Off topic, but it seems like even the snarky Mr. Greenspun misses the joke on his throw-away aside to close the article: Singapore is reportedly one of the top money laundering centers in the world. Seems a little unfair to fault the US for being unable to keep pace. Classic email from Andy Xie (lost his job over this):

http://www.littlespeck.com/content/economy/CTrendsEconomy-06...