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Todd and Sarah Palin had a combined income of 166,080 in 2007 an paid $24,738 in taxes, according to tax returns the campaign released late this afternoon. The couple made $127,869 in 2006 and paid $11,944 in taxes.

In 2006, they gave 3.3% of their adjusted gross income to charity. In 2007, they gave 1.5% to charity.

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maybe this will shut 726 up.

166,080 in 2007 an paid $24,738 in taxes

??

is it me or is that way low?


if its not let me know

where is the tax man?

A 2007 tax rate of 14.89% and a 2006 rate of 9.34%? Talk about gaming the system.

From the article:

"This is a lady who screams about everyone in federal government taking advantage, and she's taking every advantage she can," said Sheldon Cohen, IRS commissioner in the Johnson administration. "They are milking every possible deduction. They have a right to, if it's legitimate. The question is, is he in the racing business or is it a hobby?"

Evidently, charity is not a high priority with the Palins.

She's more generous than Joe Cheapskate

From the Bloomberg article..."The Bidens' giving represents a smaller portion of their income than the $353 then-Vice President Al Gore "

Cheapskatery seems to be the norm among Dem VP's and candidates.

Overall, the Palins reported a gross income of $127,869 in 2006, and paid taxes amounting to $11,944 (an effective rate of 9.3 percent). In 2007, the family reported earning a gross income of $166,080 ($107,987.00 of which came from Gov. Palin) and paid taxes totaling $24,738, for a rate of 14.9 percent.

But there is some discrepancy with the latter number. According to an accompanying 2007 personal financial disclosure report, Palin's "income" as governor of Alaska was $196,531.50, well above the $107,987.00 that was noted on her W2 form from that same year. An email was sent to the McCain campaign for clarification. And this story will be updated should aides reply.
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An $88,544.50 discrepancy between what Palin actually made as governor and what she reported?

Todd and Sarah Palin had a combined income of 166,080 in 2007 an paid $24,738 in taxes, according to tax returns the campaign released late this afternoon. The couple made $127,869 in 2006 and paid $11,944 in taxes.

Yes, the real country hick in normal ville USA.

Now America can really see the hypocrisy of pushing her as the real average American.

Her taxes for 2007 were about the same as the total earnings for a single filer.

And what about those per-diem Palin got while living in her own home? I thought they were taxable, but it appears that they were never claimed.

OCU

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