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Five myths about tax havens

by Nicholas Shaxson Mon, May 2, 2016 6:22AM

When tax havens assist kleptocratic elites in hiding their cash with impunity, they don’t guard against corruption and despotism — they help perpetuate them. Tax havens provide an escape route from laws that is available only to a rich minority that can afford to use it, thus removing from the equation the constituency with the greatest power to push for reform.

~~http://www.taxjustice.net~~

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