by Andrew F. Quinlan | May 9, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in Harbour Times on May 9, 2013, and was coauthored by Brian Garst. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has tried numerous strategies to compel low-tax nations to raise tax rates and eliminate financial privacy, or to...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | May 6, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in The Daily Caller on May 6, 2013. It’s a common refrain that the tax code is excessively complicated. One obvious and frequently deplored reason is that politicians like to use the tax code to provide favors for special interests in exchange...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Apr 24, 2013 | Blogs, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Taxation
There are many problems with the FATCA intergovernmental agreement (IGA) process. From a US perspective, they agreements represent a subversion of the proper treaty process, an unconstitutional expansion of executive powers, and an unwise commitment to saddle US banks...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Apr 22, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in The Washington Times on April 22, 2013. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now missed its April 13 deadline for finalizing rules limiting greenhouse-gas emissions from new power plants. The rules as proposed included an unattainable...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 21, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
When it comes to frivolous and wasteful spending, Congress just can’t get enough. Even a development program for missiles that no one wants with massive cost overruns can’t be cut off. Every time it’s de-funded, as it was by last year’s NDAA,...
