The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use Plain English to Rob You Blind
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Rand, Ayn, 152
Random Walk Down Wall Street, A (Malkiel), 193
Ray, Billy, 56, 58
ReadyReturn, 227–28, 229–33, 269–70
Reagan, Ronald, 20, 92, 201, 209, 210, 216–17, 243, 248
Redmiles, Melissa, 211
Redstone, Sumner, 222
Reese, Kern A., 77, 87, 88–89
Regan, Lillian, 84, 85, 86
regulation, 34–35, 36, 241, 245, 267
asymmetry in, 52
of banks, 150–51
policy statements in, 95
Rehnquist, William, 25
Renaissance Technologies, 204
repeat player problem, 163–64, 266–67
Republic Services, 128–29, 132, 139, 140–41
retirement system, 23
Reuters news agency, 252
Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk Aktiengesellschaft, 121–22
Rhode Island, 222
Ribley, Warren, 235–36
Rio de Janeiro, 133
Rittenhouse, Charlie D., 116–17
Roberts, John Glover, 25–26, 162, 175, 176, 273
Rochester, N.Y., 81–82, 130
Romer, Paul, 153
Romney, Mitt, 9, 189, 204, 205, 251
Rooney, Philip J., 178, 179, 180
Roosevelt, Theodore, 142
Rosenbloom, Dick, 131
Royal Dutch Shell, 105
royalties, charged by shell companies, 237
Ruane, Jim, 114, 115
Rumke Consolidated, 141
Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 265, 266
safety inspectors, 174–75
safety waivers, 114
Sam’s Club, 173
San Bruno, Calif., 106, 115
San Diego Gas & Electric, 72
Sandlin, Jimmy, 58
Sandrik, Karen, 161, 162
San Francisco Chronicle, 72, 121
San Lorenzo River, 121
San Lorenzo Valley Water District, 122
Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific Railroad, 24–25
savings and loan crisis, 151, 153, 242
Saxon, Stephen M., 185
Scalia, Antonin, 26, 163, 175
Schering-Plough, 214–15
Schmidt, Eric, 235
Schneiderman, Eric, 1
Schwartz, Alan G., 159
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 97
S.C. Johnson, 220, 236
Scorse, Gerald, 272
Scottsboro, Ala., 58, 260
Securities and Exchange Commission, 16, 52, 102, 138, 193–94, 202
Seeber, Joe, 77–89
Entergy’s suit against, 86–89
Senate Banking Committee, 150
Sentelle, David B., 90, 93–94, 95, 96–97, 98, 99, 101
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 170–71
settlements, used to hush up problems, 164
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 241
SFPP, 93–94, 95–96, 97
shadow banking systems, 145
Shelf Project, 99
Shields, Jeff, 74, 75–76
Siemens, 9, 234
Simon, James, 204
Simon, Timothy Alan, 97
Sinai, Allen, 210, 212
Skype, 53
smallpox, eradication of, 137
Smith, Adam, 38, 55, 80, 136, 139, 243, 259
Smith, Greg, 170
SNL Kagan, 54
Social Security Administration, 21, 187, 256
Solow, Robert, 200–201
South Carolina, 238
Southern California Edison, 72, 73, 265
Southern Pacific Communications, 3
Southern Pacific Railroad, 2–3, 24–25, 273
South Fulton, Tenn., 134
South Korea, 23, 60, 62
South San Joaquin Irrigation District, 73, 74–76, 266
Spalter, Samuel, 177, 178, 179
specialization, benefits of, 136, 189
Spence, Michael, 61–62
Spielberg, Steven, 222
Sponseller, Dan, 70–71
Sprint Nextel, 3
Staggers, Harley, 31
Staggers Rail Act (1980), 35, 43, 47, 48
“standard form” contracts, 157
state income taxes, 9, 234, 236
State Tax Notes, 97, 99
state utility commissions, 66, 80
Statistics of Income, 206
Stein, Norman, 185
stimulus package (2009), 253
stock options, 191, 198, 214
stranded costs, 68–69, 70
streetlights, 78, 82, 83–84
Strickland, Tony, 232
Strickler, Sheri, 163–64
Strine, Leo, 169–70
Strobel, Ernestine, 157–59, 266
subsidies, 133–34
corporate, 8–9
Subway, 159, 266
Sullivan, Martin, 216
Sunoco, 91
Supreme Court, California, 11
Supreme Court, Montana, 159, 160
Supreme Court, U.S., 10, 25–26, 155, 156, 159–60, 175–76, 272, 273
class actions and, 162–63
Supreme Court, West Virginia, 175
Surface Transportation Board (STB), 32, 33, 34–35, 36, 40, 41, 42–43, 45
Sutter Hospital, 180, 181
tax accounting, 197–201, 202, 270
tax auditors, 238
tax credits, 225–26, 237
Tax Credits LLC, 226
tax cuts, 209–10, 248, 253
tax deferrals, 270–71
taxes, 38, 90–99, 196–207, 248, 251, 269–72
benefits of higher, 133–41
capital gains, 21, 205
corporate income tax rate, 38, 71–72
delayed payment of, 196
in electric utilities, 68–70
garbage collection and, 129–33
gift, 205
income, 199
monopoly utilities and, 71–76
offshore profits and, 210–17
paid by American Water, 125
progressive, 18
property, 129, 237
state income, 9, 234, 236
utility-consumption, 263–64
workers’ compensation, 136
tax havens, 211, 215, 216, 220
Tax Incentives Alert, 237–38
tax loopholes, 186
Tax Notes, 216, 232, 239
Taxpayer Freedom to File Protection Act, 232
Taxpayer Protection Act (1998), 233
tax preparation industry, 227–33
Tax Reform Act (1986), 92
tax shelters, 202
Tea Party, 24
Telecommunications Act (1996), 56
telemarketing companies, 4
telephone bills, 1–2, 5–6, 51
extra charges on, 3–4
misunderstanding of, 6–7
telephone industry, 1–8
fiber-optic network created by, 50–51
record keeping in, 52
Telescripps, 55, 56–57
Tennessee, 134
Tepper, David, 204, 205
terrorism, pipelines and, 113
Theofanous, Theo, 111–12, 114
Thomas, Clarence, 26
Thomas, Kenneth, 9
Tilden, Kevin, 124
Time Warner, 56, 60
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, 229, 238
Transportation Department, U.S., 12, 108, 109, 112, 114
Trapp, George J., 184–85
Treasury, U.S., 245
Triangle Shirtwaist Company, 136, 173
trickle-down economics, 20, 243
Trieweiler, Terry N., 159, 160–61
TriStem Consulting, 78–79, 81, 82, 83–84, 86–87, 88
Trump, Donald, 237
trusts, duty of, 18
truth-in-billing policy, 6
Tsiorvas, Stephen, 105, 106
TurboTax, 228, 229–33, 269
Turk, Ron, 130
Tyco, 20
Tytler, Alexander Fraser, 208
UBS, 150
unemployment, 22, 208, 250, 252–53
Union Pacific Railroad Company, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48
unions, 147, 245
United Steelworkers Union, 166
Universal Studios, 218, 219, 222
Upper Big Branch mine explosion, 174
utilities, 67, 72, 260–66
average equity of, 80
executive salaries in, 265
holding companies and, 67–68, 260–62, 265
overbilling by, 82–83
progressive consumption tax for, 263–64
public takeovers and, 266
ratemaking proceedings and, 264–65
see also specific utilities
Utilities Mutual, 177–81
utility-consumption tax, 263–64
Utility Rate Network, The (TURN), 7
Utility Workers Union of America, 116, 125
Vanderbilt University, 147
VanDerhei, Jack, 187
Vanguard, 189
Venice, 190–91
Ventry, Dennis, 232, 269
Verizon, 8, 51, 53, 237, 268
Verizon Wireless, 4
Vermillion, S.Dak., 116
Viacom, 222
Viagra, 211, 212
Virginia, 232
Visa, 143, 268
Vonage, 53
wages, 21–23, 250, 252, 253–58
median vs. average, 253–55
per capita, 257
stagnation of, 54
Wall Street Journal, 152, 252
Wall, Terrence, 206–7
Walmart, 23, 134, 162–63, 173
Waste Management, 128–29, 132, 138, 140, 141
water companies, 118–27
water systems, 118–27
privatization of, 119–24, 126
Wealth of Nations, see Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Weimer, Carl, 109, 115
Weiner, Joann M., 213
Weisbenner, Scott, 192
Weisshaar, Ben and Rita, 64–65
Welch, Jack, 202
Wells Fargo Bank, 11, 154, 164, 244
Whatcom Falls Creek, 105
Williams Companies, 102
Wired for Greed (Seeber), 87–88
wire maintenance fee, 5
Wisconsin, 119, 220, 224, 236, 238
film industry tax breaks in, 218–22
Wisconsin Commerce Department, 221–22
Wood, Liam, 105
Wooden, John, 240
worker safety, 135–36, 173–74
workers’ compensation, 136, 172, 176–83
Workers’ Compensation Board, New York, 179
World War II, 245
Wulff, Kurt, 102–3
Wyatt, Dennis, 75–76
Wyoming Corporate Services, Inc., 14
Yahoo, 237
Zuckerman, Deborah, 160