MONEY: There’s a taxpayer loose in the world!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5394214&page=1

Sen. Levin: Shut Down Giant Swiss Bank UBS
Investigation Reveals Secrecy Tricks Allegedly Used by Swiss Bankers
By BRIAN ROSS, AVNI PATEL, and RHONDA SCHWARTZ
July 17, 2008

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Federal regulators should consider revoking the US banking license of the giant Swiss Bank UBS because of its role in helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars in taxes, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) told ABC News today.

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Guess the Senator doesn’t have a UBS account. His might be at Citibank, NA, New York, Succursale de Genève, or any of the hundreds of other ones.

Why is he attackign the rich for doing what any normal person would want to do — keep one’s own money. From the theiving politicians!

Here’s the list of “tricks”:

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Tax Haven Bank Secrecy Tricks
• Code Names for Clients
• Pay Phones, not Business Phones
• Foreign Area Codes
• Undeclared Accounts
• Encrypted Computers
• Transfer Companies to Cover Tracks
• Foreign Shell Companies
• Fake Charitable Trusts
• Straw Man Settlors
• Captive Trustees
• Anonymous Wire Transfers
• Disguised Business Trips
• Counter-Surveillance Training
• Foreign Credit Cards
• Hold Mail
• Shred Files

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[Private note to Luddite: Watch out you have a CODE NAME!]

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LINKEDIN: LinkedIn deleting people’s accounts?

Thursday, July 17, 2008

http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/17/linkedin-maintenance-do-this-right-now-or-else

LinkedIn Maintenance: Do This Right Now (or else?)
July 17th, 2008

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I got an e-mail from Susan Ireland, at the Job Lounge. She asked me if I knew anything about LinkedIn deleting people’s accounts… I’ve heard a little about this, but mostly just hand-slapping for looking like spammers. Getting an account deleted can be a huge problem, especially as you use LinkedIn more.

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LinkedIn deleting people’s accounts?

Wow, that’s news!

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WRITING: TEOTWAWKI fiction — It happened in Church – Chapter Seventy Eight – Details Details Detailing

Thursday, July 17, 2008

It happened in Church – October 19, 1962
Chapter Seventy Eight – Details Details Detailing

It Started In Church – October 19, 1962
http://www.itstartedinchurch.com

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RANT: The long “All Star” game or where was Alex anyway!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Well, one thought that always occurs to me is that the need a rule that ends the game after say the tenth inning.

I’d suggest that the team who scored the run that creates the tie loses. The other team got to the “high water mark” first. Like in a race, I got to my run total before you did.

But, I could live with a “King Me” rule to create drama. Like in checkers, I get to the back row and create a king. When I match your run total, I win.

As I said, I could care less which winner rule MLB would choose, I’d just like to over after ten innings. Watching the Mets over the years, I’ve been in excruciating pain of extr innings many times. Even the player secretly beg for an end.

:-)

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MACBOOKAIR: Apple’s MOBILEME seems to be working

Thursday, July 17, 2008

http://web.mac.com/reinkefj/Site/Blog/Blog.html

I’ve been putting my McBa use items here.

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