Tim (Turbo-Tax) Geithner
"strong, bold, unprecedented leadership"
Recently, I wrote a short post showing a blurb put out by the State Department on all the "great work" they and Hillary Clinton are doing around the world. Even more recently, I put out a posting on the hypocrisy of Obama and Tim (Turbo-Tax) Geithner going after corporations who put their money in overseas accounts. Today, in perusing my site meter, I noticed that someone from the Treasury Department was reading my blog!!!! When I clicked it, I got a Treasury page with Mr Turbo-Tax's photo and the below blurb:
U.S. Treasury Department 100 Days Progress Report
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"With meaningful tax credits putting money back into hardworking Americans' pockets, strong leadership in the global economic crisis and new comprehensive programs that help stabilize the economy, implementation of financial regulatory reform, and Treasury's work with agencies across the government on issues like mortgage foreclosure prevention – Treasury is acting to address all facets of this complicated economic crisis. While there is still more work to be done, Treasury has accomplished more in these first weeks than many countries accomplish in years, and we will continue to work at an unprecedented pace to restore balance and growth to our economy.
From the beginning of this Administration, we have confronted extraordinary challenges: a severe recession here and around the world; a catastrophic loss of trust and confidence in our financial system; unprecedented foreclosure rates; small businesses struggling to stay afloat; millions of Americans worried about losing their jobs and their savings; and a deep uncertainty about what tomorrow holds. The current economic challenges that the United States faces requires bold and comprehensive action. Treasury has responded to these challenges with a number of programs and initiatives to reignite growth, restore our financial system, and strengthen the economy. Historically, the Treasury Department has affected Americans in their daily lives in many different ways - it collects the taxes that build the roads, funds health care programs and protects our security. But under this Administration and during these crucial times, Treasury is helping individuals and families in even more immediate ways. With meaningful tax credits putting money back into hardworking Americans' pockets, strong leadership in the global economic crisis and new comprehensive programs that help stabilize the economy, implementation of financial regulatory reform, and Treasury's work with agencies across the government on issues like mortgage foreclosure prevention – Treasury is acting to address all facets of this complicated economic crisis. While there is still more work to be done, Treasury has accomplished more in these first weeks than many countries accomplish in years, and we will continue to work at an unprecedented pace to restore balance and growth to our economy."
(Words in bold print by me)
Having worked for the government for 25 years (including 2 1/2 with the Treasury Department, I am no stranger to this sort of self-back-patting. Notice the adjectives they use to describe themselves. Also, why is it that political types always use the term "hardworking" Americans? Are all Americans hard-working? Don't we have some slackers?
Actually, we have plenty of slackers in our society. They are the ones who are benefiting from this administration's policies. The real hardworking Americans are being taken for a ride with nothing to show for it but rising taxes. What about those 95% of hardworking American families Obama is always talking about that are going to get a tax cut? Heh, heh. What they are going to get is the Bush tax cuts being allowed to expire. Of course, that won't be called a tax raise, but the effect will be the same.
So keep up the great work, Treasury, and don't forget when you visit my site to click on those ads. It means more tax revenue for you.
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