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FBN's Liz MacDonald weighs in on IMF managing director Christine Lagarde's new tax controversy.
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-- -- -- next the head of the IMF Christine Lagarde.
Blaming the Greeks says there are trying to escape paying their taxes now the funny part about all that is she gets her salary which is actually more than half a million dollars.
And she gets -- tax free itself was McDonnell.
The bottom.
Yeah that's right Connell let's take a look at the comments that got -- in -- -- trouble in hot water with Greece.
Here's what she said about Greeks evading taxes and not wanting to pay for public services all these people in Greece are trying to escape taxes.
Greeks could actually help themselves collectively by all paying their taxes Connell.
And that's what led to basically the revelations that -- -- -- -- as other IMF directors in the past.
Have not had to pay income taxes because the IMF covers their tax bill CI MF wants to prevent their diplomats and being -- -- are prone to bribery or any other kickback scandals.
Or even harassment that's also the same type of problems get this news less that are plaguing Greece his own taxes.
-- -- It's not like it's illegal it's just kind of thought I guess ironic but let me sue what she's saying about all this now that -- blown up and become -- a big deal.
-- there's a furious backlash on Christina guard's own FaceBook page.
The Christine Lagarde is doubling down she's taken the fight right back -- -- take a look look Christine Lagarde saying to the people agrees that anybody else's criticizing her she's saying.
Look at the IMF and myself we are very sympathetic to the Greek people in the challenges that they face.
But she goes on to save this she says essentially that look.
The Greek people everyone there should carry their fair share they should basically especially most privileged pay what they are the plug basically owed to have to pay in taxes -- -- carry their fair share increases with -- in regards messages.
Back to kind of be back there with the bottom line from the --
