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orthoclad

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9. THAT is the solid truth!

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #7)

Tue Aug 27, 2024, 02:57 PM

Aug 2024

The notion that this huge chunk of the world's wealth is sequestered in secret repositories inaccessible to lawful taxation is worthy of an essay itself.

If you have material about this, it would be a service to post it.

"Privatize the profits, socialize the cost."

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Wealth of US Billionaires Hits $5.5 Trillion--Up 88% Since Pandemic Hit [View all] orthoclad Aug 2024 OP

Gosh BrianTheEVGuy Aug 2024 #1

We need to worry about these fat-cats Kittycatkat Aug 2024 #2

Anything to distract us from orthoclad Aug 2024 #3

Will they be able to manage okay on that? Lol. Thanks K/R appalachiablue Aug 2024 #4

Apparently, this doesn't take into accouont the estimated $23 trillion hidden offshore. PSPS Aug 2024 #5

Yeah. Woohoo orthoclad Aug 2024 #6

The figure came out in the "Panama Papers" scandal 12 years ago PSPS Aug 2024 #8

Dollar estimate of the cost of hidden wealth: orthoclad Aug 2024 #10

I know one thing ... NONE of it is taxed by Uncle Sam FakeNoose Aug 2024 #7

THAT is the solid truth! orthoclad Aug 2024 #9