Tisti, ki kritizirajo vlogo ZDA pri razkritju Panamskih dokumentov, imajo bržkone prav: ZDA v tem primeru delujejo najmanj hinavsko, če že njihove tajne službe nimajo prstov vmes pri posredovanju razkritih Panamskih dokumentov (zaradi političnih ali poslovnih razlogov). Predsednik Obama je leta 2008 omenjal eno stavbo na Caymanskih otokih, ki naj bi gostila 12,000 podjetij, kot bodisi “največjo stavbo na svetu ali največjo davčno prevaro vseh časov“. No, na domačem dvorišču, v Delawaru, je stavba, ki je še 20-krat večja – v njej je gostuje več kot 250,000 podjetij. Ja, in ZDA so tretja država na svetu, ki je najmanj pripravljena razkrivati bančne skrivnosti – takoj za Švico in Hongkongom. Gre pač za posel, za izjemno dober posel.
During his 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama criticized Caribbean tax havens. He mentioned one building in the Cayman Islands that is the registered home of more than 12,000 U.S.-based corporations, saying, “That’s either the biggest building in the world or the biggest tax scam on record.” But as the example of 1209 North Orange St. demonstrates, the same activity is going on in President Obama’s backyard.
The single-story brick building at 1209 North Orange St. in downtown Wilmington, Del., looks bland and innocuous. But the building, home to the Corporation Trust Company, has an intriguing claim to fame. In the last few years, it has served as the registered address for more than 250,000 businesses, giving companies around the world access to Delaware’s business-friendly laws.

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