Tax Problems? You Should Know Better.

"California's Rep. Pete Stark, a senior House Democrat

has been claiming a $1.7 million Maryland home as his principal residence in recent years, although he represents the Golden State's 13th District on the east side of San Francisco Bay.The 77-year-old Stark has saved himself nearly $3,900 in state and county taxes by claiming the six-acre waterfront estate as his principal residence, according to an investigation by Bloomberg News.

Maryland law allows the tax break only to those residences used "for the legal purposes of voting, obtaining a driver's license, and filing income tax returns."

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Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.)

The Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) apparently didn't report $75,000 in rental income from a villa he has owned in the Dominican Republic since 1988. The oversight was on both his federal and state tax returns, according to a story in today's New York Times. 

He failed to report as much as $1.3 million in outside income which included up to $1 million for a Harlem building sale -- on financial-disclosure forms he filed between 2002 and 2006, according to newly amended records.
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 Its hard to believe that these two, well educated, and experienced, are so dumb. Dumb and stubborn.
Rangel has a JD and Stark an MBA. SO what is their problem?
Maybe its a little of " you can fool some of the people some of the time........................"

But smart people are suppose to know better, but some smart people think they are smart. But they are not. Maybe they are clever. 

They both have money, and  they probably have an CPA or lawyer friends who can counsel them in complicated tax matters. But no, they still screw up.  If they are guilty of tax improprieties, I hope they are fined, and have to repay the IRS for any taxes owed.  We are told, no one is above the law.  Even these "law makers."

Child Prostitutes Rescued in Seattle - 52 Rescued Across the Country

8 child prostitutes rescued in Seattle

By SHOMARI STONE
KOMO-TV

"A nationwide crackdown on child prostitution rescued eight children in Seattle and one in Everett - more than any other metropolitan area in the United States.

"It's big problem here ... not just in Washington, but the entire country," says Robbie Burroughs of the FBI's Seattle office.

More child prostitutes were found in the Puget Sound region than in Cleveland, which had seven, and New York City, with five. The youngest victim nationwide was just 10 years old. In Seattle, the youngest was 14.

"Anybody who lives in our state or in this country should be concerned that our children are being recruited into this kind of life and being exploited through prostitution," Burroughs says."
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This is another sad commentary of how children and women are treated in this country.

Children of the night. This is a total outrage.

Nearly 700 people, including 61 pimps, were arrested in a sweep called Cross Country IV.
There would be no trade, business, or prostitution if the john was not in the picture. Men who participate in sex with little kids need to go to jail and be fined. The pimps who use these young people for sex for money, once caught should go to jail for life.

There are estimates that about 300,000 to 800,000 are children involved in child prostitution each year.

It has been said that prostitution is the oldest profession. Prostitution should not be the youngest profession.

Fly at Your Own Risk..............Risky / Fishy Business

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Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which over flew the airport by 150 miles. (Jim Mone/AP)

The pilots of a commercial passenger jet that overshot its destination by 150 miles - sparking fears of a hijacking - have claimed that they were on their personal laptops and lost track of time.

The pilots have said they were not asleep. There were using their laptops?

Were they on the internet?

It might have been an honest mistake- but the pilots get the dummy award. No pass here, like you passed the airport you were suppose to land at.

Left On The Edge

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann
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Florida Democrat Rep. Alan Grayson

Grayson said in a speech that "Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick."

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These two are wrong thinking big mouths. Olbermann needs health care more than anyone, because he is so sick. He has plenty of acid to spew. Olbermann love to pick on Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann. He is a real tough guy. Real tough on women.

Alan Grayson wants us to know "Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick." Grayson needs to worry about Florida and the tragedies of Caylee Marie Anthony, Haleigh Cummings and Somer Thompson. Florida ranks third in the nation in the rate of children killed by child abuse and negligence. But he wants to worry about the Republicans.

The Critics Emporium

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We love to criticize. What do we criticize? Everything.
Especially people who should know better and screw up anyway.
Like when smart people do stupid things.
What kind of people? People in politics and government. Lawyers.
People who cheat, lie and misbehave. People of notoriety, Hollywood,
music stars, sport stars, - nobody is exempt.
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