“I haven’t prepared my taxes since I was — good Lord, in my twenties. I’m really inept. I’m not good at that.”
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- Caleb Newquist
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~ The outgoing BP CEO, explaining the $9.9 billion tax credit the company took in the second quarter.
Does Father Know Best About Restatements?
- Caleb Newquist
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“My father brings tremendous wisdom and experience, which will help Overstock continue to grow and mature as a company. I am pleased that the Board of Directors nominated him, grateful that he was elected by the stockholders, and look forward to working with him again.”
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Fiscal Chickenhawks
- Caleb Newquist
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“I’m not sure who invented the term ‘deficit hawk,’ but it seems an odd name for a creature too chicken to raise taxes.”
~ Nancy Folbre, economics professor the University of Massachusetts Amherst.