All I can do is shrug my shoulders and say whatever. At this point, I truly don’t understand what is so freaking hard about paying your taxes and reporting income when you are a multi-millionaire/former Senator. It disgusts me to a level beyond my unemployed intellect.
First off the fact that he can just cut a check for this amount says something. 2nd, the fact that he has to do this at all to me, shows his ability to be an honest, ethical and fair decision maker.
[Tom Daschle chosen by] Obama to lead his health reform efforts, recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press.
Here is where it gets good:
Most of the additional taxes resulted from unreported income from the use of a car service provided him by a close friend and business associate, Leo Hindery Jr. The unreported income for that service totaled more than $250,000 over three years.
Daschle’s business relationship with InterMedia Partners of Englewood, Colo. Daschle is a limited partner and chairman of its executive advisory board. Daschle is also an independent consultant to InterMedia Advisors LLP of New York City.
Hindery founded InterMedia Partners, a private equity firm, in 1988. Daschle was paid $1 million annually for his services, the committee said. Daschle’s 2007 tax return did not include one of his monthly payments of $88,333.
Private Equity firm? Paying him $1mil a year? Jesus, he is a limited partner and a consultant for essentially the same company? Double dipping. Whatever man, just whatever. There is no way this was an accident. The guy isn’t doing his taxes on Turbo Tax purchased from Costco. He has account(S) plural, and he knew, they knew, this was supposed to be taxed.
Greed and Dishonesty, I can’t think of two better traits needed to head up health reform.
FU and the car that drove you here.
While I am at it, Who is Leo Hindrey Jr? Let’s do a looksie shall we
He was the Sr. Economic Policy advisor for John Edwards
He was the CEO of the YES Network (Yankees Network)
Was the CEO of ATT Broadband and (A former CEO of Global Crossing, Hindery made $250 million in stock options for less than 1 year’s work with the company which eventually went bankrupt. Hindery is a political activist having worked
Almost bought the Cubs
Worked for Obama (can’t find how much he raised/donated)
in short this visual from muckety.com illustrates it perfectly:
BAU in DC baby, BAU…