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Another Obama nominee runs into tax problems
Associated Press ^ | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

Posted on 11/18/2009 11:45:27 AM PST by Justaham

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's choice for a top job with the Treasury Department is having tax problems. A congressional report says Obama's nominee for undersecretary of the Treasury for international affairs, Lael Brainard, was late in paying real estate taxes in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The report by the Senate Finance Committee staff also challenges the accuracy of a deduction Brainard claimed for running an office from her home. The challenge led Brainard to reduce the deduction on her 2008 return.

The committee's top Republican is unhappy that the committee staff had to submit 10 sets of questions to Brainard before getting complete information about the discrepancies.

Brainard is the fifth Obama nominee to have tax problems.

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1 posted on 11/18/2009 11:45:29 AM PST by Justaham
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To: Justaham

Do ANY dems pay taxes???


2 posted on 11/18/2009 11:47:53 AM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: Justaham

“Brainard is the fifth Obama nominee to have tax problems”.

...and certainly not the last. It’s a prerequisite with the BO admin to have a past criminal record of some sort so you can fit in.


3 posted on 11/18/2009 11:49:16 AM PST by albie
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To: Justaham

First time it’s an accident.

Second time it’s a coincidence.

Third time it is an inconvenient truth.

By the fifth such incidence, the cat is out of the bag and there exists a vast culture of corruption in the Obama administration and Democrat Party.


4 posted on 11/18/2009 11:49:36 AM PST by a fool in paradise (I refuse to "reduce my carbon footprint" all while Lenin remains in an airconditioned shrine)
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To: ohioWfan

Candidate Joe Biden said that it was PATRIOTIC to pay your fair share of taxes.

So do we still have to hold our tongues on saying liberals are UNPATRIOTIC?!!!


5 posted on 11/18/2009 11:51:16 AM PST by a fool in paradise (I refuse to "reduce my carbon footprint" all while Lenin remains in an airconditioned shrine)
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To: ohioWfan

I don’t know about that, but rest assured the dems are digging as fast as they can to find a Republican that hasn’t paid all their taxes to off set the damage of this
Brainless dem.


6 posted on 11/18/2009 11:51:27 AM PST by BARLF
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To: a fool in paradise

Well said.


7 posted on 11/18/2009 11:53:22 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Justaham
Brainard is the fifth Obama nominee to have tax problems.

Just the fifth? I thought they ALL had tax problems. They're dems, after all; dems never pay taxes, that's why they're always so eager to raise them.

8 posted on 11/18/2009 11:53:57 AM PST by hsalaw
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To: Justaham

Are there ANY DEMOCRATS THAT PAY THEIR TAXES????


9 posted on 11/18/2009 11:54:28 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion,,,,,,the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Justaham

“Brainard is the fifth Obama nominee to have tax problems”.

Where “problem” is defined as “getting caught”.


10 posted on 11/18/2009 11:55:27 AM PST by Pessimist (u)
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To: ohioWfan

That would explain their readiness to raise them...


11 posted on 11/18/2009 11:56:07 AM PST by Pessimist (u)
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To: ohioWfan
Do ANY dems pay taxes???

Speaking of which, what's going on with Charlie Rangel? Has Madam Pelosi absolved him of all his tax sins?

12 posted on 11/18/2009 11:58:52 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Pork Eating CRUSADER - FUBO! Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: Ann Archy
"Are there ANY DEMOCRATS THAT PAY THEIR TAXES????"

If there are, no self-respecting 'crat who does would admit it.

13 posted on 11/18/2009 12:00:15 PM PST by YHAOS
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To: ohioWfan

Taxes are for the other guy. We see now why Democrats have no qualms about raising taxes since they have no intention of paying those taxes themselves.


14 posted on 11/18/2009 12:03:07 PM PST by Hoodat (For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: Justaham

Brainard doesn’t have to worry. Giethner will help.


15 posted on 11/18/2009 12:05:07 PM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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To: ohioWfan

Taxes Dems don’t need to pay no stinkin TAXES


16 posted on 11/18/2009 12:05:07 PM PST by hitchit
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To: Justaham; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; ...

The list, ping


17 posted on 11/18/2009 12:08:51 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Hoodat
That's precisely why they don't have any trouble raising taxes.

They don't bother to pay their own....... no big deal.

18 posted on 11/18/2009 12:53:12 PM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: Justaham

James Steinberg, Demetrios Marantis, Lael Brainard

19 posted on 11/18/2009 12:54:40 PM PST by kcvl
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To: a fool in paradise
Notice how they change the definition of "patriotic" whenever convenient.

I suppose they think no one remembers, eh?

20 posted on 11/18/2009 12:55:34 PM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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