Iceland PM resigns following Panama Papers leak – media
Wish the people of the US had the gall to do what Icelandic people have done. They PROSECUTED and JAILED their bankers and now have forced a PM to resign!
Couple of things.
First, the reason Iceland prosecuted a few.... A FEW.. of their bankers, is because the bankers actually broke laws.
You can't just randomly persecute people because you don't like them. They actually have to break laws. Trust me, this is a good policy. If I can just prosecute YOU because I don't like YOU, then about a dozen people on this forum would be in court today.
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There are lists of bankers that have been tossed into prison for breaking laws. It's not uncommon.
Iceland prosecuted bankers that broke laws. We have done the same. In fact, I don't know many western countries that have not prosecuted bankers.
Second, the Panama Papers, to me show exactly the opposite of what you seem to be implying.
The Panama Papers *THUS FAR* have shown that most of the actions taken have been legal. This is NOTHING NEW.... Panama has been a tax haven since the 1960s, and maybe longer. It's well known. Everyone knows there are tax haven countries were super rich hide their cash.
Now that this specific firm is shot.... they'll move their money elsewhere. Big whoopty freakin doo.
THIRDLY....
And this is the biggest take away in my book..... Look at the list of people. Is it Kosh Brothers? Is it Zuckerburg? Cook? Ballmer? Whitmen? Page? Dell? Where are all the big CEOs? Where are all the super wealthy? Where is Buffet?
Look at the list!! Where are all the evil 1%? Where's the greed industrialists? Where's Walton?
They are not there! Who is on the list?? Read the list!!! It's all the political people! It's government officials, and relatives of the politicians. It's left-wing Hollywood elite, actors and football players, and sports celebrities! USA Today's title says it best!
Panama Papers read like Who's Who of world power
It's also interesting how many of these people are either directly vowed socialists, and others closely linked to socialist states. Venezuela, Cuba, China, of course Putin, and Ecuador, Peru, France, and on and on and on.
Isn't that interesting? Not too many greedy rich wealthy 1% corporate CEOs, but tons and tons of left-wing politicians.
What is funny, is I would have no problem with a wealthy CEO saving their income from taxes. But how ironic that people spouting off that everyone needs to pay more taxes in public, is hiding their income in tax havens outside their countries in private.
So much for the Altruistic ideology. Reminds me of 2009, when Obama couldn't seem to find people who didn't owe back taxes, when he was forming his cabinet. You people on the left, live in a fantasy world where everyone loves paying more tax. But you can't even find leaders of your left wing ideology that are willing to pay all their taxes.
