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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Legal; Elevator Pleasantries; China’s Killer Drivers | 09.04.15

Posted on by Caleb Newquist

That's it for us, capital market defenders. Enjoy the long weekend (with apologies to some of the tax folks). A reminder that Open Items is never closed, so submit your questions, rants and accounting ballads if the urge strikes. Also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

KPMG legal beats £10m revenue target in first year [The Lawyer]

Williamson County: IRS agent charged with sexual battery [Tennessean]

Why You Should Always Say "Hello" In The Elevator [LinkedIn]

Peoria Settles Suit Over Parody Twitter Account That Mocked Mayor [NYT]

Why Drivers in China Intentionally Kill the Pedestrians They Hit [Slate]

Why do traffic jams sometimes form for no reason? [Vox]

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Ron Johnson Would Like to Be the Second Accountant in the U.S. Senate

Because God knows 57 lawyers is far too many and Russ Feingold just happens to be one of them.


As you may be aware, this is the second relatively high-profile race where an accountant and lawyer face off that we’ve covered. In the South Carolina governor’s race tax-tardy accountant Nikki Haley is facing special-interest whore Vince Sheheen. We should also note the the Senate race in New York between incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand (lawyer) and Joseph DioGuardi (accountant) but so far it’s been fairly boring unless DioGuardi happens to make an issue out of Gillibrand’s hotness.

Anyhoo, similar to those two races, the ballot in Wisconsin will appear as follows:

Accountant (R)
Lawyer (D)

So as voters, when faced with such a choice, should we assume that the accountant running for office is family values type that believes in cutting taxes and reducing spending (with no intent to do so) and the lawyer is a spineless tax and spend type that fails to accomplish anything even when they have the political power or leverage?

Wisconsin is doomed.