A Defense Of The Break Republicans Snuck Into The CARES Act
The coverage on this move, which apparently was a fast one in that the voting came before the scoring, has been negative. There is a lonely voice out there crying that rather than fooling with the effective date, 461(l) should have been retroactively repealed as it is poor tax policy and unfair.
Judge Urges Prison Furlough For Author Of “Biggest Tax Fraud Ever”
With many well-heeled felons like Zukerman able to afford the costs of getting a motion for early release before a court, one hopes that the BOP takes a proactive approach with other inmates who do not have the same resources. While the pandemic should not necessarily amount to a get out of jail card for all felons, it should not amount to a pass for only those who can pay for their freedom
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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.