Saturday, October 04, 2008

Sarah Palin, tax evader?

According to an article on the Huffington Post, Sarah Palin's tax returns are causing some confusion. For one thing, she didn't pay taxes on $60,000 worth of travel reimbursements, which should have been included according to their expert. Additionally, in 2007 Palin reported to the IRS that her income was about $108k, but according to a personal statement from Palin, her income last year was $197k.

As the most politically astute person I know says, tax evasion is the most amateurish mistake a political person could make. And when you consider that this is one half of the ticket running on reform of corruption, it just really sounds like super-easy irony. Like an After School Special for Beltway Babies.

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