What strikes me about a bunch of these stories (mine is one) is how often the issue isn't related to the actual tax code so much as the simple, merciless steamroller of bureaucracy. Trump used accountants and lawyers to finagle low tax bills, but it's not like the IRS is inadvertently or callously screwing him. He's not getting caught in an algorithm or mired in a paperwork mishap.
What strikes me about a bunch of these stories (mine is one) is how often the issue isn't related to the actual tax code so much as the simple, merciless steamroller of bureaucracy. Trump used accountants and lawyers to finagle low tax bills, but it's not like the IRS is inadvertently or callously screwing him. He's not getting caught in an algorithm or mired in a paperwork mishap.
What strikes me about a bunch of these stories (mine is one) is how often the issue isn't related to the actual tax code so much as the simple, merciless steamroller of bureaucracy. Trump used accountants and lawyers to finagle low tax bills, but it's not like the IRS is inadvertently or callously screwing him. He's not getting caught in an algorithm or mired in a paperwork mishap.