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Friday, March 12, 2010

(Updated 2:30 pm)

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RALEIGH (AP) — State Auditor Beth Wood has paid in full the property taxes that were past due on her Raleigh home.

Wake County property tax records show Wood paid $1,238 late last month. The bill for 2009 taxes was due in September and started collecting interest in January.

Wood said last month she was trying to juggle her debts like other average people. She had to borrow $90,000 to help her 2008 campaign, she said.

The Democrat is a certified public accountant who took office last year. She has said her personal finances are irrelevant to her work in state government.

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oh good grief

March 12, 2010 - 1:32 pm EST

Just a few quotes from State Auditor Beth Wood's campaign website:

"I will be the people's full-time financial watchdog."

"I will restore the previous high standards to the State Auditor's Office."

"With my background and credentials . . . , I will not need to employ a governmental consultant to show me how to do my job as State Auditor."

Maybe Beth should have added to that last sentence "although I will need someone to show me how to pay my delinquent property taxes after the media shines a spotlight on my failure to pay property taxes and those pesky little people who pay their property taxes on time make a big deal out of my non-payment of taxes."

histrion

March 12, 2010 - 3:16 pm EST

So... how well you manage your personal finances has absolutely no bearing on how well we can expect you to safeguard the financial well-being of an entire state? Hmmm.

ravencottage

March 12, 2010 - 4:25 pm EST

North Carolina needs a State Corruption Auditor. But then we would need an auditor to audit the corruption auditor! Then an auditor to audit the auditor of the State Corruption Auditor!