happymomma
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Aug 6, 2014 23:57:56 GMT
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Post by happymomma on Aug 11, 2015 19:45:31 GMT
Ah but...income tax is paid on the money you did make. If you don't pay it in as you go along, you have to set it aside to pay it at tax time. Back in my younger years, when I was married to my first husband, we ended up owing about $3000 at tax time because of we didn't realize they weren't taking state taxes out of my husband's paycheck. WE didn't have the money laying around for that either. So...we took out a loan and paid our taxes. We learned that lesson the hard way, but we struggled through it and scrimped and pinched pennies to pay back the loan. It was rough. We were a young family and poor. But we paid the taxes. I found this interesting and it goes along the lines of my first post on this thread: Bishop campaign spokesman Stu Sandler called Gilbert a "tax cheat," noting that she owes $360,000 in back taxes to the U.S. government and $112,000 to California. "Melissa Gilbert can afford to have a stylist for her dog, but cannot pay her taxes," he said in a statement. "Her values our out of whack with the district." You do realize that you both basically did the same thing, right? You paid yours on a payment plan via the bank and she is paying it on a payment plan directly to her creditor (in this case, the IRS). You both had fees and interest to pay back in addition to the total amount. She just cut out the middle man. Nope we did not do the same thing. I submitted my tax payment to the IRS before the April 15th deadline for that year. I did not avoid paying the taxes for however many years (reports state she had tax troubles in 2011-2013, so maybe two or three years?). I didn't just blow them off and make the IRS put a tax lien on me for my responsibility. Hey, I'm not saying she is a horrible person for not paying her taxes. She seems like a nice enough person, I guess. I just see this as an indicator that she is not a responsible person, at least fiscally, and for that reason I would not vote for her. Her tax issue wouldn't even be a blip on my radar is she was not asking to represent my state. I also don't know that she can 'relate' to the typical Michigan family as she is stating and using as a selling point for her campaign. As I said, I really did enjoy Little House, but that doesn't mean I would overlook the practical side of things and vote for her because she is famous. That's all.
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georgiapea
Drama Llama
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Jun 27, 2014 18:02:10 GMT
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 11, 2015 19:53:40 GMT
I think that tutu is absurd. On the other hand I have a pair of those little doggie shoes so who am I to to comment on what her dog wears. But the shoes just don't go with the tutu!
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Post by alittleintrepid on Aug 11, 2015 20:07:44 GMT
I think that tutu is absurd. On the other hand I have a pair of those little doggie shoes so who am I to to comment on what her dog wears. But the shoes just don't go with the tutu! Yeah, I don't get it at all. The shoes are obviously day time wear while the tutu is evening wear. How much is this stylist getting paid? We could do a better job!
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Aug 11, 2015 20:17:51 GMT
Ha ha. Yes, an "average Joe" would receive the same treatment - a levy. They don't jail you for not paying taxes. Tell that to Wesley Snipes. But you are right, they generally take every Avenue they can before prison. Wesley Snipes received prison time for tax evasion, which is different than filing your returns and not having the money.
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Post by k8smom on Aug 11, 2015 20:29:25 GMT
She started a blog when she moved, but she doesn't post often. I find her story fascinating, the life of a celebrity (albeit B-celebrity) to a normal person living in MI. I think on her blog she says that they were renting the Victorian house they live(d) in, but since she doesn't update not sure if that is current. I like her. I think this Political career might be good for her, she seems to have a pretty good head on her shoulders. As far as the whole tax thing, I hadn't heard that. I didn't realize that celebrities didn't have taxes automatically deducted like the rest of us worker bees.
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iluvpink
Pearl Clutcher
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Location: Michigan
Jul 13, 2014 12:40:31 GMT
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Post by iluvpink on Aug 11, 2015 20:48:47 GMT
The town where she lives is only about 40 miles from me but I'm not in the same district though some areas of my town are. As for whether I would vote for her if I was in the same district, it's too early to say. I'd have to know more, who she's running against, her positions, more about this tax thing etc.
That said I generally vote democrat so it's likely. But I definitely vote other parties if I feel the need.
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Post by AnastasiaBeaverhausn on Aug 11, 2015 21:40:00 GMT
That is my congressional district!
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Post by ilovesmores on Aug 11, 2015 22:08:16 GMT
She is in my district. Not sure how I'll vote yet, but I will say it will make for an interesting campaign.
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Post by jackietex on Aug 12, 2015 5:21:00 GMT
This is off topic, but lately Gilbert has posted a bunch of photos on Instagram of a service dog (not the tutu-wearing pup) but doesn't respond to questions about it. Does anyone know anything about it?
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likescarrots
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Aug 16, 2014 17:52:53 GMT
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Post by likescarrots on Aug 12, 2015 13:29:37 GMT
Tell that to Wesley Snipes. But you are right, they generally take every Avenue they can before prison. Wesley Snipes received prison time for tax evasion, which is different than filing your returns and not having the money. Well technically you said "for not paying taxes", but i was mostly agreeing with you and trying to make a joke.
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Oct 6, 2024 12:38:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 13:36:09 GMT
Before reading any responses, I thought I hope she has her alcoholism under control. I read her autobiography. I haven't followed her that closely, but she's had relapses in the past.
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Aug 12, 2015 13:46:44 GMT
This is off topic, but lately Gilbert has posted a bunch of photos on Instagram of a service dog (not the tutu-wearing pup) but doesn't respond to questions about it. Does anyone know anything about it? Someone asked her and she answered "Pain management." on twitter. That was all I saw.
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Post by annabella on Aug 12, 2015 14:33:17 GMT
OMG her instagram page is dedicated to her service dog! You know in her Paris pics Melissa could be Caitlin Jenner's twin. Her twitter page is filled with retweets of everyone that hearts her, hard to find her own posts. She did make 2 posts to getting pain management at a hospital, but not connected to the dog. I know someone who occasionally has seizures so she has a service dog, but how is Melissa's dog helping her with pain? Is it perhaps depression?
You know she's really put too much of herself out there (alcoholism comes to mind) to run for public office. Everything will be thrown in her face.
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marimoose
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Jul 22, 2014 2:10:14 GMT
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Post by marimoose on Aug 12, 2015 14:46:49 GMT
I don't live in Michigan so in the big scheme of things her running doesn't affect me at all but I will say that in my mind she at least appears to be more of a human person that many politicians. She isn't perfect and has battled things like other people have battles and maybe that will put her finger on the pulse of the people she hopes to represent. One of her positives is that she has been very vocal about her downfalls so it is a shame that it likely will be thrown in her face - I think it makes her more honest. From the way she represented herself over the years I think she might be a very good representative.
As for the taxes, who knows why she owes back taxes currently. Actors typically have others taking care of their monies and maybe she hired someone that wasn't reputable or on top of things - I am sure there are more details than we are hearing. As for paying taxes as they go, it isn't that easy when you are an actor because you have to pay taxes in each state you have worked in that year and affects all your taxes. Ignorance is no excuse but who here is perfect and haven't made dumb mistakes. I don't know that this made her necessarily fiscally irresponsible.
I am not so quick to judge unless I want to allow others to sit in judgment of me and I realize that she is putting herself in the spotlight but it seems that attacking candidates should never be a thing. As a whole, we seem to grab the negatives and never bother to look for anything positive.
edit - I found this on CBS news. I still say that people make mistakes and how they fix them is what counts. She is not the first, she is not the last.
Gilbert, 51, blames the 2011-2013 tax debt on a stalled acting career, the economy and her divorce. In a statement to the newspaper, she says that "like so many people across the nation, the recession hit me hard" and there was a "perfect storm of financial difficulty for me."
Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls on "Little House on the Prairie" from 1974-1983 says she's negotiated a payment plan with the IRS.
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