Good News: Over 280,000 Federal Workers Owe $3.3 Billion in Back Taxes, Capitol Hill Itself Owes $9.

It has been said many times by many people that "taxes are for the little people." Tom Daschle. Turbotax Tim Geithner. Charles Rangel. Carolyn Kennedy. Nancy Killefer. Hilda Solis. The Cryptkeeper - aka Kathleen Sebelius. Our own Jennifer Granholm. All with tax problems in their backgrounds. And that is just the tip of the tip of the tip of a really big iceberg. Turns out, the problem is much larger than the above individuals in the ruling class. From Taxprof via Instapundit: Over 280,000 Federal Workers Owe $3.3 Billion in Back Taxes.

Over 280,000 federal workers and retirees owed more than $3.3 billion in back income taxes in 2009 (up from $3.0 billion in 2008 and $2.7 billion in 2007).
The cabinet departments with the largest percentages of employee/retiree tax deadbeats are:

1. Housing & Urban Development:  4.40%
2. Veterans Affairs:  4.04%
3. Education:  3.86%
4. Army:  3.69%
5. Health & Human Services:  3.58%  
6. Defense:  3.20%
7. Commerce:  3.15%
8. Air Force:  3.14%
9. State:  3.10%
10. Navy:  2.95%

Read the rest for the list of top 10 agencies and commissions and other departments and their delinquency rates. Taxprof also links to these related stories:

• The Atlantic, Why Do White House Staffers Have Trouble Paying Taxes?
• Fox News, White House Aides Owed More Than $800G in Back Taxes
• The Hill, Hill Staffers Owe More Than $9M in Taxes
• L.A. Times, 41 Obama White House Aides Owe the IRS $831,000 in Back Taxes -- and They're Not Alone
• Washington Post, Capitol Hill Employees Owed $9.3 Million in Back Taxes Last Year, Data Show

Just as disheartening is the problem on Capitol Hill itself, as reported here by Gerri Willis:

Maybe Harry Reid was correct when he claimed "our tax system is voluntary:"

You know darned well that if you or I had skipped out on our taxes we would be doing a nickel in the can. But the ruling class gets a pass. So do those that work for the ruling class.

http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2010/09/good-news-over-280000-federal-workers.html

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