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Well, there is now, it would seem!What no thread?
Well, there is now, it would seem!
Anyway, politicians are crooks, stashing away loads of ill-gotten dosh? No news to anybody - nothing to see here!
I'm sorry to say that was my reaction too. I read it knowing I should feel outraged, but I think our expectations of politicians have been in the gutter of so long now this just reinforced what we kind of knew already.
There is NO decent or ethical reason for involvement in any of these offshore companies, tax havens etc etc. It's ALL to do with fiddling tax, disguising ownership of assets or some similar subterfuge. Just being on the client list should be an automatic red card. But nothing much will happen. Terrible really.
If NSC can't even summon the enthusiasm to discuss it then...oh you get the general idea...awaits flaming for naivety etc etc.
Wonder if some English football benefactors will get dragged into this - that'll get the discussion going. Probably the Guardian are breaking us in gently - you know starting with World Leaders and politicians, before moving onto more regular billionaires.....
So what if they are? Nothing wrong here for private individuals.Wonder if some English football benefactors will get dragged into this - that'll get the discussion going. Probably the Guardian are breaking us in gently - you know starting with World Leaders and politicians, before moving onto more regular billionaires.....
Whilst it's easy just to shrug and admit that none of this comes as a surprise, you've got to remember that HARD EVIDENCE should be making these people accountable.
Yes we're jaded and fed up with these crooks BUT if we just accept it's the way of the world then how can we ever expect change? People should be outraged and kicking up a stink. The proletariat just need mobilising and a mouthpiece.
I somehow ended up on the Mirror website recently where they were running an online poll asking if readers believed we'd see a large scale uprising against inequality (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/panicked-super-rich-buying-boltholes-5044084) and it was running at 77% YES.
Just makes you think where's it going to come from then?
So what if they are? Nothing wrong here for private individuals.
Of course if there is any lawbreaking it is a concern.I think there is legitimate concern if they are evading tax and/or laundering money they have come by through illegal means.
Of course if there is any lawbreaking it is a concern.
Are all the revelations about lawbreaking ?
Isn't a lot of it just legal tax avoidance, not evasion ?
No, it will be a mix and that is the point. It is the system that is revealed here. A system that can be used in lots of different ways - from 'legal' tax avoidance to flat out tax evasion, money laundering and sanctions busting. But what all those that use the system have in common is that they are rich, they are powerful and they will do all they can to make sure they system continues to provide them with the services they want. That is why it will be so hard to make the changes that are needed. But it must not stop us trying. They key question we should all be asking is who can be trusted to fix this?Of course if there is any lawbreaking it is a concern.
Are all the revelations about lawbreaking ?
Isn't a lot of it just legal tax avoidance, not evasion ?
Interesting that this is headline news on the BBC the day of a Panama program on BBC tonight, usual self publicity. When exactly where these documents leaked?