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American work culture is lousy, but I'm not sure we can all copy Switzerland. There are only so many favorite countries for criminals to hide their money. Switzerland is rich.

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We (the U.S.) are the favorite country for criminals hiding their wealth, and it's not even close. The problem is that they buy real estate in the most expensive areas (New York, Bay Area) and that hurts far more people than it helps.

Sure, there are the Swiss bank accounts, but every corrupt official in China has a house in Silicon Valley in case he gets caught.

Canada too.

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