The cheating of America
by Charles Lewis, Bill Allison · first published 2001
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"Each year millions of income-earning adults and corporations do not pay their fair share of federal income taxes - whether legally (tax avoidance), illegally (tax evasion), or through shady means (tax "evasion"), and their numbers are rising dramatically. In this book, Charles Lewis, founder and executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, and Bill Allison, a former researcher at the Philadelphia Inquirer finger these culprits.". "With The Cheating of America, Lewis and Allison aim to unmask those who are stiffing Uncle Sam, as well as the system that permits their activities. They
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"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." The book "The Cheating of America" goes in to great detail about how this works (for individuals, not corporations) and it is pretty much guaranteed to make your blood boil. It goes through case studies on a number of specific people…
on “Apple Agrees to Deal with Ireland Over $15B Unpaid Tax Issue” ↗…those benefits are unknown. True enlightened self-interest has to account for ecosystem effects and something akin to karma. If that's disqualified, I'd go with something like Lewis and Allison's "The Cheating of America" or just about anything by David Cay Johnston. Knowing who really pays and who really profits from government, and how, can really shine an interesting light on what might otherwise by inexplicable behavior…
on “Ask HN: Which non-technology book has influenced you the most and why?” ↗