tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post8140698734365446108..comments2023-12-30T01:23:38.125-08:00Comments on Riddled: Banks being repressed in NZHamish Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-75234814269018318352009-12-24T04:43:30.142-08:002009-12-24T04:43:30.142-08:00Strangely the New Zild papers are not full of peop...<i>Strangely the New Zild papers are not full of people rushing to the bank's defense. </i><br /><br />See now that is the difference between NZ and the good ole USA. Our newspapers will defend the rights of the banks to be tax cheats TO THE DEATH. <br /><br />That kind of integrity makes us love them all the more.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-73832088179799445312009-12-23T21:42:17.652-08:002009-12-23T21:42:17.652-08:00The tax department said a complex mechanism known ...<i>The tax department said a complex mechanism known as "structured finance" that the banks were using to keep their tax bills down was tantamount to tax avoidance.</i><br /><br />...I tried "structured drinking" down the pub - didn't end well.ckc (not kc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05731097323974389961noreply@blogger.com