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Wine, Culture & Taxes

#read Greg Popovich is one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time.  He's held in equally regard with sommeliers and restauranteurs as well. He is considered a master of creating a winning culture and maximizing the talent on his rosters. His team was written off again this year to miss the playoffs and they took the 4th best team in the association to seven games. A big part of that culture is the passion and  attention to detail he puts into meals with the team and staff. #podcast Big Tax feels that making it easier to fill out your taxes would make for less engaged citizens. A professor tested out the idea of pre-filling some tax data to see how people would feel. They loved it. However that could have adverse affects on the tax filing industry. The story of how he did it, how it seems like such a no-brainer and how it was ultimately squashed by regulation due to lobbying is quite the encapsulation of our politics. #listen Anderson.Paak is one of my favourite c...