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Octafish

(55,745 posts)
15. Almost wish Nixon were around to sic the IRS on unctuous Carly.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 11:03 AM
Apr 2015

In the meantime, underreported news an idea for Justice for Rightshoring:



Check Out Who's Hiding $32 Trillion in Offshore Tax Haven Accounts

EXCERPT...

Some $32 trillion has been hidden in small island banking hubs which host a bevy of trust funds, shell corporations and other tax havens, the Tax Justice Network estimates.

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The information is still being sifted through, even as it's being released to the public, but here's some of what's been found so far:

■American Denise Rich, ex-wife of pardoned tax cheat Marc Rich, has been uncovered as the settlor and beneficiary of two large trusts based in the tiny Cook Islands. The ICIJ found that Denise Rich gave up her American citizenship in 2012. Her citizenship was convenient enough when President Clinton had the authority to pardon her ex-husband.
■French President Francois Hollande, ardent socialist and tireless champion of the 75% marginal tax rate, appears in these documents, mostly by association. His campaign co-treasurer, Jean-Jacques Augier, has been forced to reveal the name of his Chinese business partner in a Caymans-based distribution company. Augier says he used his offshore company to make a large investment in China.
■Australian actor Paul Hogan, of "Crocodile Dundee" fame, has lost about $35.3 million from an account that he used to offshore his "bonza" film royalties. His once-trusted tax adviser Philip Egglishaw ran off with Hogan's sizeable hidden offshore stash.
■French banking scion Elie de Rothschild, of the famous banking family, has been named in the leaks. He was instrumental in setting up some 20 trusts and 10 holding companies in the Cook Islands, all extremely opaque in nature. His heirs have, not surprisingly, refused comment.
■Brigitte Bardot's third ex-husband, Gunter Sachs, a millionaire industrialist, has been revealed as the owner of a huge, obscure wealth-masking machine: trust upon shell company upon holding company, almost ad infinitum, mostly based in the Cook Islands. The ICIJ has constructed an interactive map of Sachs' extensive offshore holdings and business networks. The network is fairly representative of the steps that many on this list have taken to hide their wealth away. You can marvel at its imponderable complexity here.


And these names are barely the tip of the iceberg. The shockwaves have already begun to spread through the corridors of wealth and power all over the world.

How Much is $32 Trillion?

It bears repeating: $32 trillion has been stashed away, off the books, by corporations and wealthy individuals.

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http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article40250.html



Offshore loot also represents money made from trafficking in drugs, guns and people. So...what can we do about it?



On My Mind

Tax Offshore Wealth Sitting In First World Banks

James S. Henry
07.01.10, 09:00 AM EDT
Forbes Magazine dated July 19, 2010

Let's tax offshore private wealth.

How can we get the world's wealthiest scoundrels--arms dealers, dictators, drug barons, tax evaders--to help us pay for the soaring costs of deficits, disaster relief, climate change and development? Simple: Levy a modest withholding tax on untaxed private offshore loot.

Many aboveground economies around the world are struggling, but the economic underground is booming. By my estimate, there is $15 trillion to $20 trillion in private wealth sitting offshore in bank accounts, brokerage accounts and hedge fund portfolios, completely untaxed.

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This wealth is concentrated. Nearly half of it is owned by 91,000 people--[font color="green"]0.001% of the world's population[/font color]. Ninety-five percent is owned by the planet's wealthiest 10 million people.

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Is it feasible? Yes. The majority of offshore wealth is managed by 50 banks. As of September 2009 these banks accounted for $10.8 trillion of offshore assets--72% of the industry's total. The busiest 10 of them manage 40%.

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http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0719/opinions-taxation-tax-havens-banking-on-my-mind.html



Not only would that money balance the budget, erase the debt and fix the nation and world's problems from hunger and homeless to energy and education; it would free humanity to do better things than make war all the time.

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Thank Bill Clinton, the Bushes, and be damned careful who you support for 2016. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #1
Great points! Obama tried. Octafish Apr 2015 #3
I have many memories of JFK but one of my favorite was the day he called the big 3 Steel bosses jwirr Apr 2015 #13
'My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches...never believed it until now.'' Octafish Apr 2015 #18
The Right Wing tries to claim Kennedy agreed with them because he lowered taxes on the top rate. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #27
JFK 1939 Apr 2015 #21
After he was assassinated LBJ made all that legislation a memorial to JFK. The rw hated it. jwirr Apr 2015 #32
Love the Sig lines.. especially a most informative archive post. 2banon Apr 2015 #24
I'll tip, but what helps labour DOES help management, whether they agree or not. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #2
Thank you for the information. Help becomes a Catch-22. Octafish Apr 2015 #4
indeed, indeed. 2banon Apr 2015 #25
Hillary: "Outsourcing will continue..." antigop Apr 2015 #5
That really bothers me, in a very specific way. Octafish Apr 2015 #6
Thank you for that, I'd been looking for something new for my sigline. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #9
What Renato Ruggiero said... Octafish Apr 2015 #16
And it is precisely what is happening. New World Order is not a conspiracy theory. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #17
Global Trade -- Globalisation -- is the means to that fascistic end. Octafish Apr 2015 #33
The NWO. It's not just a rightwing CT anymore. pampango Apr 2015 #37
''We must believe that it is the darkest before the dawn of a beautiful new world. Octafish Apr 2015 #40
Exactly. Sadly, we are attacked here for pointing out the facts. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #7
Many Democrats do not want to face the truth that our politicians can be bought for campaign cash Dustlawyer Apr 2015 #10
Or that they became multimillionaires in just a few years by, well, I guess it's just magic. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #12
Carly Fiorina: it's not offshoring; it's RIGHT-shoring! closeupready Apr 2015 #8
Almost wish Nixon were around to sic the IRS on unctuous Carly. Octafish Apr 2015 #15
The highest taxes possible on Off Shore wealth. 95% sounds good to me. Or they sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #20
Whistleblowing on Wall Street: The untapped jackpot Octafish Apr 2015 #34
no way to legislate against reality? what an odd thing to say. Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #26
You are 100% correct, Octafish. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #11
The Party of Davos Octafish Apr 2015 #14
A lot of the faithful tried to shrug off NAFTA. It's too late. Dems stand against workers, Romulox Apr 2015 #19
'Slow Motion Coup d'Etat' -- Information from Third World Traveler NAFTA-FTTA-CAFTA Page Octafish Apr 2015 #28
Big Bill Haywood (of the IWW) is no doubt considered a heretic round these parts (at least in KingCharlemagne Apr 2015 #22
Organized Labor recognized the reality of the situation and worked to bring real change. Octafish Apr 2015 #30
Indeed! 2banon Apr 2015 #23
Online: Joe Worker and the Story of Labor Octafish Apr 2015 #29
thanks Octafish! 2banon Apr 2015 #31
I know. Like management doesn't already have enough of an edge Populist_Prole Apr 2015 #35
TILT! Octafish Apr 2015 #36
Silly Rabbit. bvar22 Apr 2015 #38
Democracy's for kids. ''Every One That Doeth Evil Hateth the Light.'' Octafish Apr 2015 #39
DURec leftstreet Apr 2015 #41
^&r n/t Wilms Apr 2015 #42
Democrats need to have the common US citizens back proportionately. L0oniX Apr 2015 #43
Umm... They are management... Oktober Apr 2015 #44
kick. Great thread, Octafish. nt antigop Apr 2015 #45
K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts and links. JEB Apr 2015 #46
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