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| From | "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.atheism |
| Subject | Re: Air America! |
| Date | 2016-06-05 11:56 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <drhf70Fik16U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (7 earlier) <XnsA61D464204255noemailattnet@216.166.97.131> <phk5lb18sp1ii9tngsgmbrgjplnvtchiqc@4ax.com> <XnsA61D80C187F35noemailattnet@216.166.97.131> <8276lbp0cevc1n5kjrkq4na9b4814uf3qs@4ax.com> <l24WoIAI0zUXFwwd@hotmail.co.uk> |
On 05/06/2016 06:41, John Ritson wrote: > In article <8276lbp0cevc1n5kjrkq4na9b4814uf3qs@4ax.com>, Attila > <?@here.now> writes >> >> It would be easy to track and block any electronic transfers by >> individuals out of the country. > > Electronic transfers - yes, but then you will encounter what is known as > the 'hawala' system (from the Arabic for transfer). Somebody wanting to > transfer money to a foreign country goes to someone from their own > community who officially operates a cash-based business like a taxi > firm, so they have a valid reason for having lots of cash on the > premises, and visiting the office does not draw attention. They hand > over the money they want to transfer to their granny in Karachi or > wherever. The hawala man tells them how many rupees that will be at > today's rate and calls their counterpart in Karachi who gives them a > code. The customer goes home, rings granny and tells her the code. She > toddles off to the local hawala man, tells him the code and collects the > rupees. > > A Pakistani businessman who needs foreign currency for a foreign trip > but doesn't want the Pakistani tax authorities to know how much money he > has does the same kind of thing but the other way round. > > The overall balance between money going in and money going out sets the > exchange rate, including a slice for the hawala men. > > No cash or electronic transfer crosses any borders. > > Because of low overheads it is probably cheaper for the customer than > Western Union. Probably? Certainly! Not only does this system avoid taxes, it avoids the rapacious grasp of corrupt officialdom. As an added bonus, it is a damnsight faster than the official banking system. Make a bank transfer from the UK to Germany, Australia or the US (for example), and it will take three to five business days. With hawala, it takes as long as two phone calls.
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Air America! viva padrepio <vivapadrepio@aol.com> - 2016-05-27 13:24 -0700
Re: Air America! hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-05-27 19:51 -0700
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-05-27 22:06 -0500
Re: Air America! Cloud Hobbit <youngblood2949@gmail.com> - 2016-06-02 21:13 -0700
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-03 15:54 +1000
Re: Air America! rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com - 2016-06-07 15:28 -0700
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-08 11:35 +1000
Re: Air America! rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com - 2016-06-08 11:23 -0700
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-09 09:58 +1000
Re: Air America! Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-06-03 05:16 -0700
Re: Air America! Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 19:41 -0700
Re: Air America! rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com - 2016-06-07 15:38 -0700
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-03 07:32 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-01 05:35 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-01 20:30 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-01 06:38 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-01 20:42 +1000
Re: Air America! hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-06-01 05:51 -0700
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-01 09:17 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-01 15:39 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-01 18:10 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-01 19:00 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-01 20:05 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-02 10:54 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-02 01:39 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-02 07:23 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-02 08:40 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-02 08:44 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-02 11:05 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-02 14:55 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-02 16:44 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-02 18:04 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-03 04:50 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-03 07:42 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-03 10:40 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-03 15:37 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-03 17:53 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-04 10:59 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-04 03:49 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-03 20:55 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-04 03:54 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-04 06:53 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-04 09:11 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-04 12:38 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-04 14:31 -0400
Re: Air America! John Ritson <j.ritson@hotmail.co.uk> - 2016-06-04 21:41 +0100
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-05 11:56 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-05 04:09 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-05 19:12 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-05 10:18 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-06 10:15 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-06 02:01 -0400
Re: Air America! rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com - 2016-06-07 15:42 -0700
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-08 11:38 +1000
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-05 21:28 -0500
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-06 14:19 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-06 02:08 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-06 17:21 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-06 04:32 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-07 09:44 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-06 23:08 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-06 08:02 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-06 14:14 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-06 21:10 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-06 23:11 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-07 17:13 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-07 18:22 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-03 10:28 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-03 04:55 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-04 10:52 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-04 04:00 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-05 11:54 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-05 04:13 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-01 20:58 -0500
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-02 12:25 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-02 01:43 -0400
Re: Air America! rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com - 2016-06-07 15:23 -0700
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-02 01:41 -0400
Re: Air America! Mitchell Holman <noemail@comcast.net> - 2016-06-02 07:20 -0500
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-02 08:42 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-02 10:36 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-02 01:48 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-03 10:49 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-03 04:57 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-04 10:44 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-04 04:02 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-05 11:46 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-05 04:15 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-05 19:17 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-05 10:23 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-06 10:20 +1000
Re: Air America! Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-06-06 02:13 -0400
Re: Air America! John Ritson <j.ritson@hotmail.co.uk> - 2016-06-06 10:32 +0100
Re: Air America! Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-06-06 04:00 -0700
Re: Air America! John Ritson <j.ritson@hotmail.co.uk> - 2016-06-06 15:53 +0100
Re: Air America! Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 00:04 -0400
Re: Air America! Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-06-05 23:56 -0500
Re: Air America! Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 01:00 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-06 15:17 +1000
Re: Air America! Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 01:45 -0400
Re: Air America! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-06 17:13 +1000
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