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Parallels Between Archaic Entrepots and Modern Offshore Banking Centers
By Michael Hudson, originally published by Resilience.org May 10, 2024
"...To create such enclaves has been an objective of mercantile capital through the ages. It patronizes the world’s politically weakest areas as long as they do not do what real governments do: regulate their economies. The search for “neutral territory” expressed itself already in the chalcolithic epoch, many millennia before private enterprise developed as we know it. The result of this impetus is that neolithic towns...and the biblical cities of refuge share the following important common denominator with today’s offshore banking centers: Instead of being centers of local governing, legal, and military power, they were politically neutral sites established outside the jurisdictions of local governments..."
#Economics #Taxes #Sustainability #Oligarchs
NEW: IRS Audit of #Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million
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The #tax agency concluded in its long-running investigation that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on his failed #Chicago tower.
#News #Law #IRS #Taxes #RealEstate #Government
IRS Audit Could Cost Trump $100 Million
The tax agency concluded in its long-running investigation that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on his failed Chicago tower.ProPublica
Germany being … well, Germany.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit
As part of our commitment to supporting the growth and operational capabilities of Mastodon, we have established a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity in the United States aimed at facilitating our efforts, including being able to receive tax-deductible U.S.Mastodon Blog
#USpolitics #Taxes #Welthtaxes
[a]The next 'toots' are related.
These 'toots' are especially meant for US citizens.
Maybe you're convinced that everybody hates paying taxes. That is probably true in the US, but not as much in many countries in Europe. Where one sees a good return on the Euro.
Maybe you've heard of Robert Reich, and are convinced he's a "communist". I won't go into that now, but you might spare a few minutes of your time....
Judge for yourself if you think you're treated FAIRLY.
"We should all be playing by the same rules, don't you think ?"
Or keep fantasizing about being as rich as 'them'....
"This is Why Rich People Hate the IRS | Robert Reich" [2:36 min]
by Robert Reich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF3OsZf_hto
Quotes by RR:
"2 apr 2024
You pay your taxes every year. Why shouldn’t the wealthy?
Well, Republicans are making it easier for the rich to cheat while making it harder for you to get your taxes done, and slower to get your refund. Let me explain."
This is Why Rich People Hate the IRS | Robert Reich
You pay your taxes every year. Why shouldn’t the wealthy?Well, Republicans are making it easier for the rich to cheat while making it harder for you to get y...YouTube
