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April 5, 2020

Potential Economic Impact of the Pandemic – Periodic Social Distancing?

Political / Economic Commentary, UK Tax Planning /

This section largely references Mark Blyth research.  He is a William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics at Brown University. He is a co-author, with Eric Lonergan, of 2020 Angrynomics. I also reference Gideon Lichfield from MIT Two competing epidemiological models currently guide and divide expert opinion on how best to respond to the novel coronavirus.  […]

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Potential Economic Impact of the Pandemic – Lessons from 2009 H1N1 / Swine Flu Pandemic

Political / Economic Commentary /

Within the past one hundred years, four pandemics have resulted from the emergence of a novel influenza strain for which humans possessed little or no immunity: – the H1N1 Spanish flu (1918), – the H2N2 Asian flu (1957), – the H3N2 Hong Kong flu (1968), and – the H1N1 swine flu (2009). Most of this

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First quiet disclosure prosecution for offshore account income

Political / Economic Commentary /

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/lake-worth-businessman-pleads-guilty-evading-taxes-millions-income-stashing-funds-secret   Lake Worth Businessman Pleads Guilty to Evading Taxes on Millions in Income, Stashing Funds in Secret Accounts Around the World   Tapped Hidden Accounts to Buy $1.3 Million Yacht and Waterfront Property Filed False “Quiet” Disclosure   A Lake Worth, Florida, businessman pleaded guilty today to tax evasion and willful failure to file

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