Weekend Tax News Roundup

• New York Times:
  • The Hedge Fund Class and the French Revolution, by Ben Stein
  • For Keogh Plans, a Technicality Could Crack a Nest Egg, by Jan M. Rosen
  • The Under-Taxed Kings of Private Equity, by Alan S. Blinder
    • Responses:
      • Angry Bear:  On the Inefficiency of Preferential Treatment of Capital Gains
      • Economist's View: Alan Blinder: Low Capital Gains Taxes Cause Distortions
• Wall Street Journal:
  • Big Change to Teachers' Funds; Clearer Rules, New Options Are Coming in 403(b) Plans, by Jilian Mince
  • House Passes Big Farm Bill; Pelosi Holds Together Democratic Coalition; Sticky Tax Provisions, by David Rogers
  • How Keogh Retirement Accounts Can Be "Dinosaurs"
  • Tax Advantages of Dumping a Losing Stock, by Tom Herman
• Washington Post:  House Passes Massive Farm Bill; Tax Issue Prompts GOP Opposition, by Dan Morgan