Originally Posted by nako
Bumping this because, with the advent of a new MilesBuzz thread that has turned to the potential of violating federal tax laws for the purpose of gaining miles, I think it's an issue that should be addressed.
See
this thread.
Mike
In the thread in question, a FTer has an idea. They may or may not know it violates various rules, whether IRS rules or credit card merchant agreements.
A bunch of FTers react to the proposal, bringing their knowledge to the table about whether the idea is possible, whether it's legal, whether it's ethical, etc.
And pretty much the universal consensus in this case is that the poster's idea isn't going to fly - for both practical and legal reasons.
This seems like precisely the kind of thing that deserves discussion, and is served by by not closing the thread. Both the original poster and many other FTers were educated about something that no doubt others have thought of before.
I guess I don't know how we would have been better off with the discussion closed off at the outset.
Regards,
Gary
aka gleff
MilesBuzz and Delta moderator