tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post6246075437040915125..comments2024-03-08T17:48:05.678-05:00Comments on Curmudgeonly & Skeptical presents Boned Jello: DO NOT HANG UP THE PHONE ....Rodger the Real King of Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349261387199416434noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-43819605816840412462017-03-22T19:40:14.809-04:002017-03-22T19:40:14.809-04:00So what does Koskinen have that he is holding over...So what does Koskinen have that he is holding over The Donald's head? <br /><br />Remember The First Rule of Grifting: "You can't cheat an honest man."gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219461694806089345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-89694541758588907132017-03-22T12:18:57.976-04:002017-03-22T12:18:57.976-04:00One of the things that brought the Roman Empire do...One of the things that brought the Roman Empire down was "tax farming" using private agents to collect taxes. Of Course the Senators were exempt from this. toadoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821769510849208141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-58499111894839580572017-03-22T11:36:31.309-04:002017-03-22T11:36:31.309-04:00It's beyond me why Koskinen is still there, or...It's beyond me why Koskinen is still there, or why Trump hasn't initiated a wholesale purging of all Uhbamunists in his administration.<br />There should be tens of thousands of newly unemployed in the DC area by now.<br />Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-35727940691534332132017-03-22T10:28:30.919-04:002017-03-22T10:28:30.919-04:00"Extrapolation must lead to the point where t..."Extrapolation must lead to the point where the IRS will deputize bill collection agencies to scrutinize tax return information for a commission." <br /><br />Hmmm…shades of the Roman Empire, wherein short-staffed provincial governors hired level upon level of private subcontractors (<i>Publicani</i>, aka "tax farmers") to collect fees and taxes, not for a "cut" but for whatever they could collect over and above. Needless to say, it was a system rife with corruption.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12505066066594153737noreply@blogger.com