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UN expert urges next UN chief to focus on ending tax havens
Associated Press ^ | Oct 21, 2016 10:30 PM EDT | Edith M. Lederer

Posted on 10/21/2016 8:45:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A U.N. human rights expert urged the next U.N. secretary-general on Friday to make the elimination of tax havens a priority to ensure that corporations, billionaires and “kleptocrats” pay their fair share of taxes.

Alfred de Zayas, an American law professor, also urged Antonio Guterres, who will succeed Ban Ki-moon as U.N. chief on Jan. 1, to call a world conference on phasing out the offshore havens. […]

De Zayas told a news conference after presenting his new report to the U.N. General Assembly that it’s estimated that as much as $32 trillion are held offshore in secrecy jurisdictions escaping just taxation.

He said governments lose $3 trillion every year in tax evasion and tax avoidance schemes “and most perpetrators have enjoyed immunity.” …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: antonioguterres; europeanunion; globalsocialism; oneworldgovernment; portugal; taxhavens; un; untiednations

1 posted on 10/21/2016 8:45:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

End the U.N.


2 posted on 10/21/2016 8:47:09 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (America IS sick, and tired of the Clintons. It's time to shut them down.)
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To: Olog-hai

Fair share?

How much is their fair share?

Politicians and bureaucrats won’t be satisfied until that fair share is 100%.


3 posted on 10/21/2016 8:50:14 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: rockinqsranch

Right. End the UN haven here in the US.


4 posted on 10/21/2016 8:51:01 PM PDT by liberalism is suicide
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To: rockinqsranch; All

After looking up this de Zayas fellow, I saw a UN Watch link that described him as the “hero of Holocaust deniers”. Fits right in with his UN “human rights” profile, of course.


5 posted on 10/21/2016 8:53:54 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Ha ha ha. I doubt it. Sounds like lip service from the nwo. They won’t give up their ill gotten gains


6 posted on 10/21/2016 8:57:47 PM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.ag)
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To: Olog-hai

End thieving politicians. Hang them all.


7 posted on 10/21/2016 8:57:55 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Olog-hai

Yes, the governments of the world aren’t yet bleeding the world’s citizens quite white.

The buggers still cling to some of the money they earn for themselves and their families, and that cannot be allowed on a one-world, globalist planet.


8 posted on 10/22/2016 12:20:03 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Olog-hai

But only for those we dislike so we can confiscate their money and give it away to third world sh##holes. UN out of US! now


9 posted on 10/22/2016 3:53:12 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: ronnie raygun

Shall We compare the UN Agenda with Hillary’s agenda?


10 posted on 10/22/2016 4:22:33 AM PDT by PrairieLady2
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