Post by discoberry on Jul 19, 2011 9:33:53 GMT -5
www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/07/11/bachmann_taxes_paul
There are publicly available documents from only one case Bachmann worked on: a judgment against a resident of the White Earth Reservation who believed that the federal government's treaty with the Chippewa Indians shielded part of his income from taxation. (Unlike most Tea Party folks and all "sovereign citizens," this guy had a point! But he lost. Thanks to Michele Bachmann.)
The tax collector business has been brought up on the Ron Paul forums by Paul supporters who are clearly irked that "Tea Party" candidates like Bachmann (and former Fed employee Herman Cain) are stealing grassroots attention from their preferred insurgent candidate. ("Bachmann was a tax prosecutor for the IRS - I can't think of any professional less desirable to the tea party.")
At the Paul-supporting Economic Policy Journal, Robert Wenzel writes:
But, there is a clear difference between Ron Paul and Michelle Bachmann. While Dr. Paul early in his career practiced medicine and delivered thousands of babies.
Michelle Bachmann was a tax lawyer for the IRS and has a post-doctorate degree in Federal Tax Law. She has stated that she represented the IRS in hundreds of cases against American citizens.
At the Paul-supporting Economic Policy Journal, Robert Wenzel writes:
But, there is a clear difference between Ron Paul and Michelle Bachmann. While Dr. Paul early in his career practiced medicine and delivered thousands of babies.
Michelle Bachmann was a tax lawyer for the IRS and has a post-doctorate degree in Federal Tax Law. She has stated that she represented the IRS in hundreds of cases against American citizens.
