President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, "! am wholly unable to figure out the amount of tax," and w rote to the Federal Commissioner of Revenue, "may I ask that [the agency] let me know the amount of the balance due." When a friend of FDR was ordered to pay $420,000 in tax penalties, the President called the Commissioner within earshot of reporters and told him to cut the penalties to $3,000. One listener, journalist David Brinkley, recalled years later: "Nobody seemed to think it was news or very interesting." Evaluate the President's comments and actions, as if you were a content provider for a political blog. Send your comment to your instructor.