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Criminal Tax Cheat Robert Smith of Private Equity Firm Vista Gets a Pass for Conduct Worse Than Apollo’s Leon Black, Now in Epstein Doghouse

Neil Weinberg and David Voreacos published an in-depth account at Bloomberg of how private equity baron Roger Smith escaped being indicted for criminal tax fraud despite having concealed over $200 million in income. The very short version is that Smith and his allies got to Attorney General William Barr, both through Barr’s former firm Kirkland […]

Investors Not Reassured by Apollo Trying to ‘Splain Leon Black’s $188 Million in Payments to Serial Child Rapist Jeffrey Epstein

Apollo is not having much success with its claim that a $188 million paid by Leon Black to Jeffrey Epstein in fees and loans was bona fide.

Why Apollo’s Palace Coup Against Leon Black and Further Disclosures on Jeffrey Epstein Are Not Reassuring

The few details that Apollo offered about Leon Black’s relationship to serial child rapist Jeffrey Epstein only make things look worse.

What Can Sanders Do as Budget Chair? – Rob Johnson

Sanders is about to have considerable influence on spending priorities. Where and how does he have leverage?

Do Billionaires Destroy Democracy and Capitalism?

The US can draw on its Gilded Age to bring its billionaires to heel.

Study of 50 Years of Tax Cuts For Rich Confirms ‘Trickle Down’ Theory Is an Absolute Sham

Another nail in the trickle down economics coffin. Too bad that vampire-like, it keeps coming back.

The IRS Moves to Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Tax Evaders

The IRS is officially in “No more Mr. Nice Guy” mode with respect to cryptocurrency enforcement.

Regressive Taxation Must Be Reversed

Discussing taxation proposals by inequality mavens Emanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman.

New York City Faces Another “Drop Dead”: How Many Other Cities Will Wind Up in Distress?

We are at best only at the end of the beginning of big cities’ Covid-19 pain. What comes next?

Call for ‘Emergency Charity Stimulus’ as Billionaire Wealth Soars and US Nonprofits Sink

Charity reform would help deploy more funds to address more Covid-19 needs, but the real remedy lies in much bolder government spending.

We Won’t Have a Truly Global Economy Until We Tax It That Way

Tax is an enormously powerful tool for shaping economic policy and thus bears close watching.

Grim Prospects for New York City as Few Office Workers Return Post Lockdown; How Hard Will Other US Cities Be Hit?

An update on getting back to normal (not) in New York City.

How America’s Covid-19 Rescues Look Set to Increase Inequality

Why the Covid-19 bailouts are coming at a high social cost.

Revealed: Nearly 400,000 British Companies Evade Anti-Money Laundering Checks

David Cameron promised to stop scammers and kleptocrats hiding behind British shell companies. But almost one in ten UK firms still do not declare ‘persons of significant control’

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Criminal Tax Cheat Robert Smith of Private Equity Firm Vista Gets a Pass for Conduct Worse Than Apollo’s Leon Black, Now in Epstein Doghouse

Investors Not Reassured by Apollo Trying to ‘Splain Leon Black’s $188 Million in Payments to Serial Child Rapist Jeffrey Epstein

Why Apollo’s Palace Coup Against Leon Black and Further Disclosures on Jeffrey Epstein Are Not Reassuring

Study of 50 Years of Tax Cuts For Rich Confirms ‘Trickle Down’ Theory Is an Absolute Sham

The IRS Moves to Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Tax Evaders

Regressive Taxation Must Be Reversed

New York City Faces Another “Drop Dead”: How Many Other Cities Will Wind Up in Distress?

We Won’t Have a Truly Global Economy Until We Tax It That Way

Grim Prospects for New York City as Few Office Workers Return Post Lockdown; How Hard Will Other US Cities Be Hit?

Revealed: Nearly 400,000 British Companies Evade Anti-Money Laundering Checks

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