Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal Income Taxes

Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by umanwizard on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @03:15PM (#19156512)

Let's imagine you were a federal prosecutor. Who specifically would you indict for the 2008 crisis, and on what specific charge?

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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by anth_anm on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:22PM (#19158153)

Let's not, because it's a pointless exercise. I'm not a federal prosecutor with the powers to investigate the malfeasance of white collar criminals.

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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by jgalt212 on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:59PM (#19158381)

accounting fraud, for one. Banks carried so much unsold bonds on their books at prices that were nowhere near reality.

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