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The Democrats Just Don't Like to Pay Their Taxes

By Doug Bandow on 5.13.09 @ 7:14PM

Now it's an Illinois political ally of President Barack Obama rather than one of his appointees. Observes Guy Benson:

Scandal-plagued Cook County (Chicago) Board Chairman Todd Stroger, whom Barack Obama endorsed, has joined an esteemed group of fellow Democrats. Move over, Tim Geithner, Tom Daschle, Nancy Killefer, Charles Rangel, Kathleen Sebelius, and Hilda Solis: There's a new tax cheat making headlines!

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Stroger owes the IRS nearly $12,000 in unpaid taxes. This development is especially delicious considering Stoger's decision earlier this week to block a measure aimed at relieving Chicagoans' tax burden. He vetoed a rollback of an unpopular sales tax hike that pushed the Cook County rate to 10.25 percent, the highest in the nation. His veto flies in the face of a 12-3 County Board vote earlier this month to repeal the rate increase.

Perhaps the IRS should stop auditing us common folk. Just look at the returns of any Democratic politician calling for tax hikes on the rest of us. That's probably the best sign of unpaid taxes!

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Old Texican| 5.13.09 @ 8:45PM

Next April 15, why don't we ALL take the automatic 3 month extension to file. That might get a demogogue's attention.

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Michael Haltman| 5.14.09 @ 6:19AM

I knew that there was at least one benefit to being in the Democrat Party. It's the ability to bend, break or change the laws (and/or contracts) with impunity.

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David| 5.14.09 @ 8:09AM

Perhaps it's a cornerstone of The 0!'s "plan" to "balance the budget"--simply collect the taxes already owed by politicians and political appointees... beginning with all the "ins" in the Dhimmicrappic Party

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