On another thread last weekend, somerfugl and I agreed to to work together to consult a Canadian lawyer to determine if FATCA violate Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Code. Amazingly, somerfugl and I discovered we live in the same city.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
From the archive: Open Letter to the Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature
This letter first appeared on December 8 (at the Righteous Investor), a mere four days before the official launching of the Isaac Brock Society.
A letter to the Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature, an association with over 8000 members, informing him why the author will not be renewing his membership: The US Federal Government is persecuting American citizens abroad of whom the author is one.
What is the Systemic Risk of Citizenship taxation to the World’s Economy….
How would you challenge FATCA if you were a world leader?
As “US persons” abroad there is one thing that we all have in common: we are all vulnerable to the US government and subject to the whims of politicians and a tax code from a distant foreign country, who do not represent us as overseas citizens yet still subject us to their laws as if we lived there. Many of our own countries are busy lining up to sell us out (“us” being dual citizens and “US person” permanent residents) as quickly as they can to the US government.
FATCA means Americans will pay more for things like Toilet Paper
FATCA could stand for “For Americans Toiletpaper Costs Alot”.
Are China, Russia, the EU and Switzerland poised to give in to FATCA?
The news of a deal between the 5 major EU governments and the US regarding FATCA came as a major shock to many, including myself, last week. I have now come across news that the EU, now bolstered by the US drive to implement FATCA, has on its agenda to really join US pressure and try to “break Switzerland” as I like to say. On the forums I have also come across posts which have implied that Russia and China are probably not going to resist FATCA either. See everything below.
European Deal could double the pressure on Switzerland with the EU joining the US in violating Swiss sovereignty:
The Case of Karl Jaspers
The following extracts from the introduction to On Max Weber by Karl Jaspers may resonate somewhat with our current situation. Jaspers (1883-1969) was a German existentialist and major philosopher of the twentienth century, says the book jacket.
Canadians for Tax Fairness Summit March 29th and 30th
From the archives: Dialogue with brave Jim_in_Houston
From the archives of the Righteous Investor, December 4, 2011. Petros dialogues with a right-winger; it seems that few US residents, whether on the left or on the right, are sympathetic with the plight of Americans abroad and the masses of expats renouncing their citizenship.
American Presidents Speak About Canada
Petros asked me to put this these quotes I posted elsewhere as an independent thread.
These quotes from various US Presidents show how the relationship between Canada and US has evolved.
Today’s IRS has completely lost the “nine parts good will and common sense” Harry Truman spoke about or Ronald Reagan’s “spirit of cooperation.” It seems IRS still harbors the attitude of John Adams (“Canada must be ours. Quebec must be taken.”) and Thomas Jefferson (“The acquisition of Canada this year, as far as the neighborhood of Quebec will be a mere matter of marching.”