Since I did not see much in the way of in depth reporting on the FATCA public hearings of May 15th, I searched out the written testimony and sat down for a read this weekend. Thought I would share a few observations, (not an exhaustive analysis) and the provide the entire document for your own reading pleasure, so you can draw your own conclusions. Continue reading
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U.S. seeks to impose FATCA on the rest of the world – will the world really comply?
In “Planet U.S.A”, the U.S.A. isn’t everything – it’s the only thing! The U.S. is of course also the world’s number one debtor. As was argued in a post yesterday, the U.S. is, through its attempts to increase the money supply, inflicting a vicious inflationary tax on the rest of the world. But, then again, they are the U.S. Therefore they can do what they want (or can they). How much longer is the rest of the world going to tolerate this? As one commentator noted, when it comes to other countries, the U.S. is kicking them in the banks. Of course, FATCA, the new Berlin wall of the financial system is a big part of this. Continue reading
