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PROFESSOR MAULE MUST NOT KNOW ME WELL

November 11, 2005

A reader this week fed my delusions of minor grandeur by asking what I would do if I were IRS commissioner for a day, and could skim 1% off of any additional revenue I could raise. It turns out that he asked the same question of Professor Maule, who provided a typically sensible response. Sensible, that is, but for one questionable assertion:

But to get anything done, the Commissioner needs a good Chief Counsel. So here's the deal. Joe (me - ed.) can be Commissioner for a day, and I'll be his Chief Counsel for that day. We'll split the 1%. Neither of us are greedy, so we each could be content with one-half of 1%. Of course, I'm expecting Joe would spring for that day's lunch tab.

What's this us stuff? Speak for yourself, Professor, and I'll dock your half for the lunch tab, thank you very much!

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