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In reply to the discussion: 32 Trillion In Tax Havens - Take It All - Pay Off Our National Debt [View all]fierywoman
(7,716 posts)53. seize and exile
Take back their money and exile them to Gitmo!
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32 Trillion In Tax Havens - Take It All - Pay Off Our National Debt [View all]
scottie55
Apr 2016
OP
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
There wouldn't be $8 Trillion there, and I doubt you could legally take anything but
Hoyt
Apr 2016
#34
I agree 100%. If they owe taxes, it should be collected immediately or throw the bums in jail.
Hoyt
Apr 2016
#36
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
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
Again, maybe you have some proof of how you were aware of this and protested loudly.
Hoyt
Apr 2016
#70
The German newspaper that is the equivalent of the American Wall Street Journal . . .
DrBulldog
Apr 2016
#18
What role did this hoarding of capital offshore play in the 2008 Bush economic collapse?
L. Coyote
Apr 2016
#50
$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
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