Some of the readers of Barrie McKenna’s new article, Watchdog slams IRS for alienating expats, are still unhappy. But I thanked Mr. McKenna for telling this very important side of the story:
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Roger Conklin writes about why he left Brazil in 1977
We are most honored to have Roger Conklin as a reader and frequent commenter at the Isaac Brock Society. Today, he kindly commented on my post, A second response to Barrie McKenna.
See also:
Roger Conklin’s testimony before the Ways and Means Committee
U.S. citizenship-based taxation harms U.S. economy
A Saudi lawyer advises Obama to end citizenship-based taxation
Washington Post: You FATCATS have no place to hide from FATCA
Just Me has a fine rebuttal to this Washington Post hit piece aimed at Americans living abroad. Add Al Kamen to the Isaac Brock Hall of Shame.
Keystone Aftermath Arrives: Canada Pledges To Sell Oil To Asia, As US Becomes Source Of "Uncertainty" Zero Hedge
Zerohedge reports that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has indicated to the United States, “Canada will continue to work to diversify its energy exports.”
Halifax Meeting with MP Megan Leslie (Updated)
CanuckDoc has asked me to publicize this:
I thought anybody in the Halifax area should know about the information meeting tomorrow night (Jan 18) arranged by our MP It’s all on her web page: http://meganleslie.ndp.ca/
UPDATE: Please see Canuckdoc’s notes on the meeting.
TD's bid for BankUnited falls through
A second response to Barrie McKenna
Petros responds to Barrie McKenna’s comment at Isaac Brock.
Doing nothing about your IRS obligations is a viable option, as long as you know the risks. I’ve made that quite clear. What I’ve tried to do is offer a little of the very expensive CA advice — for free. Take it or leave it.
The Isaac Brock Society becomes Brock's Army: Open Thread
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
(Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien)
The clock is ticking on filing with the IRS by Barrie McKenna
Petros responds to Barrie McKenna’s new article. He asks Mr. McKenna to change his narrative from, “US taxpayer needing to come clean” to “Profligate government in United States bullies Canadian residents”.
Obama Burdens the Banks: Weekly Standard
From Just Me:
I have emailed the reporters at the Weekly Standard (using their internal email box) thanking them for this article, and have tweeted this..and sent to a couple reporters this morning, but out of time. Have to run to town.
Just Me
Obama Burdens the Banks and you did not know! @weeklystandardbit.ly/ztzA5p MUST READ about #DATCA the domestic version of #FATCA