Paradise Papers: Where is the rage?

Hardly anyone is outraged by the many tax loopholes that rich can use. Instead, there is reverence for their wealth. Why just?

Paradise Papers: Where is the rage?
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  • Page 1 — where is rage?
  • Page 2 — primacy of economy before politics
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    There she is nunalso, next worldwide under sounding title medial AufbereiteteSchreckensmeldung from offshore Republic of Oasi. After Panama Papersvom last year now Paradise papers. Wieschon's past revelations contain latest papers keineswegsüberwiegend criminal acts, but legal tax tricks especially Reichenund Ultra.

    But that makes Siezugleich really explosive. In a way y document legal basis of illegal transactions, Dennsie ultimately also show how broad tax and thus SozialeVerantwortungsvermeidung are now accepted. This is primarily policy that DerenVertreter also benefit from tax evasion. With employees of British Queen, a minister from Cabinet Trump and a consultant to Canadian premier Trudeau, Gesamtepolitische spectrum is represented here. In second place, however, it also concerns a society that which politicians elect and re-elect, or at least keep m aristocratic fidelity.

    Offshore Businesses-» Paradise Papers «Deliver new tax havens-revelations in total, it is about 13 million documents, reported among ors» Süddeutsche Zeitung «, in which according to figures, Queen and US Secretary of Commerce Ross appear. © Photo: Don Emmert/Getty Images

    After all, as recent papers publish unknown information, international financial sector has always been at centre of public attention since crises from 2008, at latest. One of Zahllosenauch artistic clashes is that in year 2013 at Deutsches Theater Berlin and Spectacle Stuttgart premiered piece DasHimbeerreich by Andres Veiel. It shows effects of crisis and handling – or not handling – with responsibility on boardroom of a großendeutschen bank. In role of a repentant investment banker, UlrichMats in fight against windmills Längstbekannter, but still not changing circumstances, repeatedly eineentscheidende question in silent audience: "Why is re Niemandwütend?"

    Yes, Warumeigentlich? Or moment: Is that still true? In recent times, it seems that more and more people are angry, on politics, on elites. They are less so because top percent of m have been taking away gigantic sums of money since decades, but rar for fear that – immigrant – migrants could etwaswegnehmen m in future. The proverbial 99 percent here have a common adversary. According to calculations by economist Gabriel Zucman, German state jährlich17 billions of euros in corporate taxes because profits are postponed in offshore havens. That is one third of total revenue from corporate tax. This could, for example, increase expenditure on basic security by 50 or compensate for almost a year costs of refugees coming to Germany.

    Despite such figures has did not form a protest movement after revelations of Panama papers, Diesämtliche parties would have moved to immediate action. The Left party was also unable to increase its election result by ten or 20 percentage points, but AfD benefited from refugee issue. Warumalso?

    Reverence for rich, not rage

    UnsereGesellschaft is still permeated by an ideology that is a red cloth for state of Dieder. Thus, tax avoidance or evasion is not problem, but that state demands financial contributions at all. Tax liability is a robbery. And against backdrop of a supposed performance ethic, Ultrareiche are more likely to be oderNeid with awe, but not with rage.

    DieseIdeologie, also known as now unworded neo-liberalism, was also created in response to Keynesian-shaped WestlicheNachkriegsordnung. This took advantage of gigantic Reichtumsvernichtung of two world wars to spread wealth of prosperity Etwasgleichmäßiger in economic miracle that was previously case. Since worldwide rise of NeoliberalenGlobalisierung in 1970s, this development has reversed again. This happened slowly, after collapse of derIdeologiealternative of socialism, it went fast. As a result of this epoch, Dieweltweite's wealth concentration is now again as high as last before First World War, according to economist Thomas Piketty 2013.

    Date Of Update: 12 November 2017, 12:02
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