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Re:The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy – It Didn’t Go ... by Wowfunhappy on Friday April 05, 2019 @02:32PM (#19585633)
> We can't have it both ways. Either we have a "the rules are the rules" approach or we have a principled approach. You can't appeal to the "spirit" of a soulless ruleset.

Sure you can. A judge could rule that you're breaking the spirit of the law issue appropriate fines. If this became common practice, people and companies would stop utilizing so many "loopholes".

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Re:The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy – It Didn’t Go ... by Mirioron on Friday April 05, 2019 @03:34PM (#19586182)
Or maybe the law could be written in a way where it says what it supposedly means, so that people don't have to find out from a judge what a rule they need to live life by means.
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