Another day, another Obama nominee with tax problems
Knock me over with a feather. Another Obama nominee made “unintentional” errors, meaningless goofs, nothingburger mistakes on her tax returns.
It’s HHS nominee Kathleen Sebelius. Via Brian Montopoli of CBSNews:
Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama’s nominee to become Health and Human Services secretary, said in a letter obtained by the Associated Press that she made “unintentional errors” on her taxes and has corrected her returns from three different years.
In the letter, which was sent to senators and dated today, Sebelius wrote that she had made changes related to charitable contributions, business expenses and the sale of a home, according to the AP.
The wire service reports that she and her husband paid just over $7,000 in back taxes, along with $878 in interest, for the years 2005-2007.
Hey, where’s that stamp? Oh, yeah. There it is.
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The arrogance of these crooks is beyond words
Nothing new under the sun.
It’s going to be fun watching them try to raise taxes after so many nominees have failed to properly pay their own taxes – especially after Turbo Tax Timmy has already been confirmed.
I’d say another round of tea parties may be in order following those of 4/15.
I have a new economic recovery idea …
Just keep rejecting all of Obama’s nominees so that he has to nominate yet another tax cheat …
At the rate they are coming forward and paying up their taxes trying to get jobs in DC we could make a big dent in the deficit by the end of 2012 …
As a CPA, wait forget that- as a person with some common sense, I can tell you that “mistakes” are just as likely to cause an overpayment as an underpayment.
Every one of these clowns has underpaid. What the hell is going on?
Kathleen Sebelius? She can borrow the money from the BabyKillersOfAmerica&ProtectChildMolestersWhileWeAreAtIt I am sure.
Turbo Tax Timmy, Kathleen Sebelius and friends are the smartest people in America and we NEED them? Oh well, the people have decided and there is no need to bother them with small details.
Obama IS from Chicago.
Zero is this country’s enemy!
Nothing new, indeed, as someone already posted this here.
Is anyone keeping a scorecard? This has to be a record. Has any previous administration nominated this many tax cheats? I think not. Well, this is what happens when SDDs (stupid d@mn democraps) elect a Chicago Thug as president.
jt3151 said:
Yep, I’ve been saying the same thing. If these are just “mistakes” or “goofs” they have a 50-50 chance of overpaying. In fact, we just discovered a few receipts we’d misfiled (after we’d already done our taxes), causing us to overpay this year. The amount is small (prob. $50 we could get back), so dh isn’t sure he wants to bother with an amended. I’m not feeling so generous with the gov’mit this year, and I just might decide it’s OUR $50.
Everybody cheats on their taxes. Just like everybody lies. All you have to say is, “I made a mistake and I’m sorry.” Sigh.
*Tax Cheat Tim got a pass from the RINO’s, so I’m sure they’ll assist with this nominee as well; They would rather defer to Sen. Kennedy than to do what’s right.
*Not to excuse this drumbeat of tax evasion on the part of these Democrat nominees, but all the more reason the GOP should grab hold of and promote the Fair Tax, which would also eliminate the IRS; If they truly want to get on the side of the people, that’s the best place to start.
Hey, they must be making real progress in the vetting process…the amounts are getting smaller!!! lol
Obama seems to want incompetent people (who underpay their taxes due to “mistakes”) in his adminstration. But he paints the the smart, HONEST taxpayers who practice tax avoidance as unpatriotic “tax dodgers”?
Everyone who puts money into an IRA account is practicing tax avoidance, as is everyone who pays college or medical expenses with pre-tax dollars. The list could go on and on. I’d rather have the smart people running our gov’t. But I keep forgetting, it’s not “our gov’t” at the monent.
Its very very clear the that liberal agenda is winning. The libs have been like Muslims….their art of war is patient and never ending with lies and deception the core of their strategy.
When nominee after nominee has tax and other problems and it is acceptable to the masses, its just another signal of our impending doom.
The Republican Congressmen and women as well as the Senators are big frickin wimps when compared to Democrats. Every now and then one appears to get some balls, but then they revert back to their docile non confrontational selves.
I want Republicans and conservatives to stand up and FIGHT against all this b*llsh*t. I AM MAD AS H#LL!!! I know there are many like me. At some point it is going to boil over as a movement. Its going to get very ugly. OweBama and his minions are NOT the ones to lead us out of it either. He will only stoke the fires. The more the chaos the more he can pursue his dream of dictator of the United Soviet States of America and maybe even World Emperor.
Hahahaha….
Don’t worry – the Law Clown Obama has nominated will try her under some International law anyway. Oh yeah, they don’t try anyone for tax evasion, they’ll try and take away your 2nd Amendment rights under some International law.
This is not true. I have never cheated on my taxes.
Apparently for P-BOs cabinet, this appears to be true.
It is epidemic (Obamademic?)in this administration. Unreal.
It’s not the “errors” on their taxes I mind as much as that they only get corrected when there’s some kind of scrutiny.
It gives the clear impression that they would never do the right thing if there was no public pressure to do so. That’s bad.
another democrat crook who didn’t pay taxes. are they all cheats or just plain stupid?? probably cheats first and foremost. any word yet on the selection for secretary of automobile warranty enforcement, tire rotation and oil changes.
When I clicked on the link, I thought it was going to a link that had a sample of the newly announced “D’oh!” Homer Simpson postage stamp Drudge is reporting.
Funny how they realize these “mistakes” when they’re asked to become part of the cabinet. I wonder if she would’ve “fixed” these “mistakes” if she had kept her day job.
Makes me so mad…why should I pay my taxes on April 15 this year when all of our politicians and lawmakers can’t pay their own?
Ohh I am sure it was an “honest mistake.” /sarc
$7,000 in back taxes, along with $878 in interest
When I had some tax issues for one year way back after I changed jobs and didn’t have the $$ to pay my state taxes, they nailed my butt with penalties. Last time I checked, the IRS does the same thing. Sounds like they gave her a sweetheart deal.
if tax cheats and obviously very stupid minions are what democrats say are the best nominees for cabinet positions, this administration is pathetic. if these creatins are suppose to be the cream of the crop, can anyone imagine what the worst crap must be like.
if these creatins are suppose to be the cream of the crop, can anyone imagine what the worst crap must be like. ……………………………
………………………………..
I forgot they’re already in congress.
this just in, the nominee for secretary of warranty enforcement withdrew his name from consideration, when it was leaked that for the past 5 years he has been siphoning gas from his neighbor’s cars. he quickly added that it was all a mistake, he believed he was siphoning gas that was rightfully his.
If someone wrote a novel using these events, the publishers would reject it as too far fetched.
Could you imagine what would happen if these folks were in a Republican administration?
If the governor of the state of KS has such a problem finding a good accountant to do her taxes, what the heck can you expect from the rest of us?
How do you make a mistake on charitable contributions and mortgage payments. In both cases you are issued a statement telling you the answer or with some charitable contributions you get a receipt. Don’t have one? Can’t declare it. Pretty simple even without an accountant.
It makes me mad a h*ll to see all these officials with tax problems, knowing how bad the common folk get slapped with any “problems” on their returns.
#3 – You think that will keep them from raising taxes on the masses? Heck no! They’ll be sure to raise taxes (with a deficit like we’ve got growing, there’s no choice) and audit and persecute more common folks.
No wonder Obama wants to raise taxes. We need to all make up for all the Democrats who haven’t paid!
Atlas Shrugged was published in 1957.
Touche!
Every time another one of these jackholes gets exposed, I can hear the cosmic rim shot. The United States is in a dead heat for the title of Political Joke of the Free World. All we’re missing is a little slap and tickle.
Western civilization is doomed.
at least she is no longer running the state of Kansas into the ground. Granted, at the Federal level…
This has entered the realm of the surreal. I feel like I’m watching a “B” grade movie and any minute it will end and I can leave the theater…unfortunately that’s not the case. They really DO believe we’re this stupid!
“Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama’s nominee to become Health and Human Services secretary, said in a letter obtained by the Associated Press that she made “unintentional errors” on her taxes and has corrected her returns from three different years.”
Wouldn’t it have been funny if she admitted that the errors were intentional in order to save money? Heck, I’d vote for her nomination if she did that.
Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching. Should there be any doubt of these people’s lack thereof?
Ironic that those most likely to demand more taxes from you are least likely to pa their own. Sadder still that a majority of the citizens of this country are so ignorant of this fact. Or should I just say ignorant?
According to H&R Block, 4 out of 5 of the returns they review have errors–the client has overpaid. I know it’s just a commercial, but it highlights the ridiculousness of this situation.
I spoke with a libtard neighbor at dinner last nite. Here is an example of how much the half of the electorate who voted for this twerp ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION:
Asked her if she knew the President’s real name.
uh duhhhhhhhhh his real name?
ya. his real name.
it’s Barack Obama.
nope.
did you know he has given Hamas 900 million bucks (my neighbor is a practicing Jew)?
what?
ya.
i can’t imagine how in the dark these libtards are about Timmy Boy and his boss Larry Summers being in charge of the bank “recovery” plan…. up to their butts in culpability over how this mess got built.
oh, but their Boy is doing such a masterful job deposing the CEO of the evil GM. over the heads of the board of directors. such clout.
don’t get angry. Get even.
Bear1909 out.
jt3151 said:
The odds are that any day now one of Obama’s patriotic nominees will announce that they “unintentionally” overpaid their taxes for the past 3 years and are due a large refund. But I’m not holding my breath…
Oh geez. This whole thing would just be hysterically funny if it wasn’t really happening. And if we didn’t have to put up with it for the next four years.
Will the adults please resume control?
Our history books rate Grant and Harding as having the most corrupt administrations. Well, hang on, historians, we’ve got a new contender for that “record”. By 2012, I think this new competition will make the “Teapot Dome” scandal look pretty tame. They will also have to reclassify the “Great Depression” as another recession, compared to what’s going to happen once the “bill” needs paying.
Typical socialist hypocrisy: they want society to pay, through government charities, but they themselves are exempt. So the little guy pays, but the rich Marxist doesn’t. Would love to see a investigative report on this stuff.
Perhaps we should create an organization such as liberals would create. Like an ACORN. But with the purpose of harassing and making the lives of these tax cheats miserable until they resign their post.
Fight fire with fire. Enough of taking the high road.
Just a question – how do you make an unintentional error with respect to charitable contributions?
Oh it happens to me all the time Rus, It’s that silly decimal point floating to the right when I fill in the check register. Besides, I just might have a different take on what a “charitable org” is than say, the IRS. But honest, I’m the best choice to lead a huge government department. Honesty and integrity, yep, that’s me. /sarc
You don’t. You lie about it, which is tax evasion… then try to change the number when you get caught. It’s on page 371 of the Obama Cabinet Tax Playbook.
I’ll tell you why you’ll pay your taxes. You are an honest person and not a tax cheat. Besides, if you dont pay your taxes, the government has ways of forcing your compliance. They just dont use those methods on democrat tax cheats.
The same thing that would happen if one of the Bush girls got caught sucking cocaine up her nose – media coverage 24/7.
Why should any of us pay taxes?
I’m telling you–Darth Sidious, Nute Gunray, Count Dooku and K. Sebelius–all the Empire’s evil minions…
You may not have gotten proper documentation for your donation, you may have not properly valued the value of tangible goods donated, you may not have accounted for receiving something of value from the charity which would decrease the amount of the deduction…
$7,000 over 3 years with what sounds like a relatively complicated return is not unimaginable. I would guess that anyone in a similar situation whose return was being hyper-scrutinized could easily find themselves in the same situation.
Surely you did not get those statistics from government run
educationalindoctrinational institutions. Where did you get this propaganda from? How dare you try to pollute the minds of the great people of this nation with fact and reality. You will be properly educated when the gulags … err … the educational camps are established!I honestly have to believe in my heart that America really is doomed as a complacent congress and a willing and uneducated people blindly follow these people down the path to destruction. Are there enough of us left to take the country back? Can we still do it in the courts before they are completely corrupted? Will we all just quit our jobs and go on the welfare roles rather than continuing to be productive members of society? Can we all quit paying our taxes like our illustrious leaders do?
The Great Experiment has ended it seems.
sar// seems the ONLY way for the IRS to collect what is due is to have the cheats nominated for positions in the treasury department. sarc//off
Team Obama: The HHS nominee and tax-plagued Sebelius ($8,000 short) was the sequel to the mega-tax-plagued Tom Daschle ($140,000 short), who followed disclosures about Treasury Sec. Timothy Geithner ($48,000 short), who was joined by Nancy Kelleher (who knows?), and Labor Sec. Hilda Solis ($6,400 short). Gee wiz, do they all use the same Tax Preparer? Gosh, with the complexity of their returns it is so easy to overlook these shortfalls. What a load, they got caught cheating on their taxes and are all given a pass.
SHOCKING, SHOCKING I SAY!!!
Y’all, I think people ARE starting to pay attention. Now, instead of just ranting about these scumbags, we need to take action. The Tea Parties are a great start but they won’t get any coverage by Pravda (I mean the MSM) until they get really huge. I hope people understand that the demonstrations have to continue and grow to the point that they can’t ignore it any more. By July 4th, it would be great if every city participating would take the demonstrations to Washington. Imagine, 5 million pissed off middle-class legal U.S. citizens. I don’t think anyone could ignore that.
why when I make a $20 error on my tax return I’m informed of it before I actually receive my tax refund… is this really possible? obviously I’m several levels below the elitists nominated under P-BHO… ugh… I should be more qualified… and I’m looking for a job, just don’t want to relo to DC… I like the oven I live in out west…