“I don’t see that is on the horizon at all.”
~ Deloitte Global Chairman John Connolly, responding to UK lawmakers about the risk of a Big 4 failure.
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Paging Tea Party Members…
- Caleb Newquist
- August 14, 2010
“If you wanted to irritate the raise-taxes folks with tax-hiking proposals designed to nettle and sting their tender flanks, what would you do?”
~ James Lileks puts it out there. His example was taxing professors on their tenure. Ironically, this comes via TaxProf Paul Caron. If you’ve got ideas, leave them below.
Spreading the Sacrifice Around
- Caleb Newquist
- November 18, 2010
“Everybody must sacrifice so this quiet killer won’t eat us alive before we have a chance to fix what was our doing.”
~ Former Senate Budget Chairman Pete Domenici who, along with Alice Rivlin, rolled out their fiscal deficit solution today that includes a 6.5% national sales tax.
The IFRS Foot Dragging Talk Is Just Your Opinion
- Caleb Newquist
- May 20, 2010
“This…is wrong. To be clear, while I strongly believe in our commitment to high-quality accounting standards, I believe just as strongly that this commitment is only the beginning of the discussion, not the end.”
~ SEC Chair Mary Schaprio, on the Commission’s approach to IFRS.