Interesting story in today's Washington Post about more than 600 Capitol Hill employees who owe the IRS more than $9.3 million in back taxes.

That's government workers collecting taxpayer money who refuse to pay their taxes.

What should we do about the tax delinquents? Let's see. There's at least 15 million unemployed Americans who would love to find a job - and would probably pay their taxes on time.

That won't happen because I'm guessing that most of the 638 tax deadbeats are registered Democrats and will keep their jobs as long as Aunt Nancy Pelosi and Uncle Harry Reid are running Congress.

From the Washington Post:

The average unpaid tax bill is $12,787 among the Senate's delinquent taxpayers and $15,498 among those working in the House.

IRS debt among government workers has surfaced as a political issue repeatedly over the years, most recently when Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced legislation this year to fire federal workers who owe back taxes unless they have entered into a payment plan. Eight Republicans co-sponsored the bill. No Democrats have signed on, and some have said firings would reduce the government's prospects of being paid.

"If you're on the federal payroll and you're not paying your taxes, you should be fired," Chaffetz said in an interview. He said the policy should apply across the board and "there should be no special exemptions."

Read the full story at the newspaper's website.