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I feel like this New Yorker piece is almost a non-article given how very, very short it is. All the meat is actually in the original ProPublica article that the
by threatofrain 5y ago
I feel like this New Yorker piece is almost a non-article given how very, very short it is. All the meat is actually in the original ProPublica article that they link.
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trov...
Prior big HN discussion.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27432326 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27432326 (June 8)
- adamc 5y agoYes. It's mostly bait to try to get people to create accounts they can mine.
- newfonewhodis 5y agoThis is the most absurd thing I've seen today, and I've been on Reddit for an hour.
- tootie 5y agoI also think it's a misnomer to say the ProPublica article was a revelation. It's like they breathlessly reported that the US Military has a bunch of weapons. Of course the rich don't pay tax on their wealth. Nobody does. And nobody ever asked them to.
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- gremlinsinc 5y agoIt's more like.... People claim military has weapons, it's just an 'assumed', no shit...and Propublica snaps photos proving it...and maybe documenting more in-depth how much...like how many aircraft carriers... it was a "helpful" article, but definitely not earth shattering as a revelation.