WFB:
Several members of the House Democratic caucus were penalized for failing to pay taxes on their Washington, D.C., properties on time, according to city tax records.
Records show that at least six Democratic members were penalized by the District of Columbia for failure to pay 2020 property taxes due at the end of March. Included in the group is Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D., Texas), who owed a combined $9,145.61 on the two Capitol Hill homes he listed on his financial disclosure forms.
Gonzalez’s fellow tax delinquents were Democratic representatives John Garamendi (Calif.), Sean Casten (Ill.), Andy Kim (N.J.), Sean Patrick Maloney (N.Y.), and Deborah Ross (N.C.). Each was charged interest and a penalty, in addition to the balance they already owe on their homes in the nation’s capital.
The decision to stiff D.C. came as House Democrats unanimously voted last month to make it a state. On April 22, the House passed a 216-208 party-line vote to admit the District of Columbia as the nation’s 51st state. After the House’s vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) boasted that “I often say that statehood for the District of Columbia is in my DNA.”
According to his D.C. tax records, Gonzalez had the biggest debt—he owed $9,145.61 on his two properties after missing the city’s March 31 deadline. On one of his homes, he owed the property tax itself of $4,682.95, as well as hundreds of dollars in penalties assessed by the district; Gonzalez owed property interest of $70.24 and a property penalty of $468.30. On his other district home, he owed the property tax itself of $3,519.39, along with $52.79 in interest and $351.94 in penalties, according to MyTax DC, the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue’s online tax system. more here
Some quick research by a DC bureaucrat found the clause that no laws actually apply to democrat congressthings; so no collection effort is needed.
I knew that without even looking. None of the rules they expect others to follow….
If it were up to me their right to cast any votes would be suspended pending payment of unpaid taxes.
But since it is not up to me: Make Alinsky’s rule no. 4 apply to them.
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
the political class should office out of fed buildings in their home state and federal dorm rooms while in DC
problem solved & taxpayer dollars saved
They know that their money is being wasted better than anybody.
My rule would be all members of congress must stay in DC public housing. This would fix a number of problems.
It would rather they had to live in military barracks, use military dining facilities, and do away with their multi million dollar staff.
IRS will get right on that as soon as they finish auditing Hunter Biden’s various declared income streams.
About 40 years ago DC took some old (negro) codger’s home because he owed $95.
True Story!
Made the papers, but he still got put out.
I guess Demonrat congress-creatures are above the law.
izlamo delenda est …