As I read the NY Times story, (I got two thirds through it and gave it up as the plot line stayed more or less the same with different dates and details,) a picture grew in my mind that was bigger than the business/tax fraud history of Donald Trump. This is also a story of how the very wealthy avoid paying taxes. A small army of dedicated tax lawyers and accountants use our unbeleivably complex and convoluted tax laws, rules, and regulations to help well-heeled clients avoid paying anywhere near the taxes the rest of us working slobs, the little people, pay. And, to add insult to injury, their fees are likely tax-deductible! This is not a revelation; we all know this, but the NY Times story brings this into sharp focus again. The NY Times Trump tax fraud story is a thunderously loud argument in favor of the Alternative Minimum Tax. And, just for me, you can throw in making tax lawyers' fees non-tax-deductable as well.