It's bad enough that we have a Secretary of the Treasury who did not fill out his own taxes correctly. But now President Obama is seeking tax advice from a known tax evader.
The Huffington Post reported:
Perhaps President Obama does not get any briefings about the people with whom he meets on important subjects.WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama met with Rachel Maddow, Al Sharpton and other "influential progressives" on Tuesday as part of his campaign to sell the public on the need to extend the Bush middle-class tax cuts.White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest confirmed the meeting took place. It wasn't listed on Obama's schedule."This afternoon at the White House, the President met with influential progressives to talk about the importance of preventing a tax increase on middle class families, strengthening our economy and adopting a balanced approach to deficit reduction," Earnest said in a statement Tuesday.
FREE BEACON – MSNBC’s Al Sharpton is reeling in debt and back taxes. The liberal provocateur owes nearly $1 million to creditors and the federal government as a result of his failed bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. His campaign’s unpaid bills exceed $888,000, according to federal filings.
It is unclear why Sharpton has not paid his creditors. He does not lack for income. …
Sharpton, who has endorsed President Barack Obama’s calls for taxing the rich, has his own tax issues. He owed the IRS $2.6 million in income taxes in December 2011, as well as almost $900,000 in New York state taxes. [source]Sharpton is among several black leaders and politicians who have had problems accounting for money. They might not be the best spokesmen for Obama's tax policies. Or they might be indicative of exactly what Obama's tax policies are.
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