They gave the money to that guy’s “company” then claimed it as a charitable tax deduction. That’s a BIG no-no in the eyes of the IRS.

They committed major tax fraud if they classified that $500k as a charitable donation, which from what I’ve read is exactly what they did. 

lori hoped she had a fuller house

Probably because the bribed were marginally intelligent enough to accept the deals as opposed to being stupid enough to think they could strong-arm the Feds?

LOL! How dumb do you have to be to think the Feds are bluffing? When they hold ALL the cards AND they show you they have a full house, what makes you think you have a better hand. You take the plea because you know you’re going to piss off the Feds by not doing so. These parents are incredibly stupid.

I’m baffled that USC is ~such~ a feather in a parent’s cap. Yeah, it’s a good school but am I undervaluing it?

You know what I want, Aunt Becky? I want to be able to send my kids to college without going $100,000-plus into debt. I’d like to send them to their first-choice colleges — they both were accepted — but guess what we face? A horrible higher-education financing system that too often places ridiculous burdens on…

I mean, you can still buy a horse.

Yes, but unfortunately our choice of ICE powered vehicles will get increasingly limited.

You’re a moron.

Go fuck yourself.

As soon as the weather starts to break in NYC mobs of illegal dirt bike riding assholes start rampaging through the streets. The ride in such great numbers that the NYPD just does nothing. A couple of summers ago these fuckers were tearing ass down my street the wrong way and riding on the sidewalks. I had to yank…

“I feel the same way. The car enthusiast community is one of the more toxic ones on the internet. Almost completely male dominated and egotistical, with a good dose of Peter Pan syndrome, selfishness, and glasses that are so rose-tinted they might as well have thorns.”

You do realize the tax credit is based on the size of the battery, not the price of the car, right? That means the lowliest Nissan Leaf S - about $30, below the average new car transaction price - gets the same credit as the $150K Tesla Model X. You must hate Leaf drivers too, right?

Add in the costs of securing the middle east then get back to us.

Huh, I should check my bank account again. I must’ve lost that million dollars I’ve been kicking around.

I really don’t get that. I mean, the Patriots suck, but...why are you rooting against an American company that’s building the first truly innovative cars in 50 years? And why does it make you happy to see them fail?

The irrational hatred of Tesla is one of those things I find deeply puzzling. There are perfectly…

My brother has a 2012 Subaru Forrester with less than 80,000 miles. The engine will burn through 2-3 quarts of oil between changes and apparently there’s a defect with the piston rings. He’s taken it to the dealer and they’re doing a test which could result in the engine getting overhauled. That’s a kind of defect…

Oh, cool, thanks for clearing that up so that I don't have to enjoy the joke.