“It is important to note that whilst Swiss bank secrecy is already being counted out by mainstream media across the board, the fact is that in Switzerland the resistance to losses of privacy and other fundamental rights based on demands by foreign nations is growing. More and more Swiss, in government and the Swiss Parliament too, are fed up with the pressures emanating from neighboring states and the US, all based on those countries’ dismal fiscal situations and overly zealous hunt for tax revenue. Against this backdrop, an initiative was just launched by some Swiss right-wing political parties that would make bank secrecy a constitutional right.”
Related posts:
Cisco Won't Buy Any US Companies Or Hire Any US Workers Until The Tax Code Is Changed
Toppling Syria planned years ago
Slovenia 'Clarifies' Position on Cryptocurrency Tax
ACLU Sues Federal Agencies Over License Plate Reader Information
Who Is Most Excited For Athletes To Win Olympic Gold? The IRS.
Glenn Greenwald: The 'both-sides-are-awful' dismissal of Gaza ignores the key role of the US governm...
Bitrated: You Can No Longer Say Bitcoin Has No Consumer Protection
September 5th: Jury Rights Day
Pennsylvania county to issue same-sex marriage licenses despite ban
US Begins Verifying Passports On Departing International Flights
Supreme Court: Rights groups cannot prove harm from warrantless wiretapping
The Technical Bankruptcy of the Government Is Kicked Out Another Six Weeks
California Urged To Post Information On Fukushima Disaster Risk
Dick Bove: US Assault on JPMorgan Is 'Coordinated from Above'
The NSA: And Who Will Watch the Watchmen?