Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

U.S. Internal Revenue Service Revives Offshore Tax Dodger Forgiveness Program

Jan 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday said it was reopening an offshore voluntary disclosure program for U.S. taxpayers who have evaded taxes by hiding money in secret bank accounts.

Two previous IRS programs, which ran in 2009 and 2011, brought in more than $4.4 billion in taxes from tens of thousands of tax evaders, said the tax collection agency.

"This new program makes good sense for taxpayers still hiding assets overseas and for the nation's tax system," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman in a statement. (Reporting By Lynnley Browning. Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Steve Orlofsky)
Source: Huff 
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