IBM once again tried to fool shareholders with the oldest accounting trick in the tax book. And, once again, it failed.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-18/ibm-beats-thanks-record-low-tax-rate-revenue-rises-first-time-23-quarters
Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.