[Avodah] dina demalchuta

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 03:55:06PM -0500, Lisa Liel wrote:
> On 7/22/2011 3:27 PM, Micha Berger wrote:
>> And recall, it's not only a deOraisa, it's a to'eivah. Having the tools
>> to cheat, even if one doesn't actually cheat in business, is a to'eivah.
...
> I'm not convinced that cheating the government is the same,  
> halakhically, as cheating a person...

I'm currently fighting scholarship committees, none of whom think it's
their school's job to help me with a 6 figure USD total tuition bill. So,
the following came to mind...

The 1040 is used for more than taxes. A false 1040 is a tool usable for
cheating scholarship committees. A foundation or other lender might ask
for a 1040, etc...

It therefore is a tool for cheating in ways other than cheating the gov't.
Which I agree, even if assur by DDD might not qualify as cheating in an
even va'aven sense of the concept.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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