"This a modern day "Doomsday" Book, the same as William the Conqueror Implemented in 1066 after conquering England. He needed to know where the wealth was so he could tax it"
"This is Not Really About Tax There are Easier Ways to Solve Tax Tracking - Its about a Common Reporting Standard. Its about the ability to track Capital"
"FATCA is a decoy for the Common Reporting Standard"
"There is an incredibly aggressive urgency of implementation - an unprecedentedly quick agreement between 57 governments"
Why?
Either to Tax it , Expropriation it or Control Its Free Movement
"Era of Banking Secrecy is Over!"
"A Complete Misunderstanding by Banks"
NEW ACRONYMS IN THE ERA OF FINANCIAL REPRESSION
FATCA - Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act
GATCA - Global Account Tax Compliance "Acts"
CRS - Common Reporting Standard
IGAs - Inter Governmental Agreements on FATCA
AEOI - OECD's Automatic Exchange of Information
AML/KYC Procedures - The term “AML/KYC Procedures” means the customer due diligence procedures of a Reporting Financial Institution pursuant to the anti-money laundering or similar requirements to which such Reporting Financial Institution is subject.
There will also be considerable customer backlash to FATCA and the documentation it requires. In the age of social media this matters, if this sounds like hyperbole please have a look at this URL
At a most basic level FATCA, the IGAs and the CRS are about making tax part of standard KYC/AML procedures and then reporting, for tax purposes, to those jurisdictions, in which the account holder has tax residence or citizenship.
"QE was never meant to create jobs or generate economic growth… it was a desperate ploy by Central Banks to put a floor under the bond market so rates wouldn’t rise.
... It’s also why Central Banks have kept interest rates at zero or even negative. They cannot afford to have rates rise.
In the US, every 1% increase in interest rates means between $150-$175 billion more in interest payments on our debt per year.
As Dylan Grice from Societe General notes:
when you include unfunded liabolities, this problem is endemic throughout the Western world and has been for years.
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