This is a classic case of letting the tax tail wag the investment dog.

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Millan said many future pet owners often mistake a high-powered tail wag as happiness.

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Experts say the adage "Don't let the tax tail wag the dog" especially applies to buying cars for business use.

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It seems unlikely that such a small tail could wag such a large dog, especially given that investors almost exclusively trade futures contracts.

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Realistically, they needed their tail to wag.

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Now the tax tail should never wag the economic dog so I am asking this as a real question, not a rhetorical one ?

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