Is Trump’s $915 Million Tax Loss Connected to an Exotic Tax Shelter?
Several experts like David Cay Johnson and John Hempton of Bronte Capital have weighed in on “how” Trump created his tax avoidance; here is a more specific potential theory.
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About bmaz
Bmaz is a rather large saguaro cactus in the Southwestern Sonoran desert. A lover of the Constitution, law, family, sports, food and spirits. As you might imagine, a bit prickly occasionally. Bmaz has attended all three state universities in Arizona, with both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Arizona State University, and with significant post-graduate work (in physics and organic chemistry, go figure) at both the University of Colorado in Boulder and the University of Arizona. Married, with both a lovely child and a giant Sasquatch dog. Bmaz has been a participant on the internet since the early 2000’s, including active participation in the precursor to Emptywheel, The Next Hurrah. Formally joined the Emptywheel blog as an original contributing member at its founding in 2007. Bmaz grew up around politics, education, sports and, most significantly, cars; notably around Formula One racing and Concours de Elegance automobile restoration and showing. Currently lives in the Cactus Patch with his lovely wife and beast of a dog, and practices both criminal and civil trial law.
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Entries by bmaz
When Donald Trump Doubled Down on Donald Sterling’s Racism, Bigotry and Misogyny
/3 Comments/in 2016 Election, Culture/by bmazTrump’s racism, bigotry and misogyny have been on full display this week. But most have forgotten about his support of identical conduct by Donald Sterling. It is instructive
Trump Charity A Continuing Fraud On The People Of New York
/25 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Law, Republicans/by bmazOne of the items of breaking news (no, really!) over the last 24 hours is the cease and desist order issued by the New York Attorney General’s Office to Donald Trump’s vaunted “charity”. The full text of the official letter can be found here. The New York Times described it thusly: The office of New […]
The Trees Have Fallen and The State of NFL Labor
/14 Comments/in Culture, Football, Law, Trash Talk/by bmazAs the NFL prepares for the return of Tom Brady, the issue of labor relation in the league still roil from the decision in #Deflategate.
The Questions That Should Be Being Asked About Trump’s Tax Returns
/42 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Elections, Law, Press and Media/by bmaz[Editor’s Note – this is a guest post by a friend of ours here at the Emptywheel Blog, Bob Lord. Bob is a longtime tax attorney with some very salient thoughts on Trump’s taxes, and lack of production thereof] By Robert J. Lord A lot has been said about Trump’s refusal to make his tax […]
America, Friday Night Lights and Ditka Is An Ass Trash
/64 Comments/in Culture, Football, Ideas and Ideology, Trash Talk/by bmazColin Kaepernick started something when he sat, and then kneeled, for the Star Spangled Banner. Not sure he knew or fully intended the scope of reaction he generated, but generate it he did. It has led to much consternation and discussion across sports, media and the nation’s conscience. Not yet to the significance of the […]
I’m On The Lamb, But I Ain’t No Sheep Trash Talk
/33 Comments/in emptywheel, Football, Fuckstickery, Trash Talk/by bmazHey, what do ya want for nuthin, rubber biscuit? We did Blue Brothers last week. That was awfully right and proper. And this week we are gonna go back to some deeper roots. Keeping in the blue theme, some early Blue Oyster Cult with I’m On The Lamb, But I Ain’t No Sheep. First up, […]
9/11: A Story of Attacks, Horror, Victims, Heroes and Jingoistic Shame
/9 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Bush Administration, Culture, Fuckstickery, Galactic Stupidity, Ideas and Ideology, Intelligence, Neoliberalism, Republicans, Unitary Executive, War/by bmazSeptember 11, 2001 is now 15 years in the mirror of life. Like the two Kennedy assassinations, the Moonshot and a few other events in life, it is one of those “yeah I remember where I was when…” moments. Personally, being on west coast time, I was just waking up thinking all I had was […]
Are You Ready For Some Football? Week One Trash Talk
/37 Comments/in Football, Trash Talk/by bmazWe may have started Trash Talk last weekend because of college football, but we start it in earnest this weekend because not only are the student athletes back in action, the NFL regular season is officially underway. Now, before getting to the games, let’s talk about the so called “student athletes” for a moment. The […]
Wherein Mose Allison Presaged The Blight Of The Donald Trump Mouth
/15 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Fuckstickery/by bmazOne of my favorite artists of all time, going back decades, is Mose Allison. Turns out Mose wrote a song about Donald J. Trump decades before the intellectual and political blight actually arrived. Mose always was way ahead of his time. Trump is a loudmouth, say anything, to anyone, at any time, that, first, makes […]