A Saver's Worst Enemy (Musical Tribute)

As banks teeter again, Wall St. looks for answers

Timothy Geithner, Obama's pick for treasury secretary, had few answers as he began confirmation hearings Wednesday. He told lawmakers that two goals were to "get credit flowing again" and overhaul the $700 billion bailout, but he offered few details.

He had plenty of tax answers though, so at least we've got that going for us.

A Comedy of Tax Errors

By the time the hearing ended, the word "mistake" had been used 41 times and "error" another 11 times. And that was no accident.



Can we forget what I forgot to pay on my taxes?
I didn't mean to get caught like that
I can't remember what I paid or why I dodged those fees

Confirm me! Confirm me! Why?
I just need to tap the TARP
I cheated but there's not much fraud
Paid the tax through the mail last night
Problem's gone, gone

It's no surprise that I am a saver's worst enemy
'Cause every now and then I propose another spending spree
Alarm bells should be going off
As there's no ethics, still learning

Confirm me! Why?
I just need to tap the TARP
I cheated but there's not much fraud
Paid the tax through the mail last night
Problem's gone, gone

Confirm me! Why?
I just need to tap the TARP
I cheated but there's not much fraud
Paid the tax through the mail last night

It's no surprise that I am a saver's worst enemy
'Cause every now and then I propose another spending spree

Can we forget what I forgot to pay on my taxes?
I didn't mean to get caught like that