Rep. John Carter (R-Mars) thinks you, the average American taxpayer, should be treated the same way Democrats in Washington are treated. Because of that, he has introduced new legislation called the “Rangel Rule,” named after Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York.
Rep. Carter introduced a bill Wednesday to eliminate all IRS penalties and interest for paying taxes past due.
The legislation calls for the creation of what he calls the, “Rangel Rule,” — drawing attention to the recent legal issues of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., enabling citizens who fail to pay taxes on time to do so later with no additional fees.
Rangel, who writes the country’s tax policies, acknowledged last fall that he failed to pay thousands in real estate taxes for rental income he earned from a property in the Dominican Republic.
As of September 2008 the Harlem Democrat reportedly paid back more than $10,000 in taxes but that did not include any IRS penalties.
“Your citizens back home should have the same rights and benefits that come to you as a member of congress. You shouldn’t be treated any differently under the law than your citizens back home,” Carter said.
He added that citizens should receive the “same courtesy” that the IRS is allegedly granting Rangel and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, who also recently acknowledged a failure to pay taxes.
Democrats want to tax you, but don’t want to pay the taxes themselves. How many times to I have to write about liberal hypocrisy today?
Rangel didn’t bother to personally respond to the bill, but he did send one of his minions:
A spokesman for the New York Democrat would not comment on the state of the tax issue, which is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, but did respond to the Carter bill.
“This legislation is unnecessary. All taxpayers currently receive equal treatment under the law,” Rangel spokesman Emile Milne said.
Sure they do. That’s why the stimulus package that just passed gives tax rebates to people who didn’t pay any taxes. I hope he gets nailed for this, but I am guessing nothing will become of it. He’s a Democrat, and that means never having to say you are sorry.
Oh, and John Carter isn’t really from Mars. He’s from the great state of Texas.
