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Why don’t you trade your political career against one in banking, Mr Obama?
In an act of revenge on Swiss banks facilitating tax crimes of US citizens, US president Obama reaches out to foreign governments, not realizing that all they do is punishing innocent individuals who have so little in common with the … Continue reading
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Tagged banking, Banking in Switzerland, FACTA, Politics, Switzerland, tax, tax crimes, tax evasion, UBS, USA
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Tax evasion, environmental justice, and the right of some to be more equal than others
These days and for the first time, Swiss representatives are taking part in the Fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention[1]; reason for the general public to celebrate. However, those with a broader perspective focus … Continue reading
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Tagged aarhus convention, access to information, ammann group, Banking in Switzerland, bernie ecclestone, climate change, co2, coase theorem, company tax, direct democracy, environmental justice, kyoto protoco, mobility behaviour, Public participation, schneider-ammann, Switzerland, tax, tax evasion, Traffic, unfccc
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Consumption, greed and collapse. Or why the Credit Suisse punishment is a step into the right direction.
Credit Suisse must pay $2.6 billion in penalties for assisting wealthy Americans evade taxes. While the elites grumble over this verdict, human society should be thankful. It could save us from collapse. Not long ago I have mentioned a study … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Credit Suisse, elites, environment, HANDY, kyoto protocol, Lotka-Volterra, Politics, predator-prey model, Stern Review, Swiss banks, tax, tax evasion
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