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To: Lane3 who wrote (60916)	8/16/2004 6:02:39 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793801

tax loopholes are not unlawful they are the law. for some reason congress voted in these exceptions. perhaps about thousands of reasons. some stupid , some as an incentive for risk investment.

To: Lane3 who wrote (60916)	8/16/2004 6:26:19 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793801

Good points - I don't really know what crosses the line about loopholes in environmental laws, but agree in principle that it's an "eye of the beholder" thing, usually. The McGreevy resignation is another good case in point. I don't like the political effects of his delaying the effective date of his resignation, but if it's legal, so what? Things like this only matter if you are contemplating a long relationship where cooperation from the other side is necessary for your goals. I am looking forward to an upcoming seminar, "Ethics for Bankruptcy Attorneys Taught by Bankruptcy Judges." You may have heard some lawyers scoff at getting a bad reputation among judges, but they never scoff about judges thinking they are unethical. Being thought of as abrasive, overbearing, overaggressive, this is tolerable, but being thought of as sleazy and untrustworthy is not tolerable. Pushing the envelope can backfire if you get a reputation for being untrustworthy.

To: Lane3 who wrote (60916)	8/16/2004 8:00:49 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793801

What's wrong with using the three purple-heart loophole to get out of Nam? I see nothing wrong with using the tax loopholes you wrote about as long as one is legitimately eligible for them. Likewise I see nothing wrong with using three PHs to get out of Nam on a loophole and don't understand why you bothered to ask that question. Were you were creating a little demoesque smoke screen? Because I do see a helluva lot wrong with manipulating the system to get three unearned Purple Hearts so you could use the PH loophole to get out of nam.