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The U.S. is one of the few countries that actually prosecutes financial fraud. Here in Canada we've quietly become the world's money laundering leader, or at le

by v77 6y ago

The U.S. is one of the few countries that actually prosecutes financial fraud. Here in Canada we've quietly become the world's money laundering leader, or at least second only to Switzerland and there's essentially zero resources dedicated to any kind of enforcement.

slivanes 6y ago
North Dakota is now the worlds capital for hiding money.
- deleted 6y ago
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- influx 6y ago
  North or South Dakota? Have heard a lot about South Dakota trusts, but nothing about North.
- apetresc 6y ago
  Judging by the variety of answers on this thread alone, I'm going to assume that if random internet commenters all know that a place is the most secure, secret place to do something illegal, it probably isn't really.
  - dmix 6y ago
    The first rule of tax shelters...
- sk5t 6y ago
  When you see Citi 'headquarted' in Sioux Falls you know something is up. ND, SD, NV, AZ, UT, FL, TX--one seldom gets a warm and fuzzy feeling of reassurance from these business addresses.
  - ByteJockey 6y ago
    Banks it makes sense. SD doesn't have usury laws, and multi-state banks can charge interest based on their home state's laws. As to what the other states get you, I'm not sure.
- hodgesrm 6y ago
  How is it better (or worse!) than Delaware? Reporting requirements for Delaware C Corps are pretty lax from what I have seen. I even recall reading somewhere that few Americans were ensnared by the Panama Papers scandal [1] because they could just register in Delaware. p.s., Sorry any Delaware residents. You live in a very nice state. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers
  - AtlasBarfed 6y ago
    You mean the one that nails people driving on interstates with toll booths for driving about 20 miles in the state? This state should be called the "land of trolls"
blaser-waffle 6y ago
s/Canada/Vancouver; #or maybe Toronto Not a lot of money laundering coming through NL or SK

by v77 6y ago

slivanes 6y ago

North Dakota is now the worlds capital for hiding money.

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influx 6y ago
North or South Dakota? Have heard a lot about South Dakota trusts, but nothing about North.
apetresc 6y ago
Judging by the variety of answers on this thread alone, I'm going to assume that if random internet commenters all know that a place is the most secure, secret place to do something illegal, it probably isn't really.
- dmix 6y ago
  The first rule of tax shelters...
sk5t 6y ago
When you see Citi 'headquarted' in Sioux Falls you know something is up. ND, SD, NV, AZ, UT, FL, TX--one seldom gets a warm and fuzzy feeling of reassurance from these business addresses.
- ByteJockey 6y ago
  Banks it makes sense. SD doesn't have usury laws, and multi-state banks can charge interest based on their home state's laws. As to what the other states get you, I'm not sure.
hodgesrm 6y ago
How is it better (or worse!) than Delaware? Reporting requirements for Delaware C Corps are pretty lax from what I have seen. I even recall reading somewhere that few Americans were ensnared by the Panama Papers scandal [1] because they could just register in Delaware. p.s., Sorry any Delaware residents. You live in a very nice state. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers
- AtlasBarfed 6y ago
  You mean the one that nails people driving on interstates with toll booths for driving about 20 miles in the state? This state should be called the "land of trolls"

blaser-waffle 6y ago

s/Canada/Vancouver; #or maybe Toronto Not a lot of money laundering coming through NL or SK