#1 2009-01-13 16:41:04
This is the guy he has picked to run the Treasury of the United States
Geithner failed to pay self-employment taxes for money he earned while working for the International Monetary Fund from 2001 to 2003, the transition official said. In 2006, the IRS notified him that he owed $14,847 in self-employment taxes and $2,383 in penalties from 2003 and 2004.
Transition officials discovered last fall that Geithner also had not paid the taxes in 2001 or 2002. He paid $25,970 in taxes and interest for those years several days before Obama announced his nomination, the transition official said.
Geithner also didn't realize a housekeeper he paid in 2004 and 2005 did not have current employment documentation as an immigrant for the final three months she worked for him, the transition official said.
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#2 2009-01-14 02:50:52
"That service should not be tarnished by honest mistakes, which, upon learning of them, he quickly addressed."
Why do I suspect I'd not get off that easily, and for far less money, to boot?
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#3 2009-01-14 08:51:32
Taint wrote:
"That service should not be tarnished by honest mistakes, which, upon learning of them, he quickly addressed."
Why do I suspect I'd not get off that easily, and for far less money, to boot?
As one who pays SE tax, it's not that uncommon to get it wrong, even with an accountant. I wouldn't hold that against anyone.
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#4 2009-01-14 10:46:35
If this is the worst dirt anyone's been able to find on an appointee so far...well, I'll just call it laughable and leave it at that.
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#5 2009-01-14 12:02:18
headkicker_girl wrote:
Taint wrote:
"That service should not be tarnished by honest mistakes, which, upon learning of them, he quickly addressed."
Why do I suspect I'd not get off that easily, and for far less money, to boot?
As one who pays SE tax, it's not that uncommon to get it wrong, even with an accountant. I wouldn't hold that against anyone.
The article didn't say he got the taxes wrong. It said "Transition officials discovered last fall that Geithner also had not paid the taxes in 2001 or 2002". He was working for the International Monetary Fund and now they want him to run the Treasury Department for Christ's sake. Here's a more detailed story about the issue.
Georgi wrote:
If this is the worst dirt anyone's been able to find on an appointee so far...well, I'll just call it laughable and leave it at that.
Well, there's Richardson, accused of taking bribes. There's Hillary, who did favors for companies donating money to Bill's library. More to come. Obama isn't even President yet.
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#6 2009-01-14 12:27:30
headkicker_girl wrote:
As one who pays SE tax, it's not that uncommon to get it wrong, even with an accountant. I wouldn't hold that against anyone.
Didn't they try to gig Harold Washington on the same charge?
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#7 2009-01-14 12:31:22
why are you folks feeding this troll?
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#8 2009-01-14 17:46:42
orangeplus wrote:
why are you folks feeding this troll?
I'm home with a cold and waiting on a response from an interview I'm doing for a story. I have nothing better to do.
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#9 2009-01-14 19:00:00
I like Trolls. Phwedd is my favourite type of Troll, kinda like the STD Troll that keeps on coming back. I think Phwedd's new moniker is 'Herpes The Troll'.
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#10 2009-01-14 19:07:30
Dmtdust wrote:
I like Trolls. Phwedd is my favourite type of Troll, kinda like the STD Troll that keeps on coming back. I think Phwedd's new moniker is 'Herpes The Troll'.
Herpes may flair up occasionally, whereas diarrhea just keeps the shit flowing.
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#11 2009-01-14 19:09:49
Okay, which will it be for your new moniker? Herpes the Troll, or Diarrhea the Troll? Preferences?
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#12 2009-01-14 19:13:13
You even get a corporate logo!
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#13 2009-01-14 19:20:07
Oh hell, you can have both.
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#14 2009-01-14 19:21:32
Naw. Your still Phweddski to me. No matter how hard you try, I can't give ya up.
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#15 2009-01-14 19:26:33
I, too, wish I could quit you.
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#16 2009-01-14 19:37:11
Wait... have you been hanging around with Tojo behind my back?!?!?
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