What would you say if I told you that I had the right to spend all of my money and never pay my taxes. How about if I said I was going to spend all of your money and never pay it back. Would you think I was a friend or not a friend. Say I was the one writing laws that would govern how you were able to manage your money would you feel confident that I was looking out for the best interest of everyone or myself?
This may sound ridiculous but that is a case being laid against Charles Rangle. D-NY, According to several news reports he has failed to pay taxes on several of his personal properties. "In June 2009, the House Ethics Subcommittee opened a probe of Rangel's trips to conferences in the Caribbean, and in August Rangel disclosed more than $500,000 in previously unreported assets." (Fox News)
This last week the Republican House members put forth a resolution to have Rangle step down from his position on the ways and means committee. (The one that writes the taxes you and I have to pay) The measure was shot down 246/153 vote count here.
Are you wondering why I would question this? I thought about this a long time and finally I have an answer I would hope that people would understand. I had this conversation one time with a dear friend of mine who talked about the appearance of what people are doing. Today in society a man and women who having lunch together must either be married to each other or be single if one is and the other isn't a third party must be present to prevent speculation about the appropriateness of what they are doing, even if it just is a business lunch.
Now think about this... The Representative has questionable ethics against him. They may be on the up and up, but with the climate of today, wouldn't it be better for this man to recluse himself until this was resolved in an honest way, so there would be no question of his ethics and integrity.
I would further challenge that people should call their congressmen, and ask why they voted the way they did, to see if this was more party issue than just believing in one person, OR, have they counseled Rep. Rangle themselves to step aside until this issue could be cleared up.
