21-09-2009, 02:03 PM
Magda Hassan Wrote:What is the situation for Hong Kong banks now David? Since the Chinese reclaimed HK that is. Is it still a big player? Is it a free for all zone?
I honestly don't know Magda. Hung up my boots I have. But I suspect that it still plays a part.
Quote:If criminals pay income tax on their earnings in Australia they are able to get many tax rebates as well. Being a population largely descended from criminals of various kinds we have taken it to heart. There was a case a few years ago to confirm this. I am not sure quite how far it goes though - I'm pretty sure that you can get all your static security, customs duties and agricultural inputs deducted but I am not sure that the tax department will go so far as to deduct the hit man's commission as pay back for Fast Eddy ripping off the last shipment.
Not so long ago our beloved leader Gordo was busy negotiating with the offshore gaming commonly (once more accurately known as "organized criminals" - at least that was the case prior to the influx of Russian Oligarchs to run British money laundering, er, sorry, football teams...).
And if the offshore gaming business was ready to negotiate a percentage of its income in exchange for onshore "protection" in Blighty, then I guess anything is possible.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14