In 1931, one of the most damaging lies in history was
published.
Printed in the New York Times, Walter Duranty’s words would
eventually go on to be partially responsible for one of the largest
catastrophes of the last century.
Duranty’s career was on an
upward trend, mostly because of his open access to Joseph Stalin, the
leader of the Soviet Union at the time. In fact, his writing was so
applauded, that he would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for foreign
reporting in 1932 – the world’s most prestigious award for journalism.
One of the major concerns of
the world at the time, was that of Stalin’s desire to wipe out
privately-owned farms in Ukraine, in an attempt to bring the population
into Soviet-controlled communes.
Not wanting to offend the
Soviet leader, or put his career at risk as a result, Duranty chose to
blatantly cover up the atrocities that were taking place in Ukraine.
So on the 15th of November,
he published the following words on the front page of the Times.
"There
is no famine or actual starvation, nor is there likely to be."
At the time, before the
internet or widespread implementation of photojournalism, world leaders
formed a lot of their opinions and policies based on the trusted words of
journalists. And because Duranty assured the world there was no cause for
concern in Ukraine, western leaders saw no reason to pressure the Soviets
for famine relief.
In short, Duranty’s denial
of the famine in Ukraine was partially what led to the deaths of up to 10
million people.
This is a perfect historic
example of someone looking out for themselves, while having absolutely no
thought for anyone around them.
Unfortunately, this is also
what your government is likely doing to you.
When I started my journey of
pursuing global freedom, one of the biggest revelations I had was when it
came to how many tactics are available to the average person when it
comes to legally lowering tax.
The thing is, my entire life
I had been led to believe that things like offshore companies, or
tax-lowering business structures, were the kinds of things only available
to billionaires and massive companies.
Thankfully, that’s just not
the case at all.
What a lot of people don’t
realize is that just about any small business owner or solo entrepreneur
on the planet has access to the same tax-saving resources as the largest
public companies. Luckily for me, this is a fact I uncovered early on in
my freedom journey.
For example, it can take as
little as 48 hours and an investment of only $55 to set up an offshore
company in the United Kingdom that pays 0% tax.
In Canada, a Limited
Partnership can be incorporated in a matter of days and for under $300,
that will possibly pay no tax at all in that nation.
And a similar no-tax result
can be achieved in Hong Kong by setting up a limited company in a couple
of weeks, that’ll cost you $500 or less.
On top of this, most
countries in the developed world have avenues like trusts and protective
structures that enable you to easily own assets, that can protect you
from high taxes, or unfortunate loss. Structures that are so easy to set
up, that you’ll likely be able to walk into a government office in your
nearest city and file the paperwork to open one within a day.
So if all this stuff is so
easy, why doesn’t the average person know about this?
Well in my opinion, it’s by design that you don’t know this information.
Your government knows that
if it can keep this knowledge from you, it means that more money will
flow into their pockets that they can then mis-manage, while driving your
country further and further into debt.
Instead, from the moment you
enter the workforce, they train you in the basics of when you need to
submit a tax return each year. But apart from that, there's absolutely no
education on the steps you can take as an employee or business owner to
legally lower the tax you're obligated to pay.
Governments don’t want you
to know how to do these things. Because the more you know, the worse it
is for them.
But thankfully for you, we do
want you to be empowered by this knowledge.
Over the coming months, it's small nuggets like this we'll continually
teach you here via this newsletter. And hopefully, it'll slowly open you
up to new possibilities of existing in this world as a free human.
And for Sorelle and I, the more empowered human beings there are out
there taking action to better their own lives, the more power individuals
will have to make positive changes for themselves, as well as for those
around them.
What I've shared with you today is just the tip of the iceberg.
The knowledge I've shared with you today is part of the four keys to
freedom that we believe are necessary to become a truly free human.
Learning to legally reduce your tax, and set up intelligent structures in
your life is part of the tungsten key.
Tomorrow I'll be sharing the philosophy behind each of the four keys with
you.
Stay tuned.
Leon Hill
Co-founder, Abundantia
P.S. - Before you get excited about
not paying tax ever by opening an offshore company, not so fast. There's
a lot you'll have to learn about the legalities of tax residency, which
we'll cover in detail in this newsletter and on our website.
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