Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) would seem an unlikely point man for the legislation passed by the House yesterday imposing a 90% tax on any bonuses given to employees with family incomes of more than $250,000 at firms that received more than $5 billion in bailout funds.
As exposed by NLPC, Rangel failed to pay federal income tax on rent received from his beachfront home in the Dominican Republic, and cheated on his D.C. property tax by improperly claiming a homestead exemption. Also, Rangel led a Citigroup-funded Caribbean junket last November that violated House rules.
After the 328-93 vote, the indignant Rangel warned, “Don’t dare try to take a bonus and get away with it.”
In a CNBC interview, Rangel was challenged on his moral authority to lead the floor fight for the bill. Strangely, Rangel seemed to deny the “false” reports about his own tax evasion, even though he admitted … Read More ➡