While the increase in voluntary disclosures pleases congressional members like Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), who noted in a press release that hidden accounts came in from more than 100 banks in 70 countries, he claims Congress needs to do more to check tax havens. In his Wednesday press release, Levin claimed there are à ‚¬Å"thousands of other taxpayers...still in the shadows, working to keep their offshore accounts hidden. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.