A friend of mine runs a wonderful mailing list called “Citation du jour” (Quotation of the day). He gathers good quotations from French and English-speaking sources, translates them and sends them out once a day to anyone who is interested. Today’s quotation was:
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
I was looking at usxcanada’s site and came across this:
In more than 4 out of 5 of 3233 responses (as of 14 Jan 2012) to a Globe and Mail online poll, individual U.S. citizens in Canada indicate either uncertainty or an intention to do nothing in the belief that they can remain undiscovered by U.S. authorities. — G&M Poll
It is hard to believe this is as of last Saturday. There doesn’t seem to be an easy way to get this message across. I shudder to think that the worst is yet to come. Any thoughts about this?
I came across this and thought we could all use a little hope.
Today’s edition has an article of interest.
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.
I will never forget reading in late 2010 about the situation of the Canadian-Americans and many Americans living in Europe: to become compliant with the IRS and US Gov, they had to hand over large portions of their life savings to America, a country that provided them with zero benefits living in their host countries. I thought this “criminal” on the part of the IRS to sneak-in with such a thing. This has contributed to at least 60% of my decision to renounce because I want nothing to do with countries that engage in such under-handed behavior.
Came across the following article today:
Former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner is dual citizen. So too are Canadian politicians: Stephane Dion, Thomas Mulclair, David Alward, and (according to the Government of Canada site) Green Party Leader and MP Elizabeth May was born in the U.S. Why does citizenship matter in the first place? If so, why would anybody remain a citizen of a country that treats its citizens as property to be taxed. Can anybody afford the cost of U.S. citizenship? Interesting article in Account Today about the number of U.S. citizens renouncing: Continue reading
If you’re a US citizen in Australia, you’ve probably already heard about this case. The case involves Larry Williams, an American futures trader, who was apprehended in Australia. The IRS alleged that he had evaded taxes to the tune of 1,5+ million.
The story is here: http://www.mainstreet.com/article/moneyinvesting/
After commenting many times that I would like to see a case where the US Government / IRS actually went after Americans living overseas, I finally found something. The story (dated 2009) is here: http://ticotimes.com/costa-rica/irs-goes-after-us-income-expats-in-costa-rica
