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>There's a reason the Panama Papers went away quietly despite the assassination of the human who exposed it. The human who exposed it is still anonymous. A jou
by turtlesdown11 7y ago
>There's a reason the Panama Papers went away quietly despite the assassination of the human who exposed it.
The human who exposed it is still anonymous. A journalist who wrote using the Panama Papers as a source was murdered, most likely by local Maltese exposed by the journalist.
There has been $1B plus in taxes recovered as a result of the publication.
- tw04 7y ago>There has been $1B plus in taxes recovered as a result of the publication. How many people are in prison? How many middle class folks get by with a slap on the wrist for tax evasion?
- rswail 7y agoMost people that get caught for tax avoidance get punished civilly (fines etc). Corporates can't be put in prison and piercing that veil takes a lot of work. Getting the money disgorged is a good step.