Economy

scottie55

(1,400 posts) Tue Apr 5, 2016, 09:52 AM Apr 2016

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32 Trillion In Tax Havens - Take It All - Pay Off Our National Debt [View all]

If the "global elite" have to hide their money to avoid taxes, it should be confiscated, and used to pay off our national debt. If you are a drug dealer and get caught, they take your house. Why should this crime be any different?

"Exhaustive Study Finds Global Elite Hiding Up to $32 Trillion in Offshore Accounts"

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/7/31/exhaustive_study_finds_global_elite_hiding

I for one am tired of being taxed/screwed to death.

Should our children have to pay for the money these criminals stole?

Rec if you agree.

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32 Trillion In Tax Havens - Take It All - Pay Off Our National Debt [View all] scottie55 Apr 2016 OP

If They Complain Lock Them Up scottie55 Apr 2016 #1

Oh Don't Worry liberalmike27 Apr 2016 #35

or given a death sentence for selling cigarettes.... hopemountain Apr 2016 #65

Well for a start it's neither all or most US citizens' money whatthehey Apr 2016 #2

No, I Am Talking About Americans scottie55 Apr 2016 #3

"Our" portion wouldn't come close to $32 Trillion ... aggiesal Apr 2016 #8

You do realize a whole lot of that money is not "American" money? Hoyt Apr 2016 #4

Each nation should seize the assests of those citizens who are hiding their ill gotten gains. OregonBlue Apr 2016 #6

I hear what you are saying, but I suspect hundreds of millions of people would be without jobs in a Hoyt Apr 2016 #9

Hoyt, I Think You Are Wrong scottie55 Apr 2016 #14

There wouldn't be $8 Trillion there, and I doubt you could legally take anything but Hoyt Apr 2016 #34

I haven't had time to look it up elljay Apr 2016 #56

You are probably right to a degree. But it would be KPN Apr 2016 #24

"Jobs will be lost" SomeGuyInEagan Apr 2016 #27

Haha. KPN Apr 2016 #33

I agree 100%. If they owe taxes, it should be collected immediately or throw the bums in jail. Hoyt Apr 2016 #36

How about both? KPN Apr 2016 #37

That's OK, although I'd just soon they keep making money (if legitimate) so we increase their taxes. Hoyt Apr 2016 #38

That's the confusion in the OP. Is the OP about just taking all the money in those accounts JDPriestly Apr 2016 #48

What's funny about the whole thing ... is that this is ALL just fucking digits inside computers ... brett_jv Apr 2016 #64

Sounds like the same old same old. When are we going to say enough is enough. There will always be OregonBlue Apr 2016 #39

Agree in part rpannier Apr 2016 #55

seize and exile fierywoman Apr 2016 #53

THe Mid-east Oil wasn't ours either Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #44

Actually in this case, it does not appear ours is the largest. And, by law, at best we'd be Hoyt Apr 2016 #45

Your rationalization for Hillary's vote to give Bush authorization "if needed" is rhett o rick Apr 2016 #57

Of course she did Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #67

Perhaps you can find a post you made at the time predicting what would happen if Hoyt Apr 2016 #68

The Right and Wrong Questions About the Iraq War Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #69

Again, maybe you have some proof of how you were aware of this and protested loudly. Hoyt Apr 2016 #70

spoken like a $hillary SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #61

Time to apply the 'grab and snatch' approach just reinforced by DOJ Scalded Nun Apr 2016 #5

I like your misspelled word...it fits. SammyWinstonJack Apr 2016 #20

Like "perpetraitor" too. chapdrum Apr 2016 #30

I guess it's just pin money for a rainy day world wide wally Apr 2016 #7

what makes you think it's only republicans? magical thyme Apr 2016 #19

Yup. KPN Apr 2016 #25

Could use that money to properly fund schools abelenkpe Apr 2016 #10

Sounds good to me. scottie10 Apr 2016 #13

Imagine 32 Trillion Spent On Developing Alternative Energy scottie55 Apr 2016 #11

I Saw An Estimate 8 Trillion Was American Loot scottie55 Apr 2016 #12

But...austerity! deutsey Apr 2016 #15

EAT YOUR PEAS, right Obama? SammyWinstonJack Apr 2016 #21

How much has Trump hidden? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2016 #16

take the keys and lock them up, lock them up, lock them up , my fair lady o allan01 Apr 2016 #17

The German newspaper that is the equivalent of the American Wall Street Journal . . . DrBulldog Apr 2016 #18

Yup... 2naSalit Apr 2016 #23

I wish !! TryLogic Apr 2016 #22

They need a real criminal penalty and seizure law just like drug dealers MattP Apr 2016 #26

Change the color of money from green to red. nilesobek Apr 2016 #28

We found our stolen loot felix_numinous Apr 2016 #29

Asset Forfeiture was the first thing that came to mind. n/t Skwmom Apr 2016 #31

Prosecute the bass turds! RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #32

Agreed colsohlibgal Apr 2016 #40

Something should be done to the banks too. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #41

Financial/Korporate elites are a cancer on the world nikto Apr 2016 #42

But, but, but...they're job creators! IronLionZion Apr 2016 #43

The benefactors have drawn up their own laws felix_numinous Apr 2016 #46

Hoarders. DamnYankeeInHouston Apr 2016 #47

RICO maindawg Apr 2016 #49

What role did this hoarding of capital offshore play in the 2008 Bush economic collapse? L. Coyote Apr 2016 #50

Bingo scottie55 Apr 2016 #63

Just heard Obama on the radio robbob Apr 2016 #51

Just Like None Of The Wall Street Scum Did Anything Illegal Right Barack? scottie55 Apr 2016 #62

$15/hr, more green energy projects and jobs, more aid for elderly and sick, etc.... glinda Apr 2016 #52

Offshoring is a crime against democracies. Seize it all, not just the taxes due. stuffmatters Apr 2016 #54

finally. what a good idea! ish of the hammer Apr 2016 #58

Nationalize those funds until they can prove their tax burden has been met. nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #59

But it's the global elite who buy the laws that allow them to offshore their hoards. nt valerief Apr 2016 #60

Of course, cannabis_flower Apr 2016 #66