Last week, Politico asked the offices of all 99 sitting senators to say who prepares their taxes, whether they or the Internal Revenue Service has ever discovered an error on returns they’ve filed, and whether they’ve ever had to pay back taxes. Full Story »
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Journalism doesn't have to be a work of art to be effective and relevant, as the Politico shows in this piece. Reporting here was simple and straightforward but enterprising, as 99 Senators were asked to disclose who prepares their taxes and whether they've ever experienced any errors or discrepancies on returns. A good scrub. Nothing glamorous, but I wish we saw more of this kind of reporting.
While there's no block-buster information in this story, it's journalism that should lauded. The arrogant dismissiveness of some Senators, who are public servants, to the survey may be the most important take away from this investigation.
In the aftermath of the Geithner and Daschle tax mistake disclosures, Politico conducted a poll of Senators asking if they had ever made mistakes in their tax forms or paid back taxes. Some replied candidly, others ducked the questions and still others refused to answer. The article is interesting but overall it's inconclusive.
Nothing in here suprising but always fun to see the writers of the Tax laws likely understand no more than the rest of us.
Sources from the source, not bad.I could think of a hundred more questions that I'd like to ask people in D.C.' and taxes does not make the top 99.
It's kind of funny when Senators and congressmen use others to fill out their taxes and they are as we speak voting on trillion dollar budgets. Who ... More »
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