Comments on Dorf on Law: Not Taxing Wall Street

I'll even sign an affidavit!

2010-01-18T10:38:49.050-05:00

I'll even sign an affidavit!

"vacuous (or worse)" My wife will be as...

2010-01-15T14:41:36.656-05:00

"vacuous (or worse)"

My wife will be astounded to hear that an assessment by me of an aspect of contemporary public discourse was judged by someone credible to be insufficiently negative.

Yes, I was referring to The Myth of Ownership. I ...

2010-01-15T13:07:42.907-05:00

Yes, I was referring to The Myth of Ownership. I agree with Charles regarding its importance, and I completely agree that the book exposes most tax discussions as vacuous (or worse). I do endorse the book's conclusions.

Not being a long-term reader, I have to infer that...

2010-01-15T11:39:25.937-05:00

Not being a long-term reader, I have to infer that "Murphy/Nagel" alludes to The Myth of Ownership. Based on that inference, I would like to compliment you on referring to it. Although having no professional involvement in taxation or any area directly related to it, I have a lay interest and have read many discussions about "fair" tax policies. I recall no previous instance where those discussions referenced M of O or achieved it's depth of reflection on the considerations it raises. Which, I'm inclined to argue, makes such discussions largely vacuous.

Caveats: Not meant as an endorsement of the book's conclusions, the merits of which I am not competent to assess. And not to imply that the typically lay but reasonably well-informed discussions of my experience are necessarily characteristic of those in professional fora.