I’ve written several times about a proposed IRS regulation that would force American banks to put foreign law above U.S. law. I’ve repeatedly warned that the scheme, which would force financial institutions to report the deposit interest they pay to foreigners, is bad economic policy, bad regulatory policy, and bad banking policy. My arguments have […]

Last year, I came up with a saying that “Bad Government Policy Begets More Bad Government Policy” and labeled it “Mitchell’s Law” during a bout of narcissism. There are lots of examples of this phenomenon, such as the misguided War on Drugs being a precursor to intrusive, costly, and ineffective money laundering policies. Or how […]

Peter Dunn, warning of the many issues with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, has written a great article at American Thinker called “FATCA: A Ticking Time Bomb for the Economy.” Lawmakers clearly need to reconsider the law and its accompanying regulations and withdraw them before trillions are driven from the economy: Now the HIRE […]

As this image illustrates, the internal revenue code is a nightmare of complexity. And this chart shows how Obamacare is turning the health care system into a Byzantine nightmare. So what happens when you mix bad tax policy and bad health care policy? Well, you get this chart, which shows the maze that small business […]

Fighting the revival of a decades-old proposal that would drive much needed foreign capital out of the US, CF&P has aggressively laid out the case against the regulation to require reporting of non-resident alien deposit interest information to the IRS, an action which puts foreign tax collectors ahead of US law and economic interests. Some […]

A Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on a proposed IRS regulation to require reporting of nonresident alien deposit interest information. Such interest is not taxed under US law, and requiring its reporting would drive away much needed foreign capital, while providing zero benefit to the US economy or American taxpayers.

Why impose a regulatory burden on a weakened banking sector when it has nothing to do with enforcing American tax law?

The Center for Freedom and Prosperity (CF&P) is praising three U.S. Senators for their leadership in introducing legislation that would prevent the IRS from implementing an unnecessary and destructive regulation.

Senator Rubio continues to impress with his Reagan-like efforts to restrain government and promote growth. His latest initiative is legislation to curtail rogue IRS bureaucrats who are seeking to use regulatory edicts to overturn 90 years of law. Here are excerpts from a report in The Hill. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and other Senate Republicans […]

The Center for Freedom and Prosperity (CF&P) is applauding the recent introduction of legislation that will prevent the IRS from implementing an unnecessary and destructive regulation.