I saw on the news this morning that President Obama issued a memo to the various secretaries in his administration that no government contracts are to be awarded to any company that owes federal taxes or has cheated upon them.
Now I absolutely agree with this policy and commend this action; however, doesn't this smell just ripe with hypocrisy, especially when one looks within Obama's own administration?
First and foremost on that list is Obama's treasury secretary, Timothy Geitner. Here is a man that is ultimately in charge of the treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, who had some "tax irregularities" and had failed to pay owed back taxes. Somehow this coming to light did not disqualify him for the job of which he is now incompetently doing. How about revoking the government job of Secretary of the Treasury to this previously independent contractor, President Obama?
The list of tax cheats and avoiders that fill this administration, even in high positions, should be an embarrassment to the President. Apparently tax laws are only meant for the common people though.
Obama said that by doing this he hoped to collect over $5 billion in back taxes from various companies that do business with the U.S. government. Again, while this is a good idea of which I am supportive, that amount of money is less than pennies compared to the trillions Obama and his Democratic henchmen are spending.
If the purpose is to cut the federal deficit, how about spending tax payer's dollars (OUR dollars) on only those things that the Constitution specifically authorizes the government to do, Mr. President? Oh yeah, and clean up your own White House before issuing memorandum aimed at others.
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