Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Before The Fall of the Iron Curtain: Irish Money Funnel ☘️ Boss of Beach 🏝


"There is so much good in the worst of us and so much bad in the best of us that it will behold any one of us; to find fault with the rest of us."
  - James Truslow Adams


“Bless this tiny little boat
And me who travels in it.
It stays afloat for years and years
And sinks within a minute.

And so the soul in which we sail,
Unknown by years of thinking,
Is deeply felt and understood
The minute that it’s sinking.”

-Leuning

Sometimes it’s hard to show confidence when we have insecurities about ourselves but I find so empowering to embrace that vulnerability.


Why is water such a balm for the soul? During lockdown, many of us feel the pull of rivers, lakes, oceans - even puddles - with an almost primal longing. The restorative power of water is a true treat. Water is the first think I think of when I hear the word ‘bitter sad escape.’


Past Escapes are like a Foreign Country



How Revolutions Happen The Atlantic

In Communism we trust?
There are plans afoot to haul TikTok before the Foreign Interference through Social Media senate inquiry.The Bytedance-owned app is often subject to allegations it feeds data back to the Chinese government. India banned TikTok at the end of last month following its own heightened tensions with China.

On a cold march afternoonin 1949, Wolfgang Leonhard slipped out of the East German Communist Party Secretariat, hurried home, packed what few warm clothes he could fit into a small briefcase, and then walked to a telephone box to call his mother. “My article will be finished this evening,” he told her. That was the code they had agreed on in advance. It meant that he was escaping the country, at great risk to his life.



Man offers to resign after showering during live video meeting Guardian


IRS Solicitation for Outside Expertise in CryptoCurrency Audits 

There are reports that the IRS has sent out a “Statement of Work” soliciting assisting from contractors to help with audits involving potent..


Irish Money Funnel:

Irish Money Funnel, produced by Spin Casino Ireland, takes a look at some of the world's biggest companies and shows how Ireland's low corporation tax rate could be the secret behind their success.

Below is a comparison of some of the biggest companies in tech, food and drink based on the percentage of total revenue which is raised in the UK and Ireland. Ireland is often used as a base by multinational companies due to its low corporation tax rate of 12.5%. Comparatively, the UK has a tax rate for companies of 19% and the US even higher at 21%.


Cybercriminals are looking for your login details for your place of work, your personal computer, bank or financial institution, any authentication details you use, medical records, tax file number, legal documentation – the list is endless,” security firm KnowBe4’s Jacqueline Jayne told Yahoo Finance.

“Cybercriminals will do whatever is necessary to gather this information (and they don’t care about your personal circumstances by the way) and use it to impersonate you.”

Tax cyber mistakes


Only months later, Mr Johns gained kudos for himself by making a $33,000 donation to the Liberals' coffers for the May federal election. The donation, which he signed, was made by his recently established company, Eco Water Group.

The company, which planned to turn brackish underground water into usable water for irrigation in Griffith, was funded by drug kingpin Marcello "Marchie" Casella, 59, who has been jailed over a major cannabis crop and pleaded guilty to knowing about another.

The councillor, the drug boss and the Liberal Party's pot of gold



Swiss Financial Institution Clients May Have Claims for Hidden Fees 

I picked up this article, reporting that investors may have some relief for Swiss financial institutions receipt of hidden undisclosed fees ...



NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian embroiled in grant rorting claims



New Complaint With California Watchdog Charges CalPERS Board Member Theresa Taylor With Perjury for Filing False Declarations That Hid Over $30,000 of Income; Follows Fines of Board President Jones for Campaign Violations

CalPERS vice president and Investment Committee chairman Theresa Taylor had engaged in an apparent clear cut perjury by failing to disclose income.


“Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known” (Matthew 10, 26-28)


The psychology of misinformation: Why we’re vulnerable FIrst Draft 


Almost half of the U.S. population does not have a job Axios

America’s Enduring Caste System New York Times. “Caste is the infrastructure of our divisions.” Anything, anything but class (which, having been thrown out the front door, sneaks in through the back window as soon as you take the author’s category error-hobbled “America is like a house” trope seriously).

Complementary currencies for municipal finance Interfluidity

Boss of the Beach New York Magazine



France Offers Tax Credit For New Subscriptions To Newspapers And Newsmagazines

“Deputies voted to allow a one-off deduction of up to €50 (£45) to households subscribing for the first time, and for at least 12 months, to a newspaper, magazine or online news service ‘providing news of a general or political character’.” – The Guardian


This week, Young Ran (Christine) Kim(Utah) reviews a new work by Tarcísio Diniz Magalhães (McGill) & Allison Christians (McGill), Rethinking Tax for the Digital Economy After COVID-19(June 2020).