tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post8215395781200480000..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: Rudy Giuliani Should Not Do Securities LawUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-12543476078178920912016-10-05T00:11:20.356-04:002016-10-05T00:11:20.356-04:00For another take on the legitimacy (or not) of Tru...For another take on the legitimacy (or not) of Trump's tax filing:<br /><br />http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/10/heres-theory-2-how-donald-trump-got-916-million-tax-free-incomeDon Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-21679372389435875292016-10-04T14:57:43.049-04:002016-10-04T14:57:43.049-04:00When Reagan developed dementia, his wife kept him ...When Reagan developed dementia, his wife kept him out of public view. Same is currently true for Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen. Why isn't somebody keeping Rudy Giuliani away from any microphones ?? justsomeguy05https://www.blogger.com/profile/00228104055069168493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-26546042721485478622016-10-04T08:52:43.249-04:002016-10-04T08:52:43.249-04:00Dan Shaviro understands the tax code and he has we...Dan Shaviro understands the tax code and he has weighed in:<br /><br />http://danshaviro.blogspot.com/ProGrowthLiberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138489390594441753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-10963807030061046012016-10-04T08:47:08.922-04:002016-10-04T08:47:08.922-04:00Rusty defends tax evasion on the grounds that some...Rusty defends tax evasion on the grounds that some journalist does not understand tax law? BNA put up a story today where several tax lawyers have suggested Trump has been debt parking which is indeed illegal. I guess these tax lawyers are just bitching. Of course Trump could release his other tax returns so we could get a clearer picture.ProGrowthLiberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138489390594441753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-13506126239061528842016-10-04T08:17:31.542-04:002016-10-04T08:17:31.542-04:00Politicians and journalists who do not understand ...Politicians and journalists who do not understand that net income/loss and net worth are two different concepts probably should not comment on tax stories.Tom aka Rustynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-36474364921233688102016-10-03T16:11:31.000-04:002016-10-03T16:11:31.000-04:00We can still bitch about Trump not releasing any o...We can still bitch about Trump not releasing any of his returns, in total contrast to every prez candidate in the last 40 years, including Richard Nixon who was being audited during Watergate, being audited being at least in the past Trump's official excuse why he was not releasing his returns, although there are plenty of years not being audited, and for that matter, the IRS has never confirmed that he even is being audited, although he probably is, given the scammy stuff he clearly pulls.<br /><br />Of course, we already figured he was probably paying no or little taxes, irrespective of which loophole he was using, and he has in the past essentially admitted this, noting that there are lots of "tax breaks" for large scale real estate developers. The much more serious matter (and his lack of charitable giving is also known and small potatoes, although he may actually be touchy about not being worth as much as he claims), is who is in hock to abroad and by how much. We know that the list includes the Bank of China, Deutsche Bank, and a bunch of gangster Russian oligarchs tied to Putin. That stuff is probably the really ugly dirt he does not want seen.rosserjb@jmu.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300046915843554101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-10742792891861628282016-10-03T15:33:24.923-04:002016-10-03T15:33:24.923-04:00If it's legal, then it's legal.
Quit bitc...If it's legal, then it's legal. <br />Quit bitching unless you want to also bitch about Cankles selling access to the federal gov't for over a billion dollars. Ok?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-56803347103061515532016-10-03T13:09:14.787-04:002016-10-03T13:09:14.787-04:00Anonymous - exactly! This reminds me of the Arthur...Anonymous - exactly! This reminds me of the Arthur Andersen scheme for Halliburton engineered by CEO Dick Cheney. Change the accounting system but not let people know it was changed. On one Meet the Press Russert asked Cheney about this to which he quipped it increased revenue by only 1%. Of course going from a 2% profit/sales ratio to a 3% profit/sales ratio inflates reported profits by 50%. Of course Russert was too stupid to realize Cheney had just conned him. ProGrowthLiberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138489390594441753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-18807896980307792942016-10-03T13:01:01.757-04:002016-10-03T13:01:01.757-04:00right, don't let them know the truth, drive up...right, don't let them know the truth, drive up the price of the stocks and profit from thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com