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This Delaware Address Is Home to 200,000 Shell Companies—Including Hillary Clinton’s

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Ah, the benefits baskets available to the mega rich! Although I do not agree w ith Bernie's unrealistic pie in the sky visions, I must admit he has resurrected the perfect weapon for waging class warfare-the old standby- bashing the ultra rich.  Perhaps he should give Wall Street a break and focus on “1209 North Orange Street” in Wilmington, Delaware.  He could also use a course or two on foreign affairs, geopolitics, economics, and finance, but that is another story . In wake of ‘Panama Papers’ scandal, renewed interest in tax avoidance efforts   BY: Alana Goodman   The address “1209 North Orange Street” in Wilmington, Del., has become known in recent years as the epicenter of U.S. corporate secrecy. The squat, split-level building is the official address of over 285,000 companies, many of which are looking to take advantage of Delaware’s Panama-like secrecy rules, tax incentives, and business-friendly case law. In the wake of the recent “Panama Papers” ...