After all, if the guy who heads up the Treasury doesn't pay his taxes, should we really expect 13 firms receiving bailout money to pay theirs?
At least 13 firms receiving billions of dollars in bailout money owe a total of more than $220 million in unpaid federal taxes, a key lawmaker said Thursday.
Rep. John Lewis, chairman of a House subcommittee overseeing the federal bailout, said two firms owe more than $100 million apiece.
"This is shameful. It is a disgrace," said Lewis, D-Ga. "We are going to get to the bottom of what is going on here."
The House Ways and Means subcommittee on oversight discovered the delinquent taxes in a review of tax records from 23 of the firms receiving the most money, Lewis said as he opened a hearing on the issue.
"If we looked at all 470 recipients, how much would they owe?" Lewis asked.
He did not name the firms owing back taxes.
It's time to "name names".
Hey, but according to some, "Ha ha! Our president can pick brackets AND save the economy. Your president could play a guitar but at the expense of New Orleans."
How's that whole "saving the economy" thing working out so far?
