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   From: justinthenumbersguy@hatespam.edu   
      
   Boy, did I have a busy semester!  Once again I helped four classes get   
   their  books for free with NON-DRM PDFs.  Each class had about 15   
   students,   
   undergrads and graduate.   
   Here's a rundown of how much money I saved each class for this year:   
      
   Fundamentals of Financial Management 13th Edition (where's the 14th?)   
   ISBN-10: 0538482125   
      
   New: $218.49 x 30 = $6,554.70   
   Used: $149.98 x 30 = $4,499.40   
   Kindle: $216.00 x 30 = $6,480.00   
      
      
   Federal Taxation 2013 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates & Trusts   
   ISBN-10: 0133055434   
      
   New: $221.01 x 30 = $6,630.30   
   Used: $122.00 x 30 = $3,660.00   
   Kindle: $108.75 x 30 = $3,262.50   
      
      
   WOW!  that has to be some sort of record!   
   Let's see how much in federal taxes I cost the (US) government.   
   Cengage Learning in 2012   
   Net Income: $24.9 million   
   Tax rate: 35%   
   New: $6,554.70 x .35 = $2,294.15   
   Used: $4,499.40 x .35 = $1,574.79   
   Kindle: $6,480.00 x .35 = $2,268.00   
      
   I got tired of looking for Prentice Hall's NI, so I'll just assume it is   
   similar to Cengage.  They're owned by a British company called Pearson.   
   Anyway, here it is!   
      
   New: $6,630.30  x .35 = $2,320.61   
   Used: $3,660.00  x .35 = $1,281.00   
   Kindle: $3,262.00  x .35 = $1,141.70   
      
   Total:  New: $4,614.76   
    	Used: $2,855.79   
    	Kindle: $3,409.70   
      
   So, what do you think?   
   How does the above make you feel?   
   Is it stealing?   
   Does the lost tax revenue due to my activities mean I am stealing from the   
   federal government?  If so, would that mean I committed an act of treason?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)