Media and Blog Articles – Part 1 of 11 (to 26 May 2015)
You can access all years at this link:
http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/media-and-blog-articles-links-for-all-years/
EmBee suggested that it would be good if there was a thread for new articles, so that people would be aware of where to comment. So, I created this permanent page. You could mention such articles in the comment stream for this page, or if I see one on another thread, I can copy the link to here. I’ll keep adding to the list, but not deleting, so we’ll end up having sort of a “bibliography” too. [Note: Some articles are not open for comments]
For more articles on FATCA, enter FATCA into Google then click on the link “more news for fatca” just below the most recent featured article.
Note also: JC suggests to see #FATCA on Twitter for latest breaking news. JC finds that is quite a good source and there even are some international articles that one may read using Google Translate.” Others may help certain tweets and articles remain in elevated position by retweeting them.
2015.05.26
New Survey finds US expat voting could impact 2016 Presidential Election, Greenback Expat Tax Services, NASDAQ GlobeNewswire.
This congressional committee wants to hear all your FOIA gripes, Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, US.
The black money recovery skills of IT department are nothing to write home about, Vivek Kaul, The Daily Reckoning.
2015.05.25
The Intersection of US Federal Tax Law with Collection of International Information- – Including Other Federal Agencies, Patrick W. Martin, TaxExpatriaation, US.
2015.05.23
America the not so brave: America has led the global assault on tax dodgers and their enablers. But the reality still lags behind the rhetoric, The Economist, UK.
Cash Banned from Chase Safe Deposit Boxes, Matt Chilliak, Live and Invest News.
2015.05.22
US Steuergesetz hat unerwartete globale Konsequenzen, Colleen Graffy, Geopolitical Information Service. Also at Consequences of US widening net to catch tax dodgers, Colleen Graffy, World Review.
The horse may have bolted … but, Angelo Venardos, Asia Asset Management.
Important Correction: Passports Required to Enter and Leave US — but SSNs May be Optional, Patrick W. Martin, Tax Expatriation, US.
2015.05.21
Americans working abroad face unexpected financial issues, Sarah O’Brien, NBC, US.
Senate tax reform groups get more time, Bernie Becker, The Hill, US.
2015.05.20
Malaysia will defer FATCA reporting, FSI Tax Posts.
America’s Self-Inflicted Wound, Moises Naim, The Atlantic, US.
Janice Mays: The Tax Guru Who Guides House Democrats, Alex Brown, National Journal, US.
Sen. Rand Paul Launches Filibuster in Protest of Patriot Act Renewal, C-SPAN, US.
The Bloomberg article that got around 1000 comments yesterday, is now at the Financial Post:
http://business.financialpost.com/2014/10/27/hundreds-of-americans-relinquish-passports-as-fatca-tax-law-comes-into-force/
@JC – the non-profit status of ADCS is definitely mentioned on the website under “about ADCS” and has been from the beginning.
@JC:
We say that:
“ADCS is a registered non-profit corporation with Corporation Canada and is subject to all laws and regulations governing non-profit corporations in Canada.
Our financial statements will also need to be audited.
Another one. Too bad it’s a blog and not in the print edition:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2014/10/27/5-5-million-americans-eye-giving-up-u-s-citizenship-survey-reveals/
@usxcanada
No, I can not document it and not going to put in the effort to try, but “effectively” if not by actual conscious decision, that is exactly what they did! Can you deny that?
The history is pretty clear, it seems to me. So maybe you are straining at a nit? Then again, maybe I am wrong, and Canada sent all those draft dodgers back, and it was never reported in the MSM.
Let’s face it, America has effectively taken over the ‘5 eyes’ countries. They have NO sovereignty left, willing do US will, like participate in its wars, and sign onto the FATCA IGA round up without much resistence. This which includes Australia and New Zealand. Might as well make them states. Do you recall the ‘effective’ coup that a crushed the Aussie government? No one in Australia (least of all the current Conservative Government) seems to want to remember?
For your entertainment, this by Juice Rap News about Australian PM Tony Abbott and the coming G-20 summit in Australia (where all the PMs will sign onto GATCA) is amusing and ‘effectively’ true.. You might want to turn on the subtitles if you struggle with the Aussie accent…
http://youtu.be/OS0zS7Tij28
@Tom Alciere
That was a very odd article. Towards the end, it read like it was written by a high school student or perhaps a not very good university student.
@ Just Me
I watched an old CBC clip last night where Trudeau was speaking about US draft evaders and US military deserters. He was typically shruggy about Canada receiving US draft evaders and US military deserters but it seemed okay by him that they were here and he showed no inclination to have them turned away at the border. He said he guessed there had been about 56 deserters admitted to Canada in the past year and an unknown but obviously larger number of evaders. I got the impression that it was a don’t-ask-don’t-tell situation at the border back then. All I can remember from the late 60’s is that I thought these men were rational and conscientious and I was proud of Canada for allowing them to come to our country.
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Digital+Archives/War+and+Conflict/Vietnam+War/ID/1516497825/
Correction…
….G-20 summit in Australia (where all the PMs will sign onto to GATCA)
It will be very interesting to see what the US communique will say, as GATCA has NOT yet been signed onto by the USA.
@JustMe & @EmBee
My husband was a deserter. He and I were granted Immigration status as Refugees.
@ northernstar
Glad you’re here. I’m still proud of the Canada that once was and I long for its return. Harper has turned Canada around 180 degrees in so many ways. He deports even conscientious objector mothers. He’s a disgusting, wonky-walking, unempathetic b-turd. (IMHO)
http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-pregnant-mother-of-four-sentenced-to-10-months-in-prison-by-us-for-resisting-the-iraq-war/5333996
@EmBee
Unfortunately Kimberly did not have the same circumstances as those in the late 60s/early 70s.
Those in the 60s/70s had a military draft. The Iraq war there was not draft but a lot of duped people believing they were fighting for the US freedom. What they were fighting for was Cheney and his cronies to get rich on waging war.. It was all a lie as we all now know. I know of some of those who went to Iraq… some went to get out of jail, some because it was a job, otherwise they were jobless stateside.
@ northernstar
I signed that petition for Kim because she was a victim of an economic draft and I firmly believe that when a person comes to their senses it should be their right to resign from the military. She was wrongly treated by Canada when she was deported and harshly treated by the USA when she was imprisoned, simply for having enlightened second thoughts about war and a conscience.
@EmBee
I had signed it too. You are right about an economic draft. I knew people who signed up because of no opportunity.. In fact I met a soldier in Canada who was married to a Canadian. He told me that he spent have his children’s lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.. He said he had to reenlist because there were no jobs for him in the states.
The USA does not forgive easily. Those who came up here during Vietnam were lucky to get pardons. My husband took Jimmy Carters. We decided to not return to the USA… Canada in our eyes is a better country.
5.5 Million Americans Eye Giving Up U.S. Citizenship, Survey Reveals
That makes for a bigger number than what is revealed by the US government.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2014/10/27/5-5-million-americans-eye-giving-up-u-s-citizenship-survey-reveals/
You don’t have to observe Harper very long to know he’s not a people person. “Prince of Pot” marijuana advocate, Marc Emery, described Harper as “Machiavellian” upon his return to Canada after spending the last few years in a US prison for selling pot seeds on line.
Just Me –
No, I can not document it and not going to put in the effort to try, but “effectively” if not by actual conscious decision, that is exactly what they did! Can you deny that?
“Decided to openly admit.” No. Mythology.
Decided that existing rules and procedures would not permit them to exclude. Yes. Fact.
House of Commons debates ( Feb. 1, 1967 – 12 : 12523)
Request for statement of policy respecting U.S. draft dodgers
PM Lester Pearson: “The rules regarding the admission to Canada of United States citizens would apply in the normal way to men in this category … We would certainly not do anything to encourage admission to Canada of this category of United States citizens.”
Terminate all baseless factoids. Do not attempt to defend them with bluster.
@Bubblebustin says
“You don’t have to observe Harper very long to know he’s not a people person. ‘Prince of Pot’ marijuana advocate, Marc Emery, described Harper as ‘Machiavellian’ upon his return to Canada after spending the last few years in a US prison for selling pot seeds on line.”
When did Harper return to Canada after spending a few years in a US prison for selling pot seeds on line?
@Tom Alciere
Tee hee. Upon Emery’s return to Canada. Context would preclude any errors in sentence structure I would think, but thanks for the opportunity to clarify.
can someone correct me if i am wrong but would not Mr. Emory be considered ” an american for tax purposes” given the fact the lenght of time he spent in prision in america?
would be interesting if this were true to get him to go on record with some sort of public comment………
Yahoo news from a CNBC article. Looks good. Not watched the video yet.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bulk-americans-abroad-want-ditch-004922517.html
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102122343
Yes, Mettleman. I wrote about this before. I tweeted Marc about it, but never received a response…
http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/2014/08/13/have-the-tories-already-admitted-the-plaintiffs-case-in-the-lawsuit-by-alliance-for-the-defence-of-the-sovereignty-of-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-2578488
@usxcanada,
Thank you for finding and posting that excerpt from the House of Commons Debates on Feb. 1, 1967. The fact that it was published then indicates that they were “openly” admitting U.S. male immigrants of draft age, though not “encouraging” them. When I applied to immigrate to Canada a few months after that, I was not asked anything about my draft status in the U.S. I was treated as a “normal” applicant.
Becoming a Canadian was one of the best life decisions I have ever made.
@usxcanada
It’s good to know that Americans were allowed to immigrate to Canada on their own merit and without prejudice, back in the good old days when the Canadian government didn’t enforce US laws in Canada.
@ Neill
The video briskly talks about US folk living and working abroad (the best place to live, where you can earn the most, etc) but provides NO INFORMATION about the FATCA/FBAR issues that may complicate things for these expats. CNBC – – you provide mixed messages and you need to wake up to the fact that the Federal Registry is NOT an accurate reflection of how many are giving up US citizenship.
@USXCanada…
and you ignore my question to you… but “effectively” if not by actual conscious decision, that is exactly what they did! Can you deny that?
Like I say, I think you are straining at a nit… “Effective” is all that matters in this discussion…. If they would not exclude them, when they could have changed their rules to do, then they effectively decided to not stop them. To not encourage, is still a decision not to discourage. That seems pretty clear to me. They could have said, “the USA has asked us to stop them, and I hereby ask for legislative change to meet our masters demands.” That is what they have done with FATCA.
and that is the difference between now and then.
‘No action’ is just the same as ‘Action’ when the results are judged. ‘To do nothing’ is a decision too. This certainly could be construed as “to openly admit” as Ron Paul said, but….
I guess you don’t see it that way. So it goes. Call that bluster if you wish, but stand back from the nit to see the landscape. You are cruising at 10 feet looking at each grain of sand, (for argument sake, I think) and I am taking the larger (higher elevation) view.
Canada allowed them in. And, I am glad they did! Unfortunately now, they are openly complicit in the FATCA roundup with capitulation to the IGA, just like they are willing members of the 5 eyes and America’s offshore Wars on EVERYTHING. Blow back happens. Times change.