Comments on: Questions Arise for Tim Geithner http://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/ Taylor Marsh - News, Political Analysis, Foreign Policy, and Independent Political Opinion on Progressive Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:23:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: AnninCAhttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424626 AnninCA Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:27:01 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424626 Beth, it will be a problem, I suspect, for just the reason you said.<br /> <br /> It's just too ironic. Already, the media comments are chewing him up. Beth, it will be a problem, I suspect, for just the reason you said.

It’s just too ironic. Already, the media comments are chewing him up.

]]> By: Beth in suburban Chicagohttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424497 Beth in suburban Chicago Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:49:34 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424497 OK, do we really want someone running the Treasury who didn't bother to pay his taxes properly? He was told in '06 that he owed for at least two years; he paid those, with penalties. But -- and this is a HUGE "but," at least for me -- he KNEW he had had the same job in two other years, but didn't pay THOSE back taxes UNTIL he knew he was going to be nominated to run our money and not just his. <br /> <br /> To me that smacks of cheating the government. These are self-employment taxes; apparently the job he had the people in charge tell everyone they're self-employed and owe additional taxes and he ... well, perhaps he thought he could get away with it. <br /> <br /> Vetting my butt. Yes, they vetted him. Apparently the transition team is the one who told him to pay up. The question is, do we want a tax cheat running the Treasury?<br /> <br /> P.S. I think the nanny thing is fairly benign and easily explained. This guy presided over the Wall Street meltdown, which is reason enough to reject him. Cheating us all is definitely reason no. 2<br /> <br /> OK, do we really want someone running the Treasury who didn’t bother to pay his taxes properly? He was told in ’06 that he owed for at least two years; he paid those, with penalties. But — and this is a HUGE “but,” at least for me — he KNEW he had had the same job in two other years, but didn’t pay THOSE back taxes UNTIL he knew he was going to be nominated to run our money and not just his.

To me that smacks of cheating the government. These are self-employment taxes; apparently the job he had the people in charge tell everyone they’re self-employed and owe additional taxes and he … well, perhaps he thought he could get away with it.

Vetting my butt. Yes, they vetted him. Apparently the transition team is the one who told him to pay up. The question is, do we want a tax cheat running the Treasury?

P.S. I think the nanny thing is fairly benign and easily explained. This guy presided over the Wall Street meltdown, which is reason enough to reject him. Cheating us all is definitely reason no. 2

]]> By: secularhumanizinevoluterhttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424490 secularhumanizinevoluter Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:04:43 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424490 It would seem when the incoming Obama transition team wants to know everything up to and including every screen name or blog entry some flunky has ever had before they get a lowlevel job they maybe could do a little better job looking into the high profile folk?<br /> I know they are just human like the rest of us but come on people. The repugs will hang you with the rope you give them. Ask Bill Clinton about that. It would seem when the incoming Obama transition team wants to know everything up to and including every screen name or blog entry some flunky has ever had before they get a lowlevel job they maybe could do a little better job looking into the high profile folk?
I know they are just human like the rest of us but come on people. The repugs will hang you with the rope you give them. Ask Bill Clinton about that.

]]> By: Audiegrlhttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424489 Audiegrl Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:33:34 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424489 Seems like just more of the kids (Republicans) don't want the adults to run our government. Instead they want to talk about distractions. Seems like just more of the kids (Republicans) don’t want the adults to run our government. Instead they want to talk about distractions.

]]> By: Betsyhttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424488 Betsy Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:48:02 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424488 Taylor, I didn't mean you didn't make any sense, I meant my post didn't make any sense. Taylor, I didn’t mean you didn’t make any sense, I meant my post didn’t make any sense.

]]> By: GeoThttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424486 GeoT Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:31:28 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424486 That would be great, but this is basic vetting. You can't blame the messenger on this one.<br /> These are obvious issues that for a treasury guy are serious.<br /> TaylorMarsh | Homepage | 01.13.2009 - 4:12 pm | # <br /> <br /> this has all been known since November and he has payed the back taxes. The WSJ decided to resurrect it. This is all they have and it ain't much That would be great, but this is basic vetting. You can’t blame the messenger on this one.
These are obvious issues that for a treasury guy are serious.
TaylorMarsh | Homepage | 01.13.2009 – 4:12 pm | #

this has all been known since November and he has payed the back taxes. The WSJ decided to resurrect it. This is all they have and it ain’t much

]]> By: justlenhttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424485 justlen Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:32:19 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424485 Politico is reporting they knew about this during the vetting. Politico is reporting they knew about this during the vetting.

]]> By: Betsyhttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424483 Betsy Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:12:41 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424483 That didn't make sense. Oh well, such is life. That didn’t make sense. Oh well, such is life.

]]> By: TaylorMarshhttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424482 TaylorMarsh Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:12:21 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424482 That would be great, but this is basic vetting. You can't blame the messenger on this one. These are obvious issues that for a treasury guy are serious.<br /> That would be great, but this is basic vetting. You can’t blame the messenger on this one. These are obvious issues that for a treasury guy are serious.

]]> By: Betsyhttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424481 Betsy Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:12:08 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424481 Sounds like that's true GeoT. Good ole Rupert. And I bet this has knocked off the Hillary conformation from the wingnut hosts who will now trash Geithner. Sounds like that’s true GeoT. Good ole Rupert. And I bet this has knocked off the Hillary conformation from the wingnut hosts who will now trash Geithner.

]]> By: GeoThttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/01/questions-arise-for-tim-geithner/comment-page-1/#comment-424479 GeoT Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:10:08 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=160#comment-424479 Weeks have passed since Geithner was nominated. Why in the hell is this just coming out today? <br /> <br /> Because the Wall Street Journal is owned by Rupert Murdoch and they've been waiting to pounce? Weeks have passed since Geithner was nominated. Why in the hell is this just coming out today?

Because the Wall Street Journal is owned by Rupert Murdoch and they’ve been waiting to pounce?

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