First they hit Al Capone. Then they got Heidi Fleiss. And now, as the new Obama administration tries to hit the ground running, unpaid taxes look ready to undermine the whole shebang. The new Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner faced a rough confirmation after failing to pay $43,000 in taxes. Now Obama loses his choice for health czar/Health Secretary, Tom Daschle, after the revelation that he failed to pay a staggering $146,000 in taxes. As a point of reference, that's almost three times the median US household income! And lest we forget, Nancy Killefer, who seemed destined to become the federal government's first chief performance officer, withdrew her nomination a month ago also due to tax complications. Maybe those calls for tax reform and a more transparent and understandable tax code won't fall on deaf ears anymore!
For the full story: Daschle withdraws as nominee for HHS secretary
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Don't forget to add Wesley Snipes' name to the list of income tax evaders.
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