The Panama Papers disclose a literal embarrassment of riches for many of the world’s leaders, whose fortunes were once safely hidden in overseas bank accounts, with the aid of the law firm Mossack-Fonseca, John Oliver reveals that the five million page bombshell indicts leaders as diverse as the King of Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister of Iceland, David Cameron of the UK, the Presidents of the Ukraine and Argentina -and many more. Did I mention Barack Obama? Sorry Tea Party, he isn’t on the list. Still, it is going to be an enormous reveal – with the PM of Iceland having already stepped down, making room for the Secretary of Fisheries in his place. If that person steps down, the next level of government involves elves and Bjork- true. You simply must see it for yourself.
Obvious in his absence is Vladimir Putin. Oddly, Putin is linked closely to a professional cellist, whose enormous (personal) fortune is involved in this mess. Cellists aren’t generally paid in the millions, so we assume that Putin’s friend must be a financial genius. We certainly don’t suspect any funny business with Vladimir Putin. In the off chance that all musicians are clever devils like the Russian cellist, Yo-Yo Ma has generously assented to share his investment tips with us all!