31 March 2009

Add Sebelius to long list of Obama cabinet picks with tax troubles

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday joined a list of Obama cabinet nominees who were forced to pay back taxes because of errors in their tax returns.

In a letter to the Senate Finance Committee, Sebelius, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Health and Human Services Department, said she repaid nearly $8,000, including interest, because of "unintentional errors."

Story here.

I can't even believe this.

These tax scandals scream for two things.
(1) simplifying the tax code
(2) real ethics reform

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