CHENEY TAX REFUND!

[luckyleftyme2]

did cheney really get a $2,000,000 (2 million) dollar refund?

[suziedemocrat]

1. That's what they say???

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aFOqUzYEgPio&refer=us

Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, reported owing $529,636 on taxable income of $1,961,157. The couple's total income in 2005 was $8,824,762, largely as a result of stock options Cheney received before stepping down as chairman of Houston-based Halliburton Co., the world's largest oilfield- services company, to run for vice president in 2000. The Cheneys donated $6,869,655 to charity in 2005 from the exercise of these stock options and from book royalties, the White House said.

The Cheneys had $2.47 million withheld from his salary and by their investment managers and are claiming a tax refund of $1.94 million, according to their return, released three days before Monday's filing deadline.

[tulsakatz]

2. there's something that looks fishy about these guys' tax returns...

I saw (I believe it was on MSNBC) this morning. They said that last year Bush made about $750,000 but they said Cheney made $9,000,000!!

Now, I know Cheney has all of that Halliburton stock but this is ridiculous!

I mean, according to this, the VP is making about 13 times more money than the Pres!! It just seems very peculiar to me....

[Poppyseedman]

3. He should fire his tax CPA

for letting the government keep so much of his money.

Imagine how much bird shot he could buy with 2 million?

[IowaGuy]

4. 6.8 mill to charity???? I got to see who these charities are....

this smells big time.....