Author Archives: Jefferson D. Tomas

I wonder if this bank will accept deposits from all Swiss residents, regardless of where they were born?

Swissinfo article

See: “IRS Newsroom”

I found the following paragraph interesting: “A year ago we actually delayed the opening of tax filing for 6.5 million Americans, from January 14th to February 14th because of late tax law changes. That meant 6.5 million people, including school teachers who wanted to take a deduction for classroom supplies that they paid for themselves, had to wait an extra month to get their refund. In any public policy arena, policymakers should strive to give those implementing a law enough time to do it right.”

So he can be reasonable sometimes and proactively suggest that policymakers ensure that the IRS be nicer to US-based “Minnows” but not to Minnows abroad?

Sorry I don’t have time to comment on this one, so for those of you at Isaac who understand French, you might want to read:

WikiLeaks publie des millions de courriels de Stratfor

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Canada appears to be putting up significant resistance in order to protect its citizens and residents according to its own charter of rights and democratic principles of fairness and justice.   The continuing Canadian experience in this struggle ought to serve as a model for Switzerland’s (and other nation’s) necessary attempts to do the same.

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Discussion of the “arm wrestling” between Switzerland and the US, interview with US Ambassador to Switzerland.  The video is in French, and you can use the links on the right under “Les séquences de l’émission” (they all start with “Wegelin”) to jump to the parts you want: Mise au Point