MoCo Council candidate Natali Fani-Gonzalez under review for possible tax evasion

[Anonymous]

She is just as unknown as her opponent.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a 100% disabled veteran who is a judge. No visible disabilities btw.

False. To retain 100% disability first of all means that you cannot work.

That isn't true - you can't work if you have total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), which is when your combined rating is less than 100% but there is a finding you can't work. If you have a scheduler 100% rating you are allowed to work if you actually can despite your disabilities. Most people with a 100% rating can't possibly work, but some do. There can be a 100% rating for profound hearing loss, for example, and a person could still work in some jobs.

These are rare edge cases and if you do work it reduces your benefits.

There is zero evidence that this woman’s husband is one of these edge cases and it’s notable that she refuses to answer the direct question of what her husbands disability determination is. She owes an explanation.

No, she does not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know a 100% disabled veteran who is a judge. No visible disabilities btw.

False. To retain 100% disability first of all means that you cannot work.

That isn't true - you can't work if you have total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), which is when your combined rating is less than 100% but there is a finding you can't work. If you have a scheduler 100% rating you are allowed to work if you actually can despite your disabilities. Most people with a 100% rating can't possibly work, but some do. There can be a 100% rating for profound hearing loss, for example, and a person could still work in some jobs.

These are rare edge cases and if you do work it reduces your benefits.

There is zero evidence that this woman’s husband is one of these edge cases and it’s notable that she refuses to answer the direct question of what her husbands disability determination is. She owes an explanation.

No, she does not.

When you run for public office, transparency is both demanded and owed. Your finances in particular become subject to public scrutiny. Standards for scrutiny are also higher for recipients of public benefits. For example, access to housing vouchers can be subject to drug screening, testing and criminal background checks. Trying to assert that she should be held to a lesser standard of transparency and scrutiny than other politicians is not a good look.

[Anonymous]

The state property tax exemption only applies to permanent total disability, a status that the VA may not review again after granting it. The court case alone is sufficient proof that her family never had permanent total status. The VA is confusing and so is DAT. I think she’ll be a good representative for her constituents but if this was an honest mistake she needs to demonstrate that because the official paper trail from government sources raises enough questions to require an explanation.

Elected representatives should be paying whatever taxes they owe, and that’s regardless of party affiliation or ideology. If you give people a break on ethics because you agree with someone, then you’re doing democracy wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She is just as unknown as her opponent.

We do know that she supports Thrive.

Does Viet Doan support Thrive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know a 100% disabled veteran who is a judge. No visible disabilities btw.

False. To retain 100% disability first of all means that you cannot work.

That isn't true - you can't work if you have total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), which is when your combined rating is less than 100% but there is a finding you can't work. If you have a scheduler 100% rating you are allowed to work if you actually can despite your disabilities. Most people with a 100% rating can't possibly work, but some do. There can be a 100% rating for profound hearing loss, for example, and a person could still work in some jobs.

These are rare edge cases and if you do work it reduces your benefits.

There is zero evidence that this woman’s husband is one of these edge cases and it’s notable that she refuses to answer the direct question of what her husbands disability determination is. She owes an explanation.

No, she does not.

If she wants to avoid scrutiny she should not run for public office. It’s pretty simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She is just as unknown as her opponent.

We do know that she supports Thrive.

Does Viet Doan support Thrive?

He doesn’t. Thank goodness! https://voteforviet.com/ He is saying exactly what Elrich is saying about it being rushed and not considering constituents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The state property tax exemption only applies to permanent total disability, a status that the VA may not review again after granting it. The court case alone is sufficient proof that her family never had permanent total status. The VA is confusing and so is DAT. I think she’ll be a good representative for her constituents but if this was an honest mistake she needs to demonstrate that because the official paper trail from government sources raises enough questions to require an explanation.

Elected representatives should be paying whatever taxes they owe, and that’s regardless of party affiliation or ideology. If you give people a break on ethics because you agree with someone, then you’re doing democracy wrong.

+1. And frankly, if she and her DH have financial issues and are not being honest about taxes, it would concern me that she might be more susceptible to corruption during her tenure.

[Anonymous]

An update from Bethesda Beat:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2022/10/24/county-council-candidate-natali-fani-gonzalez-denies-tax-fraud-allegations/

[Anonymous]

You people just make sh!t up, pathetic

Fani-Gonzalez provided Bethesda Beat with documentation that her husband remains eligible for the 100% disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption and that a review of his eligibility was closed last week. She provided an email from Ava McIntyre-Garvey, supervisor of assessments for Montgomery County for the state’s Department of Assessments and Taxation:

“The matter of reviewing the 100% disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption is closed and you remain eligible for this property tax exemption on your property.