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‘The Era of Banking Secrecy is Over’

By | 04.02.09 | 2:13 pm

That’s perhaps the boldest declaration in the joint statement from G-20 world leaders meeting today in London.

The communiqué, which pledges $1.1 trillion in global stimulus spending and tighter supervision and regulation of the global economy, did not commit the leaders to another round of stimulus More…

It’s Not Like Tax Cheats Are Rare

By | 02.06.09 | 6:43 pm

What was bad news for Tom Daschle, Nancy Killefer, Tim Geithner and now Hilda Solis might be good news for the federal government.

Their recent tax woes — by which we mean their getting caught not paying their (or their spouses’) taxes — mean that the More…