Phew! It's just contractors. I'll bet half his administration shit themselves when they saw this.
Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama signed an order today directing the government to block contractors who are delinquent on their tax payments from obtaining federal contracts. “Somehow, its become standard practice in Washington to give contracts to companies that dont pay their taxes,' Obama said in Washington. “By issuing this directive, all of us in Washington will be required to be more responsible stewards of your tax dollars.'
But what if they're "honest mistakes"?
The president also is directing the Internal Revenue Service to review the overall accuracy of companies claims about tax delinquency to be sure that when a company says its paying taxes, its not lying.
Get right on that, Timmy.
Yes, sir, Mr. President.
The Government Accountability Office has identified “tens of thousands of such deadbeat companies' that are late on taxes and yet obtained government contracts, Obama said. As an example, Obama said an unnamed defense contractor obtained federal work yet owed more than $1 million in taxes. “It is simply wrong for companies to take taxpayer dollars and not be taxpayers themselves,' Obama said.
Damn right, sir!
Shut up, Timmy... |