But Would You Want To Do It?

It’s legal to park your money in a Swiss bank account –

BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?

It’s legal to open a company in Bermuda to avoid US taxes –

BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?

It’s legal to park your money in the Cayman Island to avoid US taxes –

BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?

It’s legal to take your salary from Bain Capital as “carried interest” and pay a 15% tax rate –

BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?

It’s legal to take capital losses in 2009 and erase all your tax obligations –

BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?

It’s legal to buy your wife a $100,000 horse and deduct it from your taxes –

BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?

It’s legal to declare that you have “retired retroactively” and keep your salary for those years –

BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?

And it’s legal to vote for a tax avoider and vulture capitalist for President –

BUT WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT???

Budd Shenkin