Randomness

[michael_kard]

Of course, they are totally different cases. What I was trying to say is that offshore companies are a global phenomenon.

As far as corruption is concerned, I am certain Greece is pretty much on the same level as every other fairly civilized country. The remarkable difference is that everyone is used to it and its part of their daily routine; you have to break the law to survive. Hell, even the IMF went downhill...

[HWith]

Whereever you go big companies avoid paying taxes. It is made possible by transfer pricing, among other things, and not only corruption. Even in Denmark, that is consistantly ranked as the less corrupt country in the world on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, most large companies don't pay taxes. Ironically, the world's largest shipping company, A.P. Møller-Maersk, avoids paying taxes abroad and instead pays them in Denmark, where the taxes are actually much higher than in almost any other country. The owner is simply what Americans would call 'patriotic'.

[nictan]

http://cbsbreakingnews.com/world:699180

The integrity of the media comes into question when quality standards are abandoned recklessly in favor of inappropriate jocularity. False reporting undermines the trustworthiness of news itself and leads to the decay of the social fabric

and this is where i live. maybe they should ban articles on any political activity, since most of it is 'fabricated news items' anyway.

[lowrey]

I read the quoted part first and thought this referred to the state of media in general, not april fools

there are far worse problems in modern media and journalism than an annual light-minded joke.

[Faust]

Whereever you go big companies avoid paying taxes. It is made possible by transfer pricing, among other things, and not only corruption. Even in Denmark, that is consistantly ranked as the less corrupt country in the world on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, most large companies don't pay taxes. Ironically, the world's largest shipping company, A.P. Møller-Maersk, avoids paying taxes abroad and instead pays them in Denmark, where the taxes are actually much higher than in almost any other country. The owner is simply what Americans would call 'patriotic'.

True enough. I've read that Ikea pays 0 taxes as well - all profits go into some obscure "charity" fund.

[Faust]

In case you were wondering who makes money in fashion.

"The singer-cum-actress-cum-designer with the disarming honesty and ability to laugh at herself is also a shrewd businesswoman. Simpson’s brand generated $750 million in retail sales in 2010 and is poised to break the $1 billion mark in 2012."

Compare with Rick's sales of $50 mil. Get the picture?

[Shucks]

Sunday: Super Glue tube found – uncapped, leaking – middle of the couch. The 19th century serpentine couch.

Monday: Super Glue inventor, Harry Coover, dies.
.

karma's a bitch

[HWith]

Simpson who?

In case you were wondering who makes money in fashion.

"The singer-cum-actress-cum-designer with the disarming honesty and ability to laugh at herself is also a shrewd businesswoman. Simpson’s brand generated $750 million in retail sales in 2010 and is poised to break the $1 billion mark in 2012."

Compare with Rick's sales of $50 mil. Get the picture?

[michael_kard]

This one.

[Shucks]

True enough. I've read that Ikea pays 0 taxes as well - all profits go into some obscure "charity" fund.

this has been a big deal lately in sweden. the founder kamprad has created a complex web of companies and foundations to obscure where ikea's money goes and who controls ikea. it's recently been shown that about 100 billion swedish kronor (approx. 12 billion euro) have been transferred to the 'interogo foundation' in to the tax haven of lichtenstein - a foundation which is controlled by kamprad himself. it's not a swedish company at all, nor is kamprad anything else but a very greedy and deceptive old man.

don't even get me started on how shit their products and how dirty their business model is. it just goes to show you can't actually trust a former member of a swedish nazi organization...

[mrbeuys]

In case you were wondering who makes money in fashion.

"The singer-cum-actress-cum-designer with the disarming honesty and ability to laugh at herself is also a shrewd businesswoman. Simpson’s brand generated $750 million in retail sales in 2010 and is poised to break the $1 billion mark in 2012."

Compare with Rick's sales of $50 mil. Get the picture?

I would consider 50 mil entirely comfortable.
For him and for me.

[Shucks]

I would consider 50 mil entirely comfortable.
For him and for me.

kinda depends on your cost structure, don't it?

[thehouseofdis]

Enjoying my time in New York so far. Looking forward to more UnSound events, walking, people watching, seeing friends and of course searching for work.

[mrbeuys]

kinda depends on your cost structure, don't it?

I am obviously making assumptions.
Informed assumptions. But still assumptions.
Still comfortable.

[munch]

Mercury Poisoning anyone¿

Japanese Strip/Fluorescent light fighting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UJQo...eature=related

wowow... that is horribly horrible. couldn't stop watching... insanity