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In reply to the discussion: Gamechanger? ABC News Reports on Romney's extensive holdings in Cayman Islands. [View all]elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)25. Actually,the ONLY reason to park personal wealth in Cayman is to
under-report or not report the income, gains,dividends, etc. -- even the income itsself if ill-gotten...Cayman's a great place for "friends" to open an account for you and slip you some dough under-the -radar. I've spent a good amount of time in Cayman and met a few bankers and financial workers. They don't (can't) blab tooo much but I've been told that the accountholders lists would cause Americans faith in EVERYONE TO CRUMBLE: POLITICIANS, RELIGIOUS FIGURES, BUSINESSPEOPLE, ATHLETES, ENTERTAINERS, eveRYBODY you ever heard of, pretty much.
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Gamechanger? ABC News Reports on Romney's extensive holdings in Cayman Islands. [View all]
grantcart
Jan 2012
OP
The East Coast Big Money was always behind Romney. But they still need the Cultural Republicans
Ikonoklast
Jan 2012
#36
People who avoid payng taxes in the U.S., no matter how "legal," that is, shouldn't
Remember Me
Jan 2012
#13
Exactly. People need to see what a elitist scumbag this guy is. He is the .01%. nt
Flatulo
Jan 2012
#18
And actually, these Republicans have been lecturing us about how the rich may more
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2012
#33
"Romney should change his "Believe in America" slogan to "Believe in the Cayman Islands"
Pirate Smile
Jan 2012
#14
It's interesting that both stories are from ABC news... Superpact sculduggery?
FailureToCommunicate
Jan 2012
#46