The Tax Foundation Can't Win for Losing- January 29, 2007 Even when I somewhat agree with the Tax Foundation, I am somewhat astonished by their cavalier abuse of the facts. Case in point: The recent post Is Maryland Gambling on Gambling to Balance the BudgetI agree with the Tax Foundation that funding government via a state operated gambling operation is poor tax policy. My primary objection is that the revenue garnered through gaming operations is, in effect, a regressive form of tax. However, I would not say, as the Tax Foundation does (quoting..http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/2006/12/tax-foundation-cant-win-for-losing.html Whips and Chains- January 19, 2007 The following question was posed on the Maryland State Bar Association's Small and Solo Practice listserv discussion group:Hello List,First let me start by saying I hope my question doesn't offend anyone but I wanted to hopefully find someone who could point me in the right direction. I had a potential client call today and ask me to draft a "Domination Contract." I had no idea what that was until the client explained that she has been requested to be a Dominatrix by someone else and she would.http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/2007/01/whips-and-chains.html Original Intent on Representing the Unpopular- January 13, 2007 In 1770, a prominent Boston lawyer represented the Capt. Thomas Preston and the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. They were immensely unpopular. This account of that lawyer's recollection of his retention for the defense was posted on October 20, 2006, on the blog, Boston 1775:The next Morning I think it was i.e., 6 March 1770, sitting in my Office, near the Steps of the Town house Stairs, Mr. James Forrest came in, who was then called the Irish Infant. I had some Acquaintance with.http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/2007/01/original-intent-on-representing.html Housekeeping- January 12, 2007 This post is just to clear a problem between Blogger and Bloglines.http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/2007/01/housekeeping.html Rollout for Maryland Courts Watcher- January 5, 2007 We officially rolled out the Maryland Courts Watcher by posting the following announcement on various Maryland State Bar Association listserves:We are happy to announce the availability of a new free service, Maryland Courts Watcher.Maryland Courts Watcher posts synopses of every judicial opinion available on the web. That includes the opinions of both of the Courts of Appeal, the United Stated District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of..http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/2007/01/rollout-for-maryland-courts-watcher.html Bad News from Finland- January 1, 2007 The paper, To Have or Not To Have a Pet for Better Health, in PLoS-One, reached the following conclusion:Pet ownership was very lightly associated with poor health in the general working-aged population when using several health and disease indicators. Pet owners had a slightly higher Body Mass Index than the rest, which indicates that people having a pet (particularly a dog) could use some exercise. The following solution was not suggested:http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/2007/01/bad-news-from-finland.html |