He’s good enough, he’s rich enough – but, doggone it, he isn’t smart enough:
Senate candidate Al Franken says he will pay about $70,000 in back income taxes in 17 states going back to 2003. The Minnesota Democrat has been under attack by Republicans for failing to file tax returns in California for several years when the comedian-turned-candidate earned money there. Franken tells The Associated Press he never intended to avoid paying taxes. He says during the years in question, he paid his entire income tax bill to the city and state where he lived.
Memo to Al: My wife and I use the H&R Block software to file our taxes. In addition to being mighty easy, it asks you questions like Did you earn any extra income outside your place of residence? Perhaps that might have jogged your memory regarding income earned from over one-third of the United States. A $44.95 investment in that software could have saved you 70 grand. Or — and here’s an idea — if elected, help give the rest of us taxpayers the same break you gave yourself.
