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[–] [email protected] 326 points 6 days ago (8 children)

This is going to be another Panama files isn't it? Overwhelming evidence that billionaires are shits and world governments everywhere collectively do fuck all about it.

[–] [email protected] 222 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm certain some people will go to jail.

You can't just release information about politicians and billionaires and not go to jail.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I see what you did there.. 😂

[–] [email protected] 62 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Windows will be turned into exits

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Just switch to Linux already!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I am so fucking tired...

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean, that's sort of a gimmie with swasticars.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Cars that aren't suicidal with a desire to take others with them.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think they were able to recoup a few billion in taxes or something, but like, no arrests or anything. I think one person got killed exposing it too.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/panama-papers-taxes-recovered-1.7501312

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Can people just stop spreading this demoralizing nonsense? Maybe it's not instant-world-changing, but it's definitely not "fuck all" either.

https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/five-years-later-panama-papers-still-having-a-big-impact/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

From your links:

Von der Goltz pleaded guilty in December 2019 to conspiracy to commit tax evasion, fraud and submitting false documents. He has already repaid the government more than $230,000.

Original indictment:

These shell companies and bank accounts made investments totaling tens of millions of dollars.

Make it make sense

"Not world changing" is insulting for the amount of money these people hid to avoid taxes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah can't make sense of your last comment, or maybe you misunderstood something?

I'm saying the impact of Panama paper surely wasn't instant-world-changing that you might wish for, the world simply doesn't work that way. Researches, investigations, lawsuits, trails, laws and legislation tooks years or even decades to conclude.

Joking about nothing has been done after Panama paper every time everywhere the topic came up over and over and over again is tiring and insulting to the hard working people around the world fighting against corruptions and billionaires FOR YOU every day every night.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Researches, investigations, lawsuits, trails, laws and legislation tooks years or even decades to conclude.

After FTX imploded, Sam Bankman Fried was indicted within weeks and in prison within months. The Enron investigation and indictments came down four years after the company officially filed bankruptcy in December of 2001.

To claim prosecutions under the Panama Papers (or the Trump indictments or the Sackler oxycotin scandal or the Epstein case dismissal or the SEC investigations into Tesla or any number of other endlessly delayed prosecutions) required decades to wrap up only illustrates a deliberate attempt by domestic governments to slow roll and bury investigations that prosecutors had no personal interest in pursuing.

Joking about nothing has been done after Panama paper every time everywhere the topic came up over and over and over again is tiring and insulting

Ramón Fonseca Mora, the central figure behind Mossack Fonseca, was let out on bail a few months after his arrest and remained unconvicted until his death. How is that not a joke to you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Because that's not what I said at all?

Of course there are far too many frustrating cases than we wish for but still

"Joking about NOTHING has been done after Panama paper every time everywhere the topic came up over and over and over again is tiring and insulting to the hard working people around the world fighting against corruptions and billionaires FOR YOU every day every night."

Maybe instead of whining about Panama paper doesn't do as much as one can fantasies, read the report I linked again, focus on what has been done, and pay some respect to the people fighting for you this time?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Maybe instead of whining about Panama paper doesn’t do as much as one can fantasies, read the report I linked again

The man running the law firm that managed the fraud never saw a trial, much less a conviction.

Your article of "Um, actually!"s doesn't change that.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Technically only half true. They know, but they're not doing fuck all about it, they're murdering the journalists that expose the rampant corruption.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

I mean world governments are run by and for billionaires. People gotta pitchfork if they want something done about it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Everybody already knew Russia was hot assfire.