Graham McAleer, the BFCGI speaker on October 12th, spoke of the ethical issues ofwealth and offshore tax havens. The title of his presentation was “Why does Harry’s pal Hermione keep much of her money in Panama?”: The Ethics of Wealth Management” which is a reference to the 2016 release of the Panama papers which were hacked and released to the public which led to great concern about the wealthy shielding their wealth from taxation.
Using the arguments of Edmond Burke in favor of the value of trusts, he argued that the trust is a stabilizing force in society that best benefits society while allowing high net worth individuals to maintain their wealth as well.
McAleers talk and his engaging style was very well received by students.
Born and raised in the north of England, Graham McAleer is a full professor at Loyola University Maryland, and is known for his teaching excellence and rapport with students. He teaches for the philosophy department and the Sellinger School of Business. Educated at universities in England, Canada, Belgium, and the United States, he is the author of three monographs: Ecstatic Morality and Sexual Politics(Fordham, 2005); To Kill Another (Transaction, 2010); and Tolkien and Lord of the Rings: A Philosophy of War (Amazon, 2014). McAleer was Loyola’s Distinguished Teacher of the Year 2014 His most recent work is on the Ethics of Fashion.
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