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Don’t blame the cat for lapping up the spilt milk

Professional anti-tax-haven agitator, Richard Murphy, has just published a book on the subject. No doubt it is a fascinating read. But Murphy knows perfectly well that a switch from present taxes to land value taxation would put the tax havens out of business, yet he has never said so clearly and unabiguously. Tax havens are the product of a rotten tax system.

If the bucket leaks it is up to the owner of the bucket to fix it. They should not blame the cat for lapping up the spilt milk.