Goldman Sachs 'considering' tax avoidance scheme for employees.

cheechm · 15 Jan 2013 at 00:21

estebanrey said:
Of course it is. They've always paid it in January, but now they want to pay it after April 6th.

If you think that is a 'coincidence' you're being obtuse.

See post #79.

I made a mistake. So no need to be so rude.

estebanrey · 15 Jan 2013 at 00:23

cheechm said:
See post #79.

I made a mistake. So no need to be so rude.

Fair enough.

Don't see where I've been rude though :confused:

cheechm · 15 Jan 2013 at 00:35

estebanrey said:
Fair enough.

Don't see where I've been rude though

By calling me obtuse when I'd made an unintended (aren't they all) mistake. But I accept your apology....

ThePirateHulk · 15 Jan 2013 at 01:50

jsmoke said:
There is the other side of the argument though, people talk about 'the spirit of fairness' but it's bankers who create wealth anyway, so we generally wouldn't be living in such plush conditions(arguably) as we are now if it wasn't for their work.

Bankers do not create wealth. They manipulate it.

Stretch · 15 Jan 2013 at 02:32

ThePirateHulk said:
Bankers do not create wealth. They manipulate it.

You can say the same for just about anything.

By any measure, banks and therefor bankers are in part responsible for the creation of wealth.

StriderX · 15 Jan 2013 at 02:50

Stretch said:
You can say the same for just about anything.

By any measure, banks and therefor bankers are in part responsible for the creation of wealth.

Wasn't true when they didn't exist or have the same ******** capacity that they do now.

They are the single most powerful lobby outside of military arms and Pharmaceuticals, especially in the US...which is even somewhat amusing to watch as they slither around congress/senate controlling the naughty politicians (for which i am mildly grateful, a lot of them are real nutcases frankly), they practically run the money house as well (Dep. of the Treasury), i think practically all of them are 'ex' Goldman Sachs employees, which would be wonderful in a technocratic world, but it isnt, so its just lobbyism at its most obvious.

At least one thing is mildly true, people are becoming more liberal and intelligent at the same time, which should spell disaster for this puerile mess.
(I know it's a bad example, but the vast majority of "anarchists" or associated folks like the protesters a couple years ago should attest to a paradigm shift in "doing nothing" idea older generations seem to lavish, my opinion of course)