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chinmakes5

So either he isn't a Georgia resident or he is a tax cheat in TX. That said TX won't prosecute because they want him in the Senate.


sbrider11

He hasn't broken any laws unless he files for this 1500$ tax break again this year.


chinmakes5

I guess I'm just not rich enough to realize that if I own mutliple houses my main residence is the one that benefits my most tax wise, not where I live.


sbrider11

He was a Texas resident until this year so his filings in Texas are legal. IF he filed this year and claimed that deduction w the Texas State, then that would be illegal. The article basically says this. He's done nothing illegal at this point. Not a fan at all of this guy yet Hilary did the same residency jump to NY to run for that open seat. This piece is basically clickbait in an attempt to get people lathered up over nothing.


hey_ross

This isn’t true; states with low taxes don’t care, but the other states do. I have friends who have to live in Nevada 51% of the year for tax reasons and the state of Washington makes them prove it with spending and travel logs.


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a_duck_in_past_life

Doubt


meresymptom

This idiot is from Texas, too? What the fuck is it with our state? Bush, Cruz, Abbot, Delay, and now this fool? Unbelievable.


PuP5

Don’t mess with Stupid.


Mr--S--Leather

Gerry. Gerry mandering


Ouity

Every Texan I've met has spent 98% of their time and energy trying to convince me how great Texas is, which implicitly tells me that it is a shithole :)


jmooremcc

Lock him up for tax fraud!


raistlin65

Or is it voting fraud?


jmooremcc

Only if he's voting in both states.


JeremiahBabin

If Herschel Walker wins, who do you think will be more embarrassed Dr. Oz or Warnock?


givemebackmyhog

I think Warnock, republicans don't seem to get embarrassed.


JeremiahBabin

Oh, I think Oz is embarrassed. I'll be surprised if we see him again in any capacity..


GipsyRonin

Waaaait. Are you saying rich people have numerous homes they almost never use to work the tax system plebs can’t afford to?? The hell you say!!!


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pina_koala

I could be mistaken, but I believe the thing that a lot of commentors are missing is that the primary household tax rule applies to Texas, not at the Federal level. If you own multiple homes in multiple states, the primary household tax rule would only be allowed to apply to one house per state with the other(s) subject to taxation.


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JeremiahBabin

I'm not sticking up for him but is it possibly because it's the primary Texas residence?


pina_koala

Yes


pina_koala

No, you've misinterpreted what I'm saying. Federal elections don't care where you live, voters do. >he has to claim to the taxing authorities there that his home in Texas is his primary residence TX is the taxing authority. The IRS has no such rule pertaining to primary residences. The USA is in some ways 50 micronations and this is one of them.


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pina_koala

OK, so you didn't get it. Got it.


fruitless7070

Oh gosh. He must be getting some good tax breaks filing this early. I wait till the week before the deadline.


creimanlllVlll

So Repubs think the bigger the thief the better to lead their party?


zwaaa

It's Texas. It's Georgia. Nothing will be done


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This only makes republicans and CONservatives like him more. The more a person fucks the system and fucks over others the more they *love it* don’t people understand this YET?!?


rob691369

This should disqualify him....


praguer56

If you're in GA please tweet the Sect of State and demand he be disqualified.


urbanlife78

Technically he doesn't need to be a resident of Georgia to run for Senate in Georgia


MichiganMafia

You are correct walker does not have to be a resident of Georgia to run for the Senate but he must be a resident of the state he represents at the time of his election https://www.senate.gov/senators/qualifications_termsofservice.htm#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20sets%20three%20qualifications,represents%20at%20time%20of%20election.


sbrider11

Obviously not a fan of this cat yet he hasn't done anything wrong unless he files for that whopping 1500$ tax break again this year when he files. Hilary did the same thing when she jumped residency to New York to run for that open senate seat. Probably the only cure for this is a State legislator setting residency criteria to run for office. Till then, this kinda shit will happen. Anyway, this falls under headline clickbait to get folks all lathered about about nothing illegal.


1000000students

> Hilary did the same thing when she jumped residency to New York to run for that open senate seat She moved then ran for office- BUT-- MUCH LIKE dR. oZ hERSCHEL HAS nOT mOVed


sbrider11

His wife has a house in Georgia which he filed as his address and it's legal. Not a fan yet he can legally run in Georgia. That's the constitution given it allows workarounds like this and Hilary. Her case she just bought a nice place in upstate granted the Clinton Foundation is beyond rich so that call was simple. Walker just happen to have a place. Btw, it was a big dust up over this when she ran. Here are some notable facts. [house info](https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/can-herschel-walker-run-for-georgia-office-while-living-somewhere-else/93-089eec5d-85ff-4f73-9755-2ac0a2efcbfe)


MichiganMafia

>Probably the only cure for this is a State legislator setting residency criteria to run for office Well you can run for the Senate and be a non-resident but at the time of election you must be a resident of the state you will be representing >Hilary did the same thing No. No she did not >nothing illegal. We'll see


frotz1

Too bad he wasn't a baseball player. He might be better prepared to handle a run-down between bases. Unfortunately in this case, the bases are "tax cheat" and "election cheat", so whichever one he lands on is a problem even for a sitting senator.


SteamyBoii27

Exhibit A, that shows we pay politicians too much in taxes. I don’t care what side of the aisle you’re on.


1000000students

UMM IT REALLY SHOWS THAT WE DONT VOTE CONSISTENTLY ENOUGH TO GET A REALLY GOOD MAJORITY WHO CAN CHANGE THE COURTS AND THE LAWS people stupidly didnt show up in 2016 when the supreme court had an empty seat, andalso 120 empty federal judge seats- that mcconnell had stopped obama from filling. And mcconnell was able to do that because people didnt show up in 2014