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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: ptheland 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Biden/s Sttatement on the Pardon
Date: 12/02/24 8:09 PM
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You can't have it be the rule that large-scale intentional tax fraud can land you in jail, but only if you're famous.

I can't believe I'm saying this to albaby, but you're building a strawman here.

I never said that you don't prosecute the unknown. I'm just saying that prosecuting the famous gets you lots of publicity about the prosecution. You don't get the same publicity from prosecuting the anonymous. Publicity is deterrence. Only us tax geeks read the IRS news releases about tax prosecutions. But everyone hears about tax prosecutions against the famous.

--Peter
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