Mitch McConnell called hypocrite on tax claim

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A group supporting U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin is accusing Sen. Mitch McConnell of hypocrisy for attacking Bevin over late payment of property taxes despite having gone through a similar issue of his own.

The Madison Project, which has aired radio ads supporting Bevin, noted that the Washington D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue’s website shows that McConnell and his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, paid penalties and interest in paying property taxes on their $1.3 million Washington townhouse in 2006 and 2007.

McConnell’s campaign provided evidence that the website is simply wrong regarding the 2006 tax payment and that the city refunded nearly $1,100 in penalties and interest after Chao protested, saying she didn’t receive a 2007 tax bill.

“In this case, (McConnell) knew all along that he had gone through the same issue with a late tax payment, yet he continues to lob that grenade at his opponent, Matt Bevin,” said Drew Ryun, political director of the Madison Project. “ ... This is the kind of rank hypocrisy that voters are sick and tired of.”

full: http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell/2014/04/07/mitch-mcconnell-called-hypocrite-tax-claim/7438539/

[jberryhill]

1. Did everyone get their taxes paid?

I never really get the deal with these campaign set pieces of "so and so paid their taxes late".

I do know that having screwed up my taxes years ago (with some help) and having gotten in fairly deep but now having it behind me, I sure as heck wouldn't want to run for office. Yes, I paid all sorts of penalties and interest, eventually got caught up, and now ship it all out to a professional to avoid screwing it up again. What on earth does it have to do with anything?