A Taxpayer’s Guide for the Nineties

Nannies—The best—that is, cheapest-to-you—solution is the Clinton solution: Make sure your nanny gets put on the public payroll. That way you not only don’t have to pay her Social Security taxes, you don’t have to pay her salary either. And if your staffing privileges don’t include a nanny, perhaps you could classify her as a “security guard,” as the Clintons did in Little Rock with Dessie Sanders, or a “social secretary,” their White House practice.

Slush funds—Not many jobs come with slush funds