Comments on: Barack Obama insults Western allies as “tax havens”

By: No Surprise: Obama Bashes India | NEOAVATARA

No Surprise: Obama Bashes India | NEOAVATARA — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:22:30 +0000

[...] who was pushing a revision of the corporate tax code, lashed out at the current US system, saying it encouraged paying ”lower taxes if you create [...]

By: What the World Thinks of Obama | The Great Illuminator

What the World Thinks of Obama | The Great Illuminator — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:05:58 +0000

[...] are from the BBC’s foreign correspondents (what are those?). I wonder why they left some countries [...]

By: evergreen

evergreen — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:27:00 +0000

Going after Ireland? Them’s fightin words.

By: jdkchem

jdkchem — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:18:45 +0000

Ladywolfnl on May 5, 2009 at 10:07 PM

If this had been a one time screw-up he might have an excuse. This is however 100+ days of screw-ups. This is well beyond a trend. Odouche is incompetent, period.

By: Ladywolfnl

Ladywolfnl — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:07:50 +0000

mooseburger on May 5, 2009 at 9:33 PM

Actually once the Dutch Secretary Of Finance contacted the White House through the Embassy, the Obama administration appologized & removed the Netherlands off the "list" Here is the article----(in Dutch though)

By: mooseburger

mooseburger — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:33:32 +0000

Obama is correct. The Netherlands is a tax-paradise.
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But with all the things Obama says, it is opposite of what you think Obama says.
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It is a tax paradise for the tax-receiver, the government. not a tax paradise for those that have to pay it.

By: Dr. ZhivBlago

Dr. ZhivBlago — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:32:09 +0000

Doesn’t matter…the Proles here and abroad still adore him.

By: JimC

JimC — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:24:23 +0000

He’s just making friends all over, isn’t he?

Well, good. The more he does this, the sooner he’ll be out of power.

By: With friends like Obama.... | The Lonely Conservative

With friends like Obama.... | The Lonely Conservative — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:44:54 +0000

[...] So much for changing our image around the world. When President Obama isn’t busy apologizing for America and grovelling to our enemies, he’s trashing our friends. Now it’s Ireland, the Netherlands and Bermuda he’s gone and ticked off. Remember when Barack Obama ran on the promise to restore our diplomatic relations with out allies in the West? The Dutch and the Irish just discovered its expiration date. In rolling out his plan to close supposed loopholes for multinational corporations, the Obama administration attacked Ireland, the Netherlands, and Bermuda as “tax havens” specifically and explicitly acting to deny the US government its due from tax collections. The Dutch are particularly incensed…read full story at HotAir. [...]

By: kens

kens — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:19:32 +0000

Ignorance is bliss.

By: Wethal

Wethal — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:07:01 +0000

Slightly OT: White House says Chrysler will not have to pay back billions loaned by US government

By: Smoot-Hawley Strikes Back « Track-A-’Crat: The Roll Call of Democratic Delinquency

Tue, 05 May 2009 23:05:56 +0000

[...] is veering between domestic corporate tax and the taxation on foreign profits that American companies are liable to, but President Obama cannot be oblivious to the simple truth [...]

By: Blacksmith

Blacksmith — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:52:18 +0000

I am shocked, shocked!, that the guy who acts with heavy-handed arrogance to his countrymen and to whom he nominally answers would act with heavy-handed arrogance to foreigners with no ability to check his actions.

“Well, not that shocked.” (/Fry)

By: Sharke

Sharke — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:37:49 +0000

As far as I am concerned, calling any country a “tax haven” is a compliment. If only America were a tax haven.

By: right2bright

right2bright — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:35:52 +0000

Didn’t the Dutch get the memo? He won.

jennifernaz on May 5, 2009 at 3:47 PM

too good not to repeat…

By: Constantine

Constantine — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:28:01 +0000

It’s our right as Americans to own one of the 18,000 companies in the United States with the same Cayman Islands address.

By: logis

logis — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:24:09 +0000

HOW DARE THEY allow American citizens to keep money in their banks in strict accordance with all IRS rules and regulations!?!?!?!!

I say we nuke the bastards.

By: TexasJew

TexasJew — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:16:17 +0000

I am a white male (evil) I’m Jewish (eviler) and I come from a semi-rich family (Satan)
If you keep taxing producers at this point, I can’t get a job. If I can’t get a job I can’t pay taxes. If I can’t pay taxes, the government can’t scapegoat me because of the first two. If the government can’t scapegoat me it has to scapegoat a dimishing sector of the populace who can move. If they move then the government is completely utterly and definitively screwed
Defector01 on May 5, 2009 at 5:33 PM

Will the last wealthy and intelligent American please turn off the compact fluorescent light bulb before they leave?

By: lexhamfox

lexhamfox — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:12:54 +0000

Spoken like a true elite Leftist academic. Thanks for playing.

Del Dolemonte on May 5, 2009 at 5:39 PM

Oh come on Del… Ireland is a nuetral social democracy that has never sided with the US in any conflict. They didn’t even pick a side in WW2 or the Cold War. And I am the ‘leftist’ for calling this out… too funny.

By: TexasJew

TexasJew — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:11:59 +0000

It’s always nice to know that in this nation of millions and millions of intelligent, educated, hardworking and forward-thinking people, we can’t seem to find anyone better to lead us than this crooked, lying, inexperienced and criminally incompetent race candidate.

Cosmic punishment, I believe.

By: Buy Danish

Buy Danish — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:09:56 +0000

The problem is that tax cuts on businesses and the wealthy would keep businesses, jobs, and wealth here, and grow the economy in the process. Obama is trying to destroy our economy without having to fly planes into anything, so that strategy is off limits.

Daggett on May 5, 2009 at 4:20 PM

True, but the G.O.P. should run on making the U.S. a tax haven.

By: eaglewingz08

eaglewingz08 — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:00:33 +0000

Tax Haven = respecting private enterprise encouraging profit and hard work and allowing people to enjoy the fruits of their labors and investments.
Obviously such things are odious too Barack Alinksy Obama.

By: Turtler

Turtler — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:58:00 +0000

Does anybody else notice the irony of Obama planning to raise taxes so high that he believes EU nannystates can be called “tax havens” in comparison?

By: albill

albill — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:52:14 +0000

And European countries were worried about a boycott from Muslims over the M. cartoons; wait until Obama and Rahm turn the liberals loose to attack those three countries for complaining about Obama criticizing them.
Tulip and wooden shoe export are going to plummet in Holland.

By: Obama Redefines Corporate Taxes | NEOAVATARA

Obama Redefines Corporate Taxes | NEOAVATARA — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:43:00 +0000

[...] supporting overseas operations but defer paying income tax on the profits they make from their overseas operations. They only need to pay U.S. income tax on those profits if and when they bring that money back to [...]