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Issue 21, August 2008

Where There is Muck There's Brass Lad

By Paul Clayfield.

Here’s the choice. Would you rather contribute 10% of your earned interest each year to the Cyprus Government for defence, or earn a much higher return each year saving the planet?

Now I’m no tree hugger, but the idea of wasting my hard saved money on military defence instead of making money defending the environment seems to be a no-brainer to me. Every year the interest on your savings here and abroad is taxed by 10% for defence. Is this how you want your money to be spent?

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