We got a partial win – Apple is ordered to pay back taxes. Big thanks to our new hero Margrethe Vestager. Make sure to send her a thank you tweet and tell her to go after the others. We found another hero – Nick Hanauer. He is a multi-billionaire and he wrote this piece, we love it so […]
Open up the offshore tax havens to EVERYBODY!
Why can’t we all use tax havens? Why is it only multinational cooperations and really rich individuals that are able to use small islands in some warm place to stash away all their profits so they never have to contribute to our society? Apple could easily pay for 70% of the Us Federal budget for […]
Am I Weird When I Say That Wealth Inequality Is Dangerous?
Oxfam said that the wealth of the poorest 50% dropped by 41% between 2010 and 2015, despite an increase in the global population of 400m. In the same period, the wealth of the richest 62 people increased by $500bn (£350bn) to $1.76tn. Mark Goldring, the Oxfam GB chief executive, said: “It is simply unacceptable that […]
Meet the real heros…..
A group of 64 Dutch climate scientists called for the shuttering of all 11 coal plants, including three that came online this year and cost 5.5 billion euros ($5.85 billion): Prof. dr. Jan Boersema Prof.dr. Theo Beckers Prof. dr. Jeroen van den Bergh Prof. dr. Frank Biermann Prof.dr.ir. Han Brezet Prof. dr. ir. Bert Brunekreef […]
When your microwave becomes your new bank…
If you are born before the year 2000 you grew up with one rule: save money and earn interest. Especially our German fellows are very committed to saving money in ordinary savings accounts. They stashed away €2 trillion or 55% of GDP, in ordinary bank savings and term deposits. The krauts are saying no to […]
Guess who paid less taxes than you?
If you live in the U.K., chances are high that you pay more in taxes than Facebook does. They just brought in $701 million globally, but they are not profitable in the UK. Hence, no taxes for young Mark Zuckerberg. The average U.K. worker pays almost $8,300 in taxes. Facebook tax bill was a mere […]
The suprising connection between mass violence, fatness & Wall Street
It has been a long time I have update this blog. My personal life was pretty busy as I just became father this week. I did have lots of stuff on mind I wanted to post here. A lot has happend since my last post. Systematic evil is still pondering ahead full speed. First of […]
The only person paying taxes is?
YOU! The multinationals supported by an army of lawyers, tax advisors, accountants (the big 4) and bankers pay next to nothing. Guess which country plays a key role in all of it? The Netherlands. Below a link to a Dutch documentary about the system multinationals have setup to avoid taxes or neutralize taxes (=no taxes). […]
Looking for some fun? Try becoming a banker in Holland!
Well, you got to love them or you just might hate them. All the banks in the Netherlands reported good earnings, mainly due to US – the homeowners. They made a staggering 6 billion profit from interest on mortgages . We all pay a few hundred euros per month more then for example Spanish or German […]