Tax Laws - So Complicated!

The Democrats have been getting hammered by conservatives and Republicans over the Obama cabinet nominees who didn't pay all of their taxes. It is, as they say, so easy to get it right that they must have just been trying to cheat. I've seen literally scores of cartoons excoriating Democrats posted by the cynics online.

But how's about the Darling of the Ball - Sarah Palin - from the Anchorage Daily News via Daily Kos...

Gov. Sarah Palin must pay income taxes on thousands of dollars in expense money she received while living at her Wasilla home, under a new determination by state officials.

The governor's office wouldn't say this week how much she owes in back taxes for meal money, or whether she intends to continue to receive the per diem allowance. As of December, she was still charging the state for meals and incidentals.