Tom Daschle withdraws from cabinet nomation
Tom Daschle is no longer a prospect for President Barack Obama’s cabinet post.
Daschle withdrew his name from the nomination for secretary of health and human services.
Daschle was under fire for failing to pay $128,000 in back taxes. (He claims it was an innocent mistake).
This is the second time one of Obama’s cabinet nominees has faced tax trouble. Timothy Geithner was scrutinized when he failed to pay $26,000 in back social security and Medicare taxes.
The Senate confirmed Geithner anyway as treasury secretary last month.
If I can afford to pay my taxes on my minimum wage salary, then why is it so hard for wealthy people to pay their taxes?
Obama should do a better job investigating his cabinet nominees.
As president of the United States, it shouldn’t be difficult for him to pick up the phone and ask an IRS agent which nominee has paid their taxes and which haven’t.
Tim Henley
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