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Re:Accidental Tax Break Saves Wealthiest Americans $100 Billion by rayiner on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @09:44AM (#6921322)
> I assure you that it was NOT accidental.

Based on what?

If you read the link I posted, these particular tax shelters are the result of large spreads between the interest rates used in certain IRS calculations, which are at historical lows for reasons unrelated to tax policy, and the actual achievable investment returns.

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Re:Accidental Tax Break Saves Wealthiest Americans $100 Billion by hnal943 on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @10:03AM (#6921428)
This is just overblown rhetoric. I don't have as much faith as you do that the IRS is as capable as the most elite financial planners and accountants in the country.

Also, why would the IRS lobby congress? Their job is to enforce the laws, not to dictate what the laws should be.

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