"Rangel rule" would eliminate IRS fines, penalties, interest.

•

But we notice in this article that Rep. Rangel and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner don't have to worry about IRS fines, penalties and interest because the rules are for you and me. Not for them.

Geithner Compared To Wesley Snipes By White House Press Corps

01-27-2009 • HuffingtonPost.com

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs was asked by far the most provocative question of the day: why tax-evasion problems landed actor Wesley Snipes in jail but seem inconsequential to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner?

Obama signs Executive Order to send tax money for foreigner's abortions

1-24-2009 • AP

"For too long, international family planning assistance has been used as a political wedge issue, the subject of a back and forth debate that has served only to divide us," Obama said. "I have no desire to continue this stale and fruit

Pressured by I.R.S., UBS Is Closing Secret Accounts

1-9-2009 • NY Times

Under pressure from federal authorities, the Swiss bank UBS is closing the hidden offshore accounts of its well-heeled American clients, potentially allowing their secrets to spill into the open.

The Sweetest Christmas Gift America Ever Received

12-22-2008 • Attorney Tom Cryer

Everything you ever needed to know about the income tax.

It's Time to Raise the Gas Tax (this from Wired Magazine???)

12-19-2008 • Wired

With oil prices at a four-year low, now is the time to act. We must increase the gas tax to cut consumption, generate revenue to repair roads, finance mass transit and and put us on a path toward true energy independence.

IRS offers to help people sell their homes

12-16-2008 • AP

The IRS can rule that its lien will be secondary to another lien, such as that of a lending institution, if it determines that taking a subordinate position will ultimately help with the collection of the tax debt. [anything to get the booty]

Congressman proposes canceling 2008 income taxes

12-5-2008 • FOX News

Rep.Louie Gohmert, (R-TX) want to stop taxes from being paid for at least one year to stimulate the economy.

Obama may delay tax rollback for the wealthy

11-23-2008 • Rawstory.com (VIDEO)

The tax cuts were instated by President Bush and discontinuing them was a key promise of Obama's campaign for the presidency.

Shoe Makers Target "Shoe Tax"

11/17/2008 • First Coast News, Florida

Lawmakers and trade organizations representing the shoe industry are trying to stomp out a shoe tax that is hidden in the cost of shoes and was levied during the Great Depression.

Robin Hood Obama: Socialism, Communism and Spreading the Wealth

11-13-2008 • Mondo

Barack Obama as Robin Hood and why spreading the wealth does not work. “Makers and Takers” isn’t “Spreading the Wealth for Dummies”–because spreading the wealth historically is for dummies.

Swiss Bank turns over 70 client names to U.S. government

11-10-2008 • Reuters

UBS AG, the world's largest bank to the rich, has passed on information about 70 clients to U.S. authorities investigating tax evasion, a move that may undermine Switzerland's prized bank secrecy, the Washington Post reported.

Tax Relief a Priority, Obama Aide Says

11-10-2008 • Washington Post

President-elect Barack Obama plans to push ahead with a middle-class tax cut soon after taking office Rahm Emanuel said Obama would not postpone a tax increase for families earning more than $250,000 a year despite the deepening economic gloom.

In Bleak Times, the I.R.S. Looks Good

10-29-2008 • nY Times

Benjamin Franklin said that nothing in this world is certain except death and taxes [intriguing juxtaposition]. When death is not an option and the world is maximizing the uncertainty, taxes look like an intriguing career alternative.

Tax Attack

10-28-2008 • You Tube / GEDMEDIA

This video won the Tax Foundation’s competition for best YouTube video explaining the problems with the corporate income tax. [thanks, Radley Balko]

Bush: Just because we're broke doesn't mean we can't bribe dictators

10-22-2008 • Washington Post

President Bush, who has made international aid a cornerstone of his foreign policy, warned against cutting U.S. assistance to impoverished nations in the midst of the financial turmoil arguing that doing so would undermine America's economy, nati

Official's Portraits Cost to Taxpayers Can Reach $50,000

10-21-2008 • Washington Post

The Commerce Department, for instance, recently requested artists' bids to paint a likeness of Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who has served since 2005. The contract pays up to $35,000, and Gutierrez gets to select the winning painter

John Stossel Goes to Washington (VIDEO, PART 1 of 6)

10-18-2008 • ABC News

Stossel starts by taking a look at taxes and learns Americans pay more in taxes than in food, clothing and shelter combined.His investigation finds some federal programs have trouble even keeping track of their funds, much less spending them wisely.

Bailout also gives IRS new and extended powers

10-4-2008 • Blog of Bile

IRS agents posing as accountants or tax preparers and saying, “I’m not sure if that deduction is entirely legal, but it’ll save you $1,000. Want to take it?”

Empowering the IRS Via Bailout

10-04-2008 • Bill Anderson via LewRockwell Blog

The bailout bill also gives the Internal Revenue Service new authority to conduct undercover operations. It would immunize the IRS from a passel of federal laws, including permitting IRS agents to run businesses for an extended sting operation, to op

33 Pastors Flout Tax Law With Political Sermons

9-29-2008 • Washington Post

Defying a federal law that prohibits U.S. clergy from endorsing political candidates from the pulpit, an evangelical Christian minister told his congregation that voting for Sen. Barack Obama would be evidence of "severe moral schizophrenia.

Cindy Sheehan: Let the Tax Revolt Begin!

9-26-08 • AfterDowningStreet.com

Now the evil "powers that be" in an incestuous collusion are collaborating to steal 2300.00 per American to give to Wall Street to pay for worthless paper transactions that will make our paper dollar worth even less. Mad King George and his

New taxes on your monthly cell phone bill?

9-19-2008 • c/Net

In an economy gone sour, local governments seeking new sources of tax revenue have begun hungrily eyeing their residents' monthly cell phone bills. But some members of Congress would like to block that, which has sparked a debate in Washington ab

House Chairman Failed to Report $75,000 in Income

9-5-2008 • NY Times

Representative Charles B. Rangel has earned more than $75,000 in rental income from a villa he has owned in the Dominican Republic since 1988, but never reported it on his federal or state tax returns, according to a lawyer for the congressman and do

Lone accountant takes on IRS and wins

8-25-2008 • AP

It took seven years, but Charles Ulrich did something many people dream about, but few succeed at: He beat the IRS in a tax dispute. Not only that, but tax experts say potentially millions of other taxpayers could benefit from his victory.