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This article appeared in the July 6, 2009 edition of The Nation.

June 17, 2009

Invade the Caymans!

McMurray, Pa.

I have a fundraising suggestion based on David Cay Johnston's insightful "Lax Little Islands" [June 1]. Johnson's idea that we should invade the Cayman Islands is a good one, and the timing is right. So I suggest that The Nation, with Johnston, embark on a project to print and sell banners that can be hung on homes throughout America proclaiming Invade the Caymans! This could create viral pressure on Congress to set aside its umbilical connections to Big Finance and Big Corporate and perhaps, for a change, do something for big citizen.

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About David Cay Johnston

David Cay Johnston, who received a 2001 Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the tax beat, is a columnist for Tax Notes and teaches the law of the ancient world at Syracuse University's law and management schools. He is the author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill) and Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else. more...
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