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To: FreeReign

No, not at all. The IRS has nothing on Mercer.
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Mercer’s Hedge fund, Renaissance Technology

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/09/business/dealbook/irs-cracks-down-on-hedge-fund-tax-strategy.html?_r=0

The “basket options strategy” used the dubious financial structure costing the treasury Billions, yes Billions.

Please spare us from arguing the ethics of some of these people. The Wilkes brothers are trying to get the federal government to do a BLM land exchange with them, which they want very much.

They have their own interests at heart, not ours.


257 posted on 02/01/2016 12:30:55 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican (Angry yes, mad, no. GOPe for Rubio - Kill Trump!)
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To: GeaugaRepublican
The "basket options strategy" used the dubious financial structure costing the treasury Billions, yes Billions.

Please spare "us" the IRS sob story. The Basket Options Strategy that Mercer uses is legal. Your accusation that he "bilked" the IRS is false. Mercer lawfully tries to pay as little tax as possible just like Trump lawfully tries to pay as little tax as possible. In fact Trump unapologetically boasts about fully exploiting the tax code. Trump says, "I pay as little as possible. I use every single thing in the book. And I have great people". And that's what Mercer is doing.

Please spare us from arguing the ethics of some of these people. The Wilkes brothers are trying to get the federal government to do a BLM land exchange with them, which they want very much.

Ohhh. A land switch. How evil. Give me a break. If they really wanted something of value from the BLM, they would be donating to Democrats, like Trump donates to Democrats.

They have their own interests at heart, not ours.

Sure. Only Trump spends his own money in politics for good. All other billionaires when they spend their money, they are only out for themselves.

LOL!

267 posted on 02/01/2016 1:01:01 PM PST by FreeReign
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