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John McCain 'fails to pay taxes'
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by LotusFlower | June 30, 2008 at 12:19 pm
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When you're getting on in years it's easy to forget things - like paying your taxes - easily done.
John McCain and his wife failed to pay house taxes and owe more than $225,000 on credit cards, it has been revealed.
Newsweek, which discovered that Senator McCain and his wife Cindy, a beer heiress worth an estimated $100 million, owed $6,744.42 in delinquent property taxes on a California home, commented acidly: "When you're poor, it can be hard to pay the bills. When you're rich, it's hard to keep track of all the bills that need paying."
After the magazine told the McCain campaign about the tax debt most of it was paid off immediately and an aide said that an elderly aunt of Mrs McCain, who lives at the San Diego property, appeared to have ignored the bills.
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at 13:12 on June 30th, 2008
Sometimes you just need a friendly reminder from the media.
at 13:13 on June 30th, 2008
Ever heard of allowing a relative to live rent free but, "you have to pay the taxes" deal. That is what we have here.
at 13:36 on June 30th, 2008
A little further on in the article cited it says, "County records show the bills, which were mailed to a Phoenix address associated with Mrs. McCain's trust, were returned by the post office. According to a McCain campaign aide, who requested anonymity when discussing a private matter, an elderly aunt of Mrs. McCain's lives in the condo, and the bank that manages the trust has not been receiving tax bills on the property. Shortly after NEWSWEEK inquired about the matter, the McCain aide e-mailed a receipt dated Friday, June 27, confirming payment by the trust to San Diego County in the amount of $6,744.42. County officials say the trust still owes an additional $1,742 for this year, an amount that is overdue and will go into default July 1. Told of the outstanding $1,742, the aide said: "The trust has paid all bills shown owing as of today and will pay all other bills due."
http://www.newsweek.com/id/143775
This does seem like a case of very selective reporting to smear Senator McCain.