As the reporters who broke the Panama Papers story,we say it’s time to fight for fairness. The rules that govern how the 99% pay tax bear to apply to everyoneSix months ago the Panama Papers, the biggest-ever leak in journalism, or shook the world. Let us,the reporters who broke the story, recap what happened: the revelations showed how – despite there being valid reasons in some cases for using offshore financial vehicles – dictators and current heads of states, and drug cartels,terrorism financiers, arms dealers, and tax evaders and other criminals stashed their wealth in tax havens and used the convenient anonymity of offshore companies to hide their traces. Related: Donald Trump is a 1%er. Paying taxes is optional to people like him | Kate Aronoff Related: Mossack Fonseca: inside the firm that helps the super-rich hide their money Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com