You can tell a lot by a country by how it deals with a new world of a plutocratic elite for whom national boundaries are but arbitrary lines on a map. And you can tell a lot about individual members of that elite by how they choose to deal with a world in which countries compete for their affections with low taxes.
What Millionaires Moving To Save On Taxes Says About Them, And Us
Neil Irwin, Washington Post
Tue, 03/12/2013 - 8:56am
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