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Secretary Tim Geithner and Tax Fairness

By Doug Bandow on 10.27.09 @ 10:59PM

Apparently reformed tax evader, er, incompetent TurboTax user, Tim Geithner is concerned about catching tax cheats. In a statement released on (horrors!) off-shore tax evasion, he observed:

This legislation will reduce the amount of taxes lost through the illegal use of hidden accounts and is the next step in making sure that everyone pays their fair share.

Certainly we must make sure that everyone pays their fair share. Thank you Secretary Geithner.

About the Author

Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Senior Fellow in International Religious Persecution at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (Crossway).