The Paradise Papers, released over the weekend by the International Consortium
of Investigative Journalists, expose a secretive offshore financial system
that the megarich use to dodge paying taxes.
The more than 13 million documents have been poured over by almost 400
journalists around the world, but more time is needed before the importance
of their contents are fully understood.
When a similar trove of documents was released last year,
typically referred to as the "Panama Papers," it led to the resignation of one nation's prime minister, and investigations
in dozens of countries around the world.
Sign and send a petition to your member of the House of Representatives:
In light o f the Paradise papers, all work on the Republican tax bill
must immediately stop.
The Paradise Papers could have a similarly massive impact. Their findings
have already revealed Donald Trump's Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross,
retains an investment in a shipping firm with very close to ties to Vladamir
Putin's inner circle.
In the coming days and weeks, as the Paradise Papers continue to be examined,
there is a real possibility they will expose how many more Trump allies
and billionaire Republican donors have much to gain from the tax bill
Republicans are trying to ram through Congress.
Given this, all work on the Republican tax bill must immediately stop.
Sign and send a petition to your member of the House of Representatives:
In light of the Paradise paper s, all work on the Republican tax bill
must immediately stop.
Keep fighting,
Chris Bowers
Executive Campaign Director, Daily Kos