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Tax Havens: Myths vs. Facts
Posted by admin on Jan 3rd, 2009 in British American Business
The Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation has produced videos showing the economic and moral benefits of so-called tax havens. This final video in the three-part series addresses some of the most common myths put forth by politicians from high-tax nations. Using academic research and data from international organizations, the video shows that the most common attacks made against low-tax jurisdictions are empty demagoguery.
Duration : 0:9:56
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Yes the Austrians …
Yes the Austrians are always right… Actually the greatest way to improve compliance is to simplify it, So lets just Tax without loopholes.
This is just a …
This is just a right-wing rant. The Cato Institute has with other foundations been fighting for the interests of billionaires for years. Everyone mocked here is a Democrat. Real balanced guys!
Daniel, you look …
Daniel, you look pretty good
Hi! My name is …
Hi! My name is andshell. I’ve been raised improperly by my parents to think that its OK to make fun of others. Rather than educate myself on the fundamentals of finance and economics, I’ve resided to poking fun at people rather than engage intellectually in conversation. I feel very good about myself.
Tax havens are a …
Tax havens are a very importance defense mechanism of the private sector in response to the ever growing beast that is the public sector. When corporations set up tax havens, all American consumers benefit from cheaper goods and services. This is the simple truth.
ejw- This is dead …
ejw- This is dead on point. Your video makes it clear about taxes and the importance of how it effects our economy globaly. Your video also help to understand the GDP pre capita and, how to analyze the economic growth of different nations. Great Video. Your book “Global Tax Revolution: The Rise of Tax Competition and the Battle to Defend It” is an excellent book to read.
How about we …
How about we eliminate the corporate income tax? It is a double tax and it harms our economy.
im just gonna say …
im just gonna say it.. u are a ing leach.. gtfo of my country
Here’s a novel idea …
Here’s a novel idea, lower taxes on U.S. corporations domiciled in the U.S. Not only will you have fewer companies using tax havens, you will also have less outsourcing.
Thank you very much …
Thank you very much for making this video.
Well if there is no …
Well if there is no big tax havens –then quit worrying about stopping them.
The tax rates on unearned income is far lower than tax rate on earned income. IN other words — work is taxed 200-300% higher than investment income. The top tax rate on unearned income is 15% -and as low as 5%. THats not high at all.