From badger’s comment, which deserves its own post:

For further incontrovertible evidence of the stunning hypocrisy of the US Treasury and IRS re FATCA vs. the well known homegrown and entrenched US domestic tax havens like VP Biden’s home state of Delaware, see;

Jack Townsend’s blog http://federaltaxcrimes.blogspot.ca/2013/11/nyt-op-ed-on-delaware-wyoming-nevada-as.html
Saturday, November 2, 2013
NYT Op-Ed on Delaware, Wyoming & Nevada as Haven for Criminal Activity (11/2/13)
“John A. Cassara, a former IRS CI agent, wrote this op-ed http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/02/opinion/delaware-den-of-thieves.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0 in the New York Times: Delaware, Den of Thieves? (NYT 11/1/13)…….”

Says the author of Delaware, Den of Thieves?:

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Copious thanks to Jim Jatras for calling the following to our attention.

The government of Russia, and more specifically the Foreign Minister (and not, please note, their Finance Minister), has weighed into the FATCA discussion with this very forthright statement that any agreement between the US and Russia on FATCA must be fully reciprocal and must respect Russian sovereignty and must not impose foreign extraterritorial legislation on the actions of Russian institutions.

Here is the article from Russia Beyond the Headlines:

Moscow wants tax information exchanges with U.S. to be mutual, balanced

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photo from yesterday, day 1 of protest

PROTEST EVENING POSTMORTEM:

I know that this small protest did reach the FIsters attending the conference and put them on notice–because most refused to look us in the eye.  

This protest happened because of the dedication of on-site protesters including Atticus, Marie, Northernstar, Peter, Tricia, and WhiteKat, those (including Blaze and James Jatras) who helped in preparation of the letter to the Canadian Bankers Association that was critical to the protest, and because of the others I am not certain that I can mention.

Amazing people, all.

On-site coverage from IRSCompliantForever :

15.54.  A last goodbye from all of us to the banksters.

15:03.  Banker from small bank who hates FATCA just signed petition.

14:24.  AttIcus just explained FATCA to passerby.  Response was “Well, the banks need a little (words deleted).”

14:14.  Banksters we meet all express sympathy but insist that there is no way to prevent FATCA.  So many passerbys wondering about this FATCA word.

13:18.  Fellow from one of the major banks visited with us had a friendly chat and accepted the CBA letter.  He asked that we not disclose the name of his bank.  Banksters are also taking pictures of us.

12.55.  Another passerby came up to us expressing concern that her daughter has a Green Card.

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Traces of FATCA are slowly emerging in Argentina, where FATCA has been fighting for decent work without workplace violence and  defending the rights and health of the working people.

“Trabajo digno sin violencia laboral. En defensa de los derechos y la salud de las personas que trabajan”
FATCA.org.ar

FATCA has also been fighting to eliminate a “law for profit” which seeks to force persons of any national origin to pay a tax to enjoy the benefit of citizenship work.

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This is the interview we’ve been waiting for and I am providing this new post as I want it to be visible enough for everyone to access.

Financial Sense Newshour, ” Expatriate Roundtable: Has the Government Alienated Americans Living Abroad By Criminalizing the Innocent?”

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The link above is to a petition to the Canadian Government, as requested by Liberal MP Ted Tsu. 25 original signatures are needed. The formulation of this, more work from Lynne Swanson (Blaze) and review by others, sent to Mr. Hsu’s office by Atticus and put into pdf format by Schubert. It is now ready to roll:

PRINT PETITION PAGE — Petition to Canadian Government FATCA

SIGN THE PETITION
Note: SIGN, do not print your name
You must include your full address (printed) including postal code.

Only “hard” copies with original signatures are accepted; do not submit electronically, do not scan, etc.

THEN, GET AS MANY OTHER SIGNATURES AS YOU CAN (limit of four (4) ORIGINAL signatures to a page. Each page must be printed exactly as the link and signature spaces provided; for additional signatures complete new page, etc.)

SEND SIGNED PETITION PAGE(S) to MP Ted Hsu directly:

The Honourable Ted Hsu
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0A6

Note: Sending Mail to a Member of Parliament

Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament at the House of Commons address above.

Thanks for your participation and help!

This Stop FATCA video has been updated with both French and English subtitles.

Efforts led by the U.S. Treasury to crack down on U.S. tax evaders are slow, complicated and only the initial steps in a years-long strategy to recapture $100 billion in lost offshore tax revenue, according to remarks at a recent New York tax conference.

IRSCompliantForever brings to our attention another compliance industry learning opportunity — and an opportunity to protest FATCA.

Will there also be a few “No to Canadian banks imposing FATCA” signs for a Toronto mini-protest on November 13 and 14 outside the Metro Convention Centre?

At the the “Canadian Institute’s 19th Annual REGULATORY COMPLIANCE for Financial Institutions,”

Attendees will:

“Hear from ALL 5 Big Banks in Canada and more!

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