Posted by denised in When it comes to paying taxes, several lawmakers deemed “serial non-filers”
In honor of April 15th, I thought I’d cover a topic that’s been getting quite a bit of press lately, and that is the failure of some lawmakers to pay their taxes. In Georgia and Oklahoma City, there’s been talk of enacting laws that would identify and penalize lawmakers who don’t pay their taxes. A reported 10%, or 22 members of Georgia’s general assembly were deemed “serial non-filers,” meaning they’ve made a habit of not filing their taxes. Because taxpayer names are kept confidential, Georgia constituents have no idea who these serial non-filers are. Oklahoma City reports that 2 lawmakers in the last 15 months have mishandled their taxes.
Call me anal, but I come from the school of thought that lawmakers should keep rather than break the laws. Furthermore, if I can be penalized for not paying my taxes, they certainly should be too. If you can’t keep the laws, you probably shouldn’t be in charge of creating them.
