crime.

[SoCalDem]

3. Sure..

Even direct deposits provide a checkstub that very clearly shows deductions or the lack of them.. He thought he'd gotten away with something, and kept his trap shut..

Do any high-profile people these days hire nannies/household help that are citizens of the US??? (rhetorical question, since that would require paying them a living wage)

[cal04]

2. CBS Marketwatch:Geithner made honest mistakes on taxes, Obama spokesman says

&distTim Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to head the Treasury Department, made "honest mistakes" on taxes and is the right person for the job, an Obama spokesman said Tuesday. "He made a common mistake on his taxes, and was unaware that his part-time housekeeper's work authorization expired for the last three months of her employment," incoming White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement. Earlier Tuesday, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, raised questions about the housekeeper and multiple years when Geithner didn't pay Social Security and Medicare taxes for himself

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Geithner-made-honest-mistakes-taxes/story.aspx?guid=%7B79EA318B%2DC394%2D41E9%2D9AF3%2D7BFD3790406D%7D=hplatest

[Stinky The Clown]

5. linkie no workie

[cal04]

6. sorry Husb2Sparkly

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Geithner-made-honest-mistakes-taxes/story.aspx?guid=%7B455B71B8%2DC71A%2D445E%2D8023%2DBDB8A9DAC4F0%7D

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[Poiuyt]

4. Why didn't this come out during the vetting process?

[Horse with no Name]

7. What fun would that be? n/t

[diamidue]

8. Bilderberg and CFR like so many Obama appointees

Excuse me if I don't feel sorry for him.

[Catherine Vincent]

9. What's the deal with these D.C. folks hiring maids?

Don't they have wives to clean up their own house? Or better yet, they should pick up after themselves. :)