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2020-11-21 The Grand Turk

Turkey's President wants to tap into undeclared wealth, offers amnesty for cash with no questions

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Posted by Fred 2020-11-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 Don't do it, it's a trap!

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-11-21 03:56|| 2020-11-21 03:56|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought that's what taxes were for.

Posted by AlanC 2020-11-21 07:58|| 2020-11-21 07:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Black Marketing, Smuggling and Bartering are very entrenched ME cash-flow sources and very hard to accurately tax, Alan.

Agree with SCFI, probably no questions...this time, but they've found out who you are.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-11-21 08:24|| 2020-11-21 08:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Protection racket with criminal justice/prison system. Apparently recreating the Ottoman Empire is pretty expensive.
He should offer the Pope a deal on jizyah rates to convert the Hagia Sophia back into a Church, then start a bidding a war with the Greek Patriarch of Constantinople.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2020-11-21 12:17|| 2020-11-21 12:17|| Front Page Top

#5 "You can give up the money, or we'll be forced to take it from you. Your choice."
Shakedown time.

Posted by ed in texas 2020-11-21 12:44|| 2020-11-21 12:44|| Front Page Top

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