One would think Dems would want that revenue
(Daily Caller) Citing figures indicating that more than 100,000 federal employees owe more than $1 billion in federal taxes, a House committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would require the firing of government workers who are “seriously tax delinquent.†(snip)
The Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 requires the termination of employment for tax delinquent federal employees, while also prohibiting the hiring of new federal employees with a substantial amount of delinquent tax debt.
Well, it’s not like there is an agency responsible for dealing with collecting taxes.
Democrats on the committee opposed the bill. Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member on the committee, said the legislation “seeks to demonize federal employees rather than ensure their compliance with tax obligations.â€
Yeah, he went all whiny bitch. Of course, what the legislation is really meant to do is not go after some low level worker, who will certainly engage the interest of the IRS, but the people who work for Congress, the White House, and are highly paid and in important positions.
