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    The Greeks still have nothing on Romney and his ilk

    Greece is in a tax evasion crisis. Using a variety of sources I estimated earlier this year that 27.5% of its economy was unrecorded giving rise to a total loss to tax evasion that could be as high as €19.2bn a year. Now you can argue with the figures, but few disagree that Greece is in the premier league of European tax evasion, outdoing Italy (just) and leaving Spain trailing in its wake
    American tax evaders do it from the happy position of having bribed the legislators and judiciary into submission. The Greeks have done much the same thing.

    No big contributor to a US presidential campaign has ever been convicted of criminal behaviour - though everyone who is not a complete idiot knows the American elite is replete with financial criminals.

    Sooner or later, people are going to get sick of a society rigged in every way to protect the interests of elites.

    In NZ, we routinely convict and jail financial fraudsters.

    One day it will happen in the US - and Greece. Or there will be blood.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Awryly View Post
    American tax evaders do it from the happy position of having bribed the legislators and judiciary into submission. The Greeks have done much the same thing.

    No big contributor to a US presidential campaign has ever been convicted of criminal behaviour - though everyone who is not a complete idiot knows the American elite is replete with financial criminals.

    Sooner or later, people are going to get sick of a society rigged in every way to protect the interests of elites.

    In NZ, we routinely convict and jail financial fraudsters.

    One day it will happen in the US - and Greece. Or there will be blood.

    After the S&L crisis in the 1980s, over 1000 bankers were convicted and jailed. We need to do that again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    After the S&L crisis in the 1980s, over 1000 bankers were convicted and jailed. We need to do that again.
    Oh, Jeez, the "past" raises its ugly head.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Awryly View Post
    Oh, Jeez, the "past" raises its ugly head.

    Do you like to live in the past much?
    You don't like it just cause you know so little about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calypso Jones View Post
    You don't like it just cause you know so little about it.
    It behoves you yet again to be wrong.

    I have several degrees in history. Including, oddly enough, yours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Awryly View Post
    It behoves you yet again to be wrong.

    I have several degrees in history. Including, oddly enough, yours.

    ...ahhhh...another "internet scholar"...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Awryly View Post
    Oh, Jeez, the "past" raises its ugly head.

    Do you like to live in the past much?
    Not sure why you felt the need to post that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Awryly View Post
    Oh, Jeez, the "past" raises its ugly head.

    Do you like to live in the past much?

    How is he living in the past?

    He said it was done in the 80's and needs to be done again.

    again as in: present, today, future, asap, soon, here and now,
    at this moment


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    12,000 miles away and you are so concerned with how things work here. Aren't you just the sweetest?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calypso Jones View Post
    12,000 miles away and you are so concerned with how things work here. Aren't you just the sweetest?

    You are just soooooooo.. entertaining.
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