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Tom Daschle is the latest Obama nominee to not pay his taxes
Former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle,who is President Obama’s nominee to head the Health and Human Services Department,“recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest,according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press.”
ABC News’Political Punch blog reports that much of the problem “deals with a car and driver lent to Daschle by a wealthy Democratic friend —a chauffeur service the former senator used for years without declaring it on his taxes.”
Politico writes that “Daschle used the Cadillac and driver around Washington while working as a consultant to a New York City private equity firm,InterMedia Advisors. He used the limo 80% for personal use –- resulting in unreported income of more than $255,000 for the three years,Senate Finance Committee documents show.”