Dim Bulb: Treasury Secretary Nominee Tim Geithner

WHO: Timothy Geithner

WHAT: Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury admitted he didn’t pay his own self-employment taxes for Social Security and Medicare for four years.

WHY IT’S DIM: Since the Treasury secretary is in charge of the Internal Revenue Service. At the very least, the person in this position should not have a tax problem.

CURE: Is the transition team doing it’s job properly?

 

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