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You say that, but just a few days ago the Panama Papers were released. I don't buy into the worldwide conspiracy thing, but there's clearly stuff going on that
by jgalt212 11y ago
You say that, but just a few days ago the Panama Papers were released. I don't buy into the worldwide conspiracy thing, but there's clearly stuff going on that others don't want you to know about.
- krapp 11y agoOther than a list of names, what did the Panama Papers tell the world that it didn't already know? That the rich use offshore accounts and shell companies to hide their money from the government wasn't exactly a secret to anyone. For that matter, not everything revealed in the Panama Papers is necessarily illegal.
- jgalt212 11y agoGiven the world's reaction to this news[1], I'd say it actually is news and not stuff that was known, but maybe only suspected. The best response is for the common man should stop paying taxes as well. If that happens, you'll get across the board tax reform immediately. [1] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/05/iceland-prime-minister-resigns-over-panama-papers-revelations http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/05/iceland-prime-m...
- krapp 11y agoAs yet, this isn't the world's reaction, merely Iceland's. From what I can tell, most of the outrage seems to be from governments wanting to know where their tax money is - popular outrage seems to be minimal. Although to be fair, the momentum would probably take more time to build in larger countries with more diverse and complex societies.
- deepnet 11y ago"The Panama leak is shocking not for the illegal acts; but the extent of what they have made legal." - Greenwald https://theintercept.com/2016/04/04/a-key-similarity-between-snowden-leak-and-panamapapers-scandal-is-whats-been-legalized/ https://theintercept.com/2016/04/04/a-key-similarity-between...