On your list i reckon the channel islands and Gibraltar do it with a smug smirk on their face, they know they are in the wrong. When it comes to the former colonies I struggle to feel genuine resentment. 82,5% of St Lucia’s population are descendants of slaves, so to me they aren’t really in the wrong if they skim off some of Europe’s wealth.
On your list that leaves, to me, Cyprus and Malta as decent countries who should know better. The Cypriots I have met feel genuinely ashamed of their tax haven status, and I am guessing a growing number of Maltese are waking up to the drawbacks of their sudden influx of capital. The difference, as far as I know, is that a sufficient number of Irish voters feel that what they do is entirely wholesome and acceptable. And that Luxembourgers, not that I have met many, feel that their status is less about tax avoidance and more about their work force’s unique skills in matters of wealth management.
Again, would love to hear from Boingboingers from Ireland, Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus about how they feel about this.
Excellent, plain-language explainer on corporate and 1 percenter tax evasion, with a simple solution
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That’s what the game theory dictates - you know it, Bernie knew it.
That’s one lesson from history they may have learned:
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Excellent read, thanks for the link!
True but the Coup respect other tactics 
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Forget the war on drugs or even terrorism, surely tax evasion has done more damage to the governments of the world than either of these. So why aren’t governments pulling together to close the loop holes and tax havens.
Because the governments are controlled by the thieves.
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