I'm a tax professional, and I can tell you this is the exact sort of thing they try. You think they are afraid of an audit? That's why they pay CPAs and lawyers. Oh no, Mr. Tax Man. That isn't my private jet. It's owned by a holding company that just happens to be under my sole control. I contract it out to anyone in the public. True, it isn't very profitable, and my net operating losses help cover my profitable business. On the bright side, when I "contract" it to take me to Barbados it never seems to be booked!

Makes you wonder if he's creating this narrative because he bought heavily into crypto and now is trying to salvage his investment. I hope he loses his billions, and it takes him out of the political influence games. He's clearly unhinged.

Exactly. Economic downturn is NEVER a "force majure" reason, unless it's attached to a volcano that buries the city or a nuclear blast.

Contracting with Microsoft is just a bad business decision.

The secret throttling made me quit as well, but not after I had a fit on the telephone with them.It's unconscionable that they would throttle the service. I moved to Blockbuster's service not too long after that, and I've never been happier. I can exchange them in the store, which means my subscription for 3 at a time means I have the ability to have up to six at a time.

The part of this comment that makes it funny is the fact you were modded informative. Sometimes, I really love this site.

Or Arch, for Spaghetti Monster's sake don't forget Arch...