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The Big 4 Abbott & Costello Routine

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“Do you want 7 to go into 28 a total of 13 times? Sure. Just hire a Big Four auditor, and he’s got a rubber stamp with your name on it.”

~ Gary Weiss thinks auditors are a joke.

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