Palin's Tax Return Mystery: Where Are The Per Diems?

The Palins reported taxable income in 2007 of $166,080, consisting largely of Palin's salary as governor. The couple paid $24,738 in taxes, at a tax rate of around 15 percent. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?! This chick makes 2x as much as most people I know if not more, and she pays 50% less in taxes than I do. But, she still calls herself and Todd, Joe Six-Pack (a drunkard) and Hockey Mom, regular middle class folks. What??? I'm confused. Then she didn't claim her per diem money? How the heck did they file their taxes? Maybe her GED husband use the H&R Block Turbo Tax program. This is some straight BS.
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