May 272008
I’m still struggling to believe that anyone could as blatantly promote tax evasion Konrad Hummler, a partner in Wegelin & Co., did when saying this to Der Spiegel:
German tax evasion is a legitimate defense by citizens attempting to “partially escape the current grasp of the administrators of a disastrous social welfare state and its fiscal policies.”
“Swiss-style saving outside the system” is something to which not only the wealthy, but also productive small and mid-sized businesses are entitled. “These people must be protected,” he says.
With opponents like this our job is made that much easier.
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[...] be surprised to see Switzerland coming in at third position. Swiss bankers have earned themselves a dreadful reputation for furtiveness, political manoeuvring, and the blackest secrecy. Shame on them for scoring a brutal [...]
[...] be surprised to see Switzerland coming in at third position. Swiss bankers have earned themselves a dreadful reputation for furtiveness, political manoeuvring, and the blackest secrecy. Shame on them for scoring a brutal [...]