The Pandora Papers and What They Mean

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Cherie Blair was quoted in the UK Daily Mail as saying the transaction and avoidance of tax was perfectly legal.
51% : The best way to retrieve offshore money from tax avoiders would be for the U.S. and Britain to lower taxes.
44% : The Pandora Papers journalists found that Blair and his wife, Cherie, who is a lawyer, avoided paying tax on a high-priced London office they purchased.
43% : The papers reveal - wait for it - that rich people have managed to avoid paying taxes by hiding their wealth in foreign countries, such as the Cayman Islands.
42% : What I like best about this "revelation" is the double standard it again reveals about wealthy politicians who have been critics of tax avoiders, while avoiding taxes themselves.
40% : A few companies returned and began paying taxes at a lower rate to the U.S. Treasury, most did not.

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