You know, with all the talk about how little it would take rich nations to pay to help end (or at least drastically reduce) world poverty, this article I read from the Guardian's Observer (by way of The Agonist) makes me that much more angry.
The world's richest individuals have placed $11.5 trillion of assets in offshore havens, mainly as a tax avoidance measure. The shock new figure - 10 times Britain's GDP - is contained in the most authoritative study of the wealth held in offshore accounts ever conducted.
