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[–] Bread_And_Buried@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

It works because they act as tax havens to help rich people from other countries hide their wealth. It's not a sustainable system for every government, and it is pretty corrupt to help wealthy people avoid paying taxes in their country just so you can have a bit of their wealth in yours...