Remembering Names of Business and Political Leaders Worldwide Who Are Also Tax Evaders

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We all know that wealthy businessmen and politicians and other (undeservedly) well-respected people hide their income to pay lower taxes, or — ideally — none at all. The fact that they hide this activity reveals that even they know this is shameful.

I know this is old news, but are memories are short and we shouldn’t forget the behavior of self-serving hypocrites who somehow hold (or held) positions of leadership and authority.

Here’s is just a sampling of these people:

HEADS OF STATE

Saudi Arabia Salman, King of Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Abu Dhabi
Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine (since replaced by Zelensky)
Iceland Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (resigned April 5, 2016)
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada

My thoughts:

Saudi Arabian officials aren’t only murders — members of the royal family ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — they are also tax…