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Liechtenstein Inquiry Grows

27 February 2008

The crackdown on tax evaders who depend on Liechtenstein in order to shield income has escalated.
Nine countries from the Organization for Economic and Co-operation Development (OECD), Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Sweden, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, have reportedly received and are examining information on Liechtenstein accounts from two banks. The Bundesnachrichtendienst [...]

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This name rocks.

19 August 2007

Naming a baby can be controversial. Trust me. I have three children and everyone seems to have an opinion as to whether each name suits the baby, whether it makes sense, whether it’s too ethnic, whether it’s not ethnic enough… And all three names are perfectly “normal” – whatever that means. [...]

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Ouch, sucks for Israel.

26 July 2007

Today is Tax Freedom Day in Israel. Tax Freedom Day marks the day of the year that a country, as a whole, has theoretically earned enough income to meet its tax burden.
In the US this year, Tax Freedom Day fell on April 30, two days later than in 2006. India celebrated earliest this [...]

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