Noted Catholic Historian Not Surprised By Dorothy Day Reference In Pope Francis Speech
The other day I included in a tax post on the IRS and church endorsements of political candidates, the fantasy that Pope Francis might endorse his biggest fan among the...
Yogi Berra’s Sayings Worked Their Way Into Tax Decisions
As is my habit when the prominent pass, I had to check whether he had been involved in tax litigation. I didn’t find anything and my Thomson Reuters Checkpoint is pretty comprehensive and my research skills are pretty good. After all, tax blogging is 90% good research; the other three-quarters is creativity. Nonetheless, Yogi Berra has influenced the tax world through his wisdom and is likely the most quoted baseball player in the body of tax material.
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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.