April 15, 2004

Feds Collect Tax on Refused Salary

According to KnoxNews.com (registration required), the Federal government is collecting taxes on Bredesen's salary despite the fact that he's refused his salary:

As a gesture of good will, Gov. Phil Bredesen announced last year he would decline his $85,000 state salary.

Too bad the federal government isn't so generous.

For 2003, the state had to pay almost $6,000 in Social Security and Medicare taxes on Bredesen's behalf, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Federal government...generous? Of course not.

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Posted by: The Token Librul at April 16, 2004 08:42 PM