Quote Originally Posted by sinkov View Post
Not disputing what you say CiB, tax dodging is illegal, prosecute the dodgers, bang 'em up, ten years or more, long as you like, won't bother me. Just be careful you don't throw the baby out with the bathwater is what I'm saying. Those who contribute the £60 billion are wealthy enough to up-sticks and take their wealth and £60 billion elsewhere, if you piss them off too much.

President Hollande tried it in France not long ago, soak the rich. It didn't last long, it was a disaster, the rich just fecked off somewhere else, and next time round the French chose a different president.
The only way to do it would be either a worldwide integrated system whereby it does not matter where they feck off to they will still be taxed.Another option would be to shut down the offshore havens.They can do it when a country threatens the dollar such as Lybia so they will be able to do it with places like the Virgin Islands and Lichtenstein IF there was the political willpower to do it.If not then the everage Joe could ask the politicians why not?