Re: CryptoAnarchy: What's wrong with this picture?

[Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>]

On Sat, 4 May 1996, Sandy Sandfort wrote:

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>                           SANDY SANDFORT
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> C'punks
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> I wrote in reference:
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> > > >Today, virtually anyone on this list can afford these techniques.
> 
> > Actually, I disagree with Mr. Sandfort on this one.
> > 
> > Taxation of International Income is a tremendously complicated field.
> > (You can get an LL.M. in international taxation alone for example).
> > If your simply looking to pick a jurisdiction, that's not so hard.
> > Neither is simply using a tax haven in simple ways or concealing skimmed
> > or cash assets.  Actually structuring an internatinal business endeavor is
> > a whole different ball game.
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> We don't really disagree.  What Black Unicorn writes is quite
> correct IF ONE IS CONCERNED WITH LEGAL CORRECTNESS.  Not everyone
> on this list could afford to do completely legal international
> tax structuring.  I still stand by my statement, however, that
> most list members could afford to use offshore techniques.  (If
> you have a ton of money, by all means, hire Black Unicorn or
> someone similarly situated, to help you with your planning.
> Big money is a big target, andy you definitely need to have all
> your i's dotted and t's crossed.

Agreed.  But for small "salt away" applications, the market is quite
available to all participants, however limited their resources may be.

I think I must have been reading you wrong.

>  S a n d y

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