Arnie Owes Back Taxes

Published in Kurier
(Austria) on 27 November 2009
by (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Ron Argentati. Edited by Patricia Simoni.
Arnold Schwarzenegger owes the Internal Revenue Service nearly $75,000. That’s pretty embarrassing when you happen to be Governor of the State of California . . .

California is facing bankruptcy. Could it be because its citizens don’t pay their taxes on time? The celebrity gossip site, TMZ, reported that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger owes nearly $75,000 in unpaid taxes. The delinquencies are from the years 2004 and 2005. No wonder the California state budget is short.

An IRS employee confirmed the government’s claim to TMZ, whereupon reporters phoned the governor’s office for more details. Unfortunately, their calls were not returned.

This setback is the latest in a series of Schwarzenegger embarrassments. First, Arnie’s wife, Maria Shriver, was repeatedly photographed breaking traffic laws, including using her cell phone while driving, improper parking, and leaving parking meters expired. Arnie himself parked his Porsche in a tow-away zone.

And now this.


Arnie hat Steuerschulden
27.11.2009

Arnold Schwarzenegger schuldet der US-Steuerbehörde über 50.000 Euro. Ziemlich peinlich, wenn man zufällig der Gouverneur von Kalifornien ist ...


Kalifornien steht am Rand der Pleite - vielleicht auch, weil die Bürger des Sunshine State nicht rechtzeitig ihre Steuern zahlen? Wie der US-Klatschbörse TMZ meldet, schuldet Gouverneur Arnold Schwarzenegger der amerikanischen Steuer insgesamt knapp 80.000 Dollar - das sind umgerechnet fast 54.000 Euro. Die Steuerschulden sind noch aus den Jahren 2004 und 2005. Kein Wunder, dass es beim kalifornischen Budget hapert ...

Ein Mitarbeiter der US-Steuerbehörde IRS gab TMZ bekannt, dass die Forderung tatsächlich noch offen sei. Worauf Reporter in Arnies Büro anriefen, um den Gouvernator zur Rede zu stellen. Leider rief keiner zurück.

Serie der Peinlichkeiten

Diese Schlappe ist der neueste in einer Reihe von Fauxpas des kalifornischen Gouverneurs: Erst wurde Arnies Ehefrau Maria Shriver bei wiederholten Verkehrssünden fotografiert - Handy am Steuer, Falschparken, keine Parkometer-Gebühr - dann parkte Arnie himself seinen Porsche in einer Abschleppzone.

Und nun das.
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