From the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER:
…The politically inclined creator of HBO shows The Wire and Treme blasted the multimillionaire former investment banker on his blog, calling the admission “stunning.” It’s a tax rate a third less than what is normally paid by “a gentleman of his economic benefit,” Simon said, which led him to a few angry rhetorical questions.
“Am I supposed to congratulate this man?” Simon asked. “Thank him for his good citizenship? Compliment him for being clever enough to arm himself with enough tax lawyers so that he could legally minimize his obligations?”
Simon says he hasn’t paid taxes that low since he was a rookie newspaper reporter and that he had no qualms paying the higher rates that have come with his success and income…
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EDITOR: Amen
