No, You Idiots. That’s Not How Taxes Work, Concluded – An Accountant’s Guide To Why You Are a Gullible Moron

More on accounting inspired by NYT article on Trump taxes . . .

Oak Park Chronicles

Earlier post set us up for this.

One thing that’s really unfair about our tax system is that it is rigged in favor of people who have more resources. Government meddling makes it more costly to conduct business. The more complicated the regulatory burden, the more smaller companies can’t compete. Make the laws complicated enough and the only companies that stay in business are the ones who can afford to pay for twenty guys like me. (my last regular accounting job paid extremely well, and nearly everything I did was jump through government mandated hoops, filling out government mandated paperwork which nobody in the government would probably ever read)

A fun job.

Trump has those resources. I bet he’s got a room full of accountants, and their leader is probably a grizzled old CPA with an eye patch and a raven who sits on his shoulder. The raven also has…

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