Anybody else find it interesting that there is an $11, 668.10 income tax lien on "Crook" County President Todd Stroger's south side property, and by interesting I mean hilarious, of course. Yes, this is the same man who vetoed a repeal of the controversial sales tax increase--currently at 10.25% for those of you playing along at home. And this is the man who we're looking to for financial expertise? Isn't this like hiring Mike Tyson as your Life Coach, or having Amy Winehouse as your Dietitian?
Here are the numbers according to http://www.wbbm780.com/: Todd Stroger owes the IRS $11, 668.10--since 2007, mind you. He makes $170,000 a year as Crook County President, and his wife brings in $60,000 a year for a grand total of $260,000 of yearly income at the Stroger household. Yet, he hasn't been able to pay the IRS this money for over two years, has a lien against his property, and he knows what's best for the county financially? Makes perfect Chicago sense to me! Here's some more nuggets of wisdom from a recent WVON-AM radio interview that Stroger gave, and by "nuggets" I mean horse shit, of course:
"(the federal tax bill) was too big for me to handle at one time." You've had two years and over $500k of total income since then! Who has been balancing your checkbook at home, Bernie Madoff?
"I didn't see that coming," when asked if he was surprised about the lien that the IRS put on his property, after his back taxes haven't been paid for two years. Didn't see it coming? Obviously, Todd must have also been shocked when Clay Aiken came out of the closet, when Rocky beat Drago in Rocky IV, and when the sun rose in the east and set in the west yesterday.
However, my favorite "nuggets" came from an interview with ABC7 News and our county President. Stroger said that he plans to seek re-election in 2010, "I'm running," he said and then added that "Our government is in great shape." You know, maybe Tyson and Winehouse aren't looking that bad after all. Anyone have their cell numbers? I've said it before and I'll say it again--I love this city!
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