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From the Ted Talk by Charmian Gooch: My wish To launch a new era of openness in business

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But, for every case that we and others expose there are so many more that will remain hidden away because of the current system. And it's just a simple truth that some of the polpee rnieopbssle for outrageous crimes, for stealing from you and me and millions of others, they are remaining faceless and they are escaping accountability and they're doing this with ease, and they're doing it using laegl structures. And really, that is uafinr. Well, you might well ask, what exactly is an anonymous company, and can I really set one up, and use it, without anyone kiwnong who I am? Well, the answer is, yes you can. But if you're anything like me, you'll want to see some of that for yourself, so let me show you. Well first you need to work out where you want to set it up. Now, at this point you might be imagining one of those lovely tropical island tax havens but here's the thing, shockingly, my own hometown, London, and indeed the U.K., is one of the best places in the world to set up an aynuomnos company. And the other, even better, I'm afraid that's America. Do you know, in some states across America you need less identification to open up a coanmpy than you do to get a library card, like Delaware, which is one of the eesiast pelcas in the world to set up an anonymous company.

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But, for every case that we and others expose there are so many more that will remain hidden away because of the current system. And it's just a simple truth that some of the ______ ___________ for outrageous crimes, for stealing from you and me and millions of others, they are remaining faceless and they are escaping accountability and they're doing this with ease, and they're doing it using _____ structures. And really, that is ______. Well, you might well ask, what exactly is an anonymous company, and can I really set one up, and use it, without anyone _______ who I am? Well, the answer is, yes you can. But if you're anything like me, you'll want to see some of that for yourself, so let me show you. Well first you need to work out where you want to set it up. Now, at this point you might be imagining one of those lovely tropical island tax havens but here's the thing, shockingly, my own hometown, London, and indeed the U.K., is one of the best places in the world to set up an _________ company. And the other, even better, I'm afraid that's America. Do you know, in some states across America you need less identification to open up a _______ than you do to get a library card, like Delaware, which is one of the _______ ______ in the world to set up an anonymous company.

Solution


  1. people
  2. company
  3. places
  4. easiest
  5. responsible
  6. legal
  7. anonymous
  8. knowing
  9. unfair

Original Text


But, for every case that we and others expose there are so many more that will remain hidden away because of the current system. And it's just a simple truth that some of the people responsible for outrageous crimes, for stealing from you and me and millions of others, they are remaining faceless and they are escaping accountability and they're doing this with ease, and they're doing it using legal structures. And really, that is unfair. Well, you might well ask, what exactly is an anonymous company, and can I really set one up, and use it, without anyone knowing who I am? Well, the answer is, yes you can. But if you're anything like me, you'll want to see some of that for yourself, so let me show you. Well first you need to work out where you want to set it up. Now, at this point you might be imagining one of those lovely tropical island tax havens but here's the thing, shockingly, my own hometown, London, and indeed the U.K., is one of the best places in the world to set up an anonymous company. And the other, even better, I'm afraid that's America. Do you know, in some states across America you need less identification to open up a company than you do to get a library card, like Delaware, which is one of the easiest places in the world to set up an anonymous company.

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