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Originally Posted by ratbastid
But ace, it sounds like there's no room for Daschle to be confused, in your view. In your book he's a tax cheat. Even though he cleaned it up immediately rather than fighting it, and then withdrew from nomination to a post that it was pretty much universally agreed he'd be good for because of the furor raised by the rabid right.
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Let me put it this way - Daschle is not guilty of being a tax cheat in my opinion. However, I don't trust him. There are many reasons, if you want to call it being partisan, so be it. I don't think Palin is guilty of being a tax cheat. However, I do trust her as much as I could possibly trust a politician, if you want to call that partisan, so be it. On a scale of one to ten, with 10 being the highest. My mother would get a ten, if I knew Mother Teresa she might get a ten. The most a politician could get in my book is a 6. Daschel gets a 0.5.
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I just can't fathom how you're not seeing the disconnect here.
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I separate the issues of being a tax cheat and trust. My distrust of Daschle has almost nothing to do with his tax problem.
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Originally Posted by flstf
Governors and Senators are not average people and have access to expert tax advice. I believe Daschle and Palin and their tax advisors knew exactly what they were doing and the risks involved. I believe people in high office are used to gaming the system and get away with it most of the time.
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Even tax experts can get it wrong.
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H&R Block Inc. has announced it will restate earnings for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 because it underestimated its own "state effective income tax rate," Reuters reported.
The Kansas City, Missouri-based company added that it owes another $31.7 million in back taxes, according to MarketWatch (no word on penalties or interest). Earnings will reportedly be trimmed by 2 cents per share for fiscal 2004 and 7 cents for 2005.
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Tax Problems at H&R Block - - CFO.com