http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/20619/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/post-carries-about-carried-interest-and-tax-loophole <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/jeff-poor">Jeff Poor</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The words “lucrative tax break” or “loophole” conjure up thoughts of dishonesty or underhandedness regarding the tax code. Perhaps that is what the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Washington</st1:state></st1:place> Post intended to do in its August 3 story.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Calling it the “most controversial tax break on Wall Street,” the Post promoted the idea of wrongdoing: </p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “[It] is not authorized by any law and was never approved by Congress,” wrote the Post.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/post-carries-about-carried-interest-and-tax-loophole" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Government carried interest congress hedge funds Lawrence Kudlow private equity firms tax increase The Washington Post Warren Buffett Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:37:30 +0000 admin 25415 at http://archive2.mrc.org