Read the history! Southern states seceded, usA became defunct! Abe Lincoln became military dictator using international maritime law ((admiralty law-Law of the Sea - see recent law of the sea treaties)). The attorns (property lawyers) who were not allowed to represent anyone in any court in America realized that the usA (being defunct) was uninhabited and so they 'incorporated' Washington D.C., in 1871, with the fiction (fictitious entity/realm (embodiment)) named UNITED STATES. U.S. is not a common law constituted union of republics, it is a corporation!  

All corporations do it, thanks to their highly paid corporate lawyers and accountants. If there's a regulation, tax, and/or law that can be avoided, they will do it. Corrupt politicians and governments let them get away with it in exchange for campaign bribes (aka contributions). Don't expect to see any laws to close loopholes (do American politicians block themselves from insider trading?). The US government is not a democracy; It does NOT represent the people or the nations' greater interests. The US is ruled by a corrupt oligarchy as a fascist entity whereby corporations and government are effectively indistinguishable. Offshoring is another widespread corporate gambit used to evade responsibility. Organised crime has the same playbook as corporations, and that of course is no coincidence. All in the family.

Oh I was wondering why there were all these recent "no-name" banks in my local area. I see banks like PNC, TD Bank, 5/3rd Bank, and some other "nameless" banks.