Andrew Clyde evading House mask fines, GOP colleague says

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Manu Raju
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Andrew Clyde — of “normal tourist visit” fame — has found out a way to evade the House’s maskless fines. He “went to payroll and had his federal withholding raised to $11,284 a month. So he only gets $1 of pay,” one of his colleagues tells ⁦@MZanona⁩

Andrew Clyde evading House mask fines, GOP colleague says
Rep. Andrew Clyde, the Georgia Republican who compared scenes from January 6 to a "tourist visit," has found a way to evade the House's mask fines, according to one of his GOP colleagues.
cnn.com
3:00 PM · Jul 28, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/politics/andrew-clyde-mask-fine/index.html

(CNN) — Rep. Andrew Clyde, the Georgia Republican who compared scenes from January 6 to a "tourist visit," has found a way to evade the House's mask fines, according to one of his GOP colleagues.

Rep. Thomas Massie, who is suing Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the chamber's mask penalties, said Clyde changed his tax withholding in a way that makes it nearly impossible for the House to collect the thousands of dollars in fines Clyde has racked up for refusing to mask up on the House floor.

Normally fines are taken out of a member's congressional salary, but Massie says Clyde, who owns a firearms business, "went to payroll and had his federal withholding raised to $11,284 a month. So he only gets $1 of pay."

The maneuver is designed to prevent the House from garnishing his wages.

Massie added, "Of course, it all goes to his mask fine. But he'll have to be elected until 3,324 A.D. for Pelosi to collect $15,000 in fines. Then when he files his tax return, he gets all his money back."

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Complete asshole.

[drray23]

1. if you claim too much on purpose

you don't just get all your money back, you get fined heavily by the IRS so it won't work..

[dsc]

2. really?

I knew if you under withheld you would get fined but not for overwithholding.

[Phoenix61]

3. Yep! The IRS doesn't have any sense of humor

about withholding. Plus, they’ll just run a negative balance. I’m sure that won’t be a problem.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Good one! Innovative.

Good one! Innovative.

He's a jerk but an impressive move.

Now we wait and see how it works out.

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What about his SS payments?

His medical insurance?
Does the Fed gov't pay 100% of his medical premiums?

Any IRA matching programs or such?

[PortTack]

6. That won't work...he's still paying whether now...or later..just a stunt

[crickets]

7. What a jerk. Hopefully this will bite in the rear. nt

[marble falls]

8. If they garnishee his wages, his little trick will not work. They could even lien his tax return.