
No, the PATRIOT Act Didn’t Really Expire
You’d think that this comment signified a total dismantling of America’s incredibly sophisticated surveillance infrastructure. But nothing could be further from the truth.
You’d think that this comment signified a total dismantling of America’s incredibly sophisticated surveillance infrastructure. But nothing could be further from the truth.
The average life span for largest reserve currency in the world is about 94 years. The US is right about there.
-“In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.” – Alan Greenspan
Nearly 14,000 Americans have renounced their citizenship since FATCA was passed.
And here is where schadenfreude steps in. China has had their own independent settlement system in the works for some time and it has now been introduced.
These banks have no problem breaking the law if it benefits them. They’re caught screwing over customers all the time. And they’re caught helping criminals all the time. Paying the fines is just a small cost of doing business.
Big Brother is alive and well at US border crossings. The latest example comes from published accounts describing the recent ordeal of the mayor of Stockton, California, at the San Francisco International Airport.
And so, what we see is a U.S. colony that has offered tax breaks to U.S. citizens if they move there. This will, of course, cause a revenue loss for the U.S. government, which is already on the economic ropes and has created programs to track down U.S. citizens internationally for better collection.