text: why aren't americans concerned with dick cheney's 1.9 million dollar tax return as vice president? i was always taught that this was illegal. when did the laws change, this year? a tax return is clearly stated by the irs as earned income, and i know that 1.9 million is over the limits for a president let alone the vice president. this has always been a scandal within politics, and the ranks of congress. i couldn't care less about cheney's donations to the republican party, since none of it went to people that really needed it the most. i am sure this will come up as a topic of discussion when congress changes this fall.