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To: combjelly who wrote (453669)	2/3/2009 10:16:41 AM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1572618

>> Like Republicans never cheat on their taxes. I never said some don't. But in my experience in this area, which is considerable, liberals are much more likely to cheat on their taxes than are conservatives. Having conducted thousands of interviews with taxpayers in connection with preparing their returns, there is a sharp distinction between those I knew to lean leftward versus rightward. A very apparent difference. Right-leaning individuals almost always are concerned with doing everything by the book. Left-leaning individuals want to push the limits. I remember one specific instances where a guy came in and RAILED against the Reagan and his tax cuts in our conversation. Then, as we got down to business, he was wanting to cheat at every turn. It was all I could do to keep him on track. Even more of a problem was a partner I had who was a liberal. He had no well-defined line between what is acceptable and what isn't. So, leaning in the taxpayer's favor on close calls (permissible behavior for a CPA) became crossing the line with ease. There were numerous times that I had reel him in; he just couldn't discern where to draw the line between aggressive representation versus cheating. I have no reason to think my experience is any different from that of other CPAs. Why don't you ask your CPA if he/she experiences the same thing?