In looking back to President Carter’s amnesty of Viet Nam War draft dodgers, I have a profound sense that he made the right decision. His presidential pardon set free hundreds of thousands from the fear of prosecution. Andrew Glass at the Politico wrote the following:
Author Archives: Petros
We shall fight on the beaches: Open thread
Here is your chance to comment on any subject you want, related hopefully to the concerns of the Isaac Brock Society. 🙂
Dominant nationality and why it matters
Dual nationality exists when two or more nations claim jurisdiction over an individual. This may lead to disputes between the nations claiming the allegiance of the person, requiring that international law settle the matter. This has led to the doctrine of dominant nationality.
See also:
Dual Citizenship and National Laws
Dominant nationality protects individuals from state overreach
Dual citizenship and forced marriages, by Alison Symington
The Canada Party's nomination for POTUS
In one of the comment streams, Renounce suggested nominated a candidate for president who was a member of the Expat community. Here is another suggestion:
New evidence media is waking up to FATCA story, Washington Times, Forbes, Fitch
Just Me sent me this e-mail that he is sending to media outlets:
So now after the NYT times article, the new WSJ journal article and the Fallows Atlantic trilogy, here is more reporting and opinion on the misguided citizenship taxation policy and IRS offshore crackdown which has created a FATCA mess that threatens Americans overseas as they become toxic clients for financial institutions world wide. Also more importantly, even rating agencies such as Fitch are beginning to understand the unintended consequences of the FATCA blowback and what that will mean for US business, exports and even American financial institutions as investment dollars move else where.
Will your Offshore Accounts Land you in Jail? Response from Just Me
Just Me sent this to me:
Dear Linda Sittenfield, CNBC Senior Producer
Regarding your article today titled
Will Your Offshore Accounts Land You in Jail?
Published: Thursday, 5 Jan 2012 | 1:20 PM ET
Ambassador Jacobson's words as bad faith negotiation (updated with comments from Roy A. Berg)
On 18 October 2011, The Globe and Mail reported reassuring words from the Ambassador of the United States to Canada:
“My message on this is to sit tight,” Mr. Jacobson said in a speech to the Canadian Club of Ottawa on Tuesday. “We are not unreasonable. We are not unsympathetic. We are not irresponsible.”
The IRS is exploring ways to accommodate the roughly one million dual Canadian-American citizens living here, Mr. Jacobson said.
Financial Post covers the Volcker Rule
FATCA is not the only bank regulation that will result in foreign capital fleeing the United States.
Barbara Schechter, Canadians blast U.S. Volcker rule, writes about how the new rules violate NAFTA:
U.S.-born Campbell River senior fears Uncle Sam’s tax wrath
An American-born Campbell River senior [Paul] – a Canadian citizen for 40 years – fears he and other ex-patriots are about to become the victims of a mean-spirited money grab by Uncle Sam.
Paul said, ““Once I showed my Canadian passport at the border and the U.S. border guard told me ‘you are a U.S. citizen until we tell you you’re not.’”
Civil Disobedience, FBAR and Forms 8854 and 8938
A law which is unjust does not seem to me to be a law.
St. Augustine, On Free Choice Of The Will 1.5
Once a free person determines that a law is unjust, it is not wrong, if he or she disobeys that law. I consider the FBAR law unjust, especially in its application to US persons abroad, who by nature of their residency outside the United States, innocently open up financial accounts to store and invest the capital that they have saved after duly paying taxes. Continue reading