Padding for .node .taxonomy can cause problems in IE

In style.css there is this rule

.node .taxonomy {
  color: #999;
  font-size: 0.8em;
  padding: 1.5em;
}

which pads all around the .taxonomy element. My guess is it is meant to space the element over to the right so padding: 1.5em; should be padding-left: 1.5em;

(note this was found 4.7, but it was not a choice)