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Articles on Tax Competition

Updated: June 24, 2004

Profiles
Congressional Letters
Free Market Leaders Reject the OECD Tax Cartel
Other Letters
Press Releases
Strategic Memorandums
The Market Center Blogs on Tax Competition/Harmonization
The Market Center Blog -- Sorted by Issue Areas
Articles
OECD's Attack on Tax Competition
Op-eds
Papers
Articles and Speeches by Other Experts

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Profiles

Volume 1, 2003, Regent Journal of International Law, By William Lee Andrews, III, A Mighty Stone for David's Sling: The International Space Company
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/rjil-andrews.pdf

March 31, 2003, Tax Notes International acknowledges Center's key role in blocking tax harmonization
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/update/u04-10-03/u04-10-03.shtml#3

October 22, 2001, Time, Banking On Secrecy, by Adam Cohen, Terrorists oppose scrutiny of offshore accounts. And so do many U.S. bankers and lawmakers

September 27, 2001, Financial Times, by Michael Peel, A belated unanimity: Action against money-laundering in the wake of the assault on New York is welcome but long overdue
**** Andrew Quinlan's
Response to The Financial Times
**** Dan Mitchell's
Response to The Financial Times

August 27 & September 3, 2001, The New Republic, by Anand Giridharadas, Saved Havens
**** Dan Mitchell's
Response to The New Republic

July 30, 2001, Wall Street Journal, by David Cloud, Virginian Fights For International Tax Havens:  Lobbyist Finds Bush Receptive to Ideas Clinton Rejected
**** Andrew Quinlan's Response to the WSJ Editor

March/April 2001, Offshore Finance USA, by Ken Hunter, The Truth is Out There:  The Center for Freedom and Prosperity tackles the OECD, [PDF Version only]

February 24, 2001, National Journal, by Louis Jacobson, Anti-Tax Group Goes Global

December 2, 2000, Tax Notes International, by Robert Goulder; New Coalition Strikes Back at OECD Tax Haven Campaign
 

Free Market Leaders Reject the OECD Tax Cartel (PDF format)

American Conservative Union -- David Keene   www.conservative.org

Americans for Tax Reform -- Grover Norquist   www.atr.org

CapitolWatch -- Robb Watters   www.capitolwatch.org

Citizens Against Government Waste -- Tom Schatz www.cagw.org

Citizens for a Sound Economy--Paul Beckner   www.cse.org

Citizens for a Sound Economy (Information Exchange) --Paul Beckner   www.cse.org

Club For Growth -- Steve Moore   www.clubforgrowth.org

Coalition of Industry Groups

Coalition for Tax Competition

Competitive Enterprise Institute -- Fred Smith & Richard Rahn   www.cei.org

Empower America -- Jack Kemp   www.empoweramerica.org

Free Congress Foundation -- Paul Weyrich   www.freecongress.org

Free Congress Foundation's Privacy Coalition

National Taxpayers Union -- Eric Schlecht   www.ntu.org

National Tax Limitation Committee -- Lewis Uhler   www.limittaxes.org

60 Plus Association -- Jim Martin   www.60plus.org

Small Business Survival Committee -- Karen Kerrigan   www.sbsc.org

Unites Seniors Association -- Charles Jarvis   www.unitedseniors.org

 

Other Letters

Financial Executives International

European Democrat Students

Financial Services Roundtable

 

OECD's Attack on Tax Competition

June 21, 2004, InvestmentNews.com, By Mark Battersby, Study criticizes OECD for its tax policies
http://issue.investmentnews.com/article.cms?articleId=546

June 9, 2004, The Nassau Guardian, By Lindsay Thompson, New OECD blacklist?
http://www.thenassauguardian.com/business/350340727415844.php

June 9, 2004, Tech Central Station, By Joel Mowbray, Bullying in Berlin, Part II
http://www.techcentralstation.com/060904C.html

June 9, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, US Think Tank Lambasts OECD Global Tax Forum
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16273

June 8, 2004, OECD Press Statement, OECD and Non-OECD Economies Agree to Continue Work on Tax Information Exchange
http://www.oecd.org/document/8/0,2340,en_2649_201185_32021512_1_1_1_1,00.html

June 7, 2004, Worldwide Tax Daily, by Cordia Scott, OECD Targets Additional Financial Centers in Expanded Tax Haven Crackdown
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/wtd06-07-04/wtd06-07-04.shtml

June 4, 2004, Tech Central Station, By Joel Mowbray, Class Warfare in Berlin
http://www.techcentralstation.com/060404E.html

June 2004, Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung, Steuerwettbewerb oder Steuerharmonisierung? (German Article)
http://www.fnst.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-449/_nr-151/printmode-true/i.html

June 2, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, US Think Tank Accuses OECD Of 'Unethical Behaviour' On Tax Issues
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16200

June 2, 2004, International Policy Network, OECD tax proposals unfair to small countries say international economists
http://www.policynetwork.net/article.php?ID=612

June 2, 2004, Sens. Allen and Inhofe and Reps. Cox, Istook and Manzullo Praise Tax Competition and Warn Berlin Tax Competition Conference Attendees to be Wary of European Tax Harmonization Schemes
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/update/u06-23-04/u06-23-04.shtml#3

May 31, 2004, Bahamas Financial Services Board, CFP On OECD Commitments
http://www.bfsb-bahamas.com/special_report_detail.lasso?id=34035

May 21, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, European Tax Issues On The Agenda At Berlin Tax Conference
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16090

June 1, 2004, Sovereign Society Offshore A-Letter, Vol. 6 No. 100, by Bob Bauman, Descent into Dishonesty
http://64.23.55.231/vmembers.php?nid=934]

CF&P to Cosponsor Berlin Tax Competition Conference: Leading Policymakers to Discuss OECD and EU Tax Harmonization Proposals
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/update/u05-17-04/u05-17-04.shtml#1

 

Articles

June 21, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Mike Godfrey, Snow Calls For Return To 'Reaganomics'
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16392

June 20, 2004, The New York Times, by Timothy L. O'Brien, Tycoon's Trial Is Test for Capitalism in Russia
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/20/business/yourmoney/20yukos.html

June 19. 2004, The Royal Gazette, Bush against ban on offshore businesses
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040619/BUSINESS/106190067

June 7, 2004, China Economic Net, By Zhong Jing, Offshore financial centers affect cross-border capital flow in China
http://en.ce.cn/Insight/t20040607_1016937.shtml

June 6, 2004, AccountancyAge.com, By David Rae, Corporate tax - Group of four confronts avoidance
http://www.accountancyage.com/Analysis/1137284

June 3. 2004, The Royal Gazette, By Lilla Zuill, Anger as Accenture scoops major US contract
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040603/BUSINESS/106030089

June 2, 2004, Detroit News, By Suzanne Gamboa, Border security contract worth up to $10 billion awarded to Bermuda company
http://www.detnews.com/2004/technology/0406/02/technology-170872.htm

June 2, 2004, This Is Money, by Guy Dresser, Tax plans 'breach human rights'
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/business/articles/timid78976

June 2004, Expatica, Bush, Kerry and the crucial expat vote: The 2000 Presidential election was decided by absentee votes - and this year's poll could well go the same way. As Simon Payn reports, never before have America's political parties wooed expat voters with such intensity.
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=58&story_id=8335

May 28, 2004, OffshoreOn.com, By W. William Woods, President's Choice
http://www.offshoreon.com/articles/5587.asp?docid=5587

May 25, 2004, EU Observer, By Richard Carter, Prodi: 'radical change' needed for EU to catch US
http://euobserver.com/?aid=16257&rk=1

May 21, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, European Tax Issues On The Agenda At Berlin Tax Conference
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16090

May 19, 2004, The New York Times, Firm Names Tax Shelter Clients
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/19/business/19tax.html

ay 11, 2004, BBC News, SA ditches foreign earnings tax: South Africa has scrapped a 30% tax on overseas corporate earnings in an effort to encourage businesses to bring more of their money home.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3705465.stm

May 6, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Mike Godfrey, Panama Welcomes New President
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15915

May 5, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Leroy Baker, WTO Set To Uphold Antigua & Barbuda's Complaint Against US Net Gambling Ban
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15904

May 5, 2004, The Wall Street Journal, By John D. Mckinnon, U.S. Overseas Tax Is Blasted: Study Says the Levy Isn't Worth The Cost to Implement
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108370777246501914,00.html?mod=todays_us_page_one   (subscription required)

May 4, 2004, International Herald Tribune, by Elizabeth Olson, U.S. expats try to make themselves counted
http://www.iht.com/articles/518138.html

May 4, 2004, Denver Post, Offshore money machine
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2125040,00.html

May 4, 2004, Bloomberg, Monaco Seeks Soccer Title as Tax Breaks Upset Rivals
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aMcDsZgBJLWM&refer=europe

April 30, 2004, American Enterprise Institute, By Peter Chapman, Schröder tax plan dubbed 'economically illiterate'
http://www.aei.org/research/nai/news/newsID.20400,projectID.11/news_detail.asp

April 30, 2004, LawAndTax-News.com, by Robin Pilgrim, Many UK Businesses Unaware Of Implications Of Money Laundering Regulations
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15866

April 29. 2004, The Royal Gazette, Scott on US charm offensive
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040429/NEWS/104290053

April 29, 2004, The Royal Gazette, By Stephen Breen, Scott on US charm offensive
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040429/NEWS/104290053

April 28, 2004, The Royal Gazette, By Mairi Mallon, 'We will be giving a very positive message'
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040428/BUSINESS/104280052

April 28, 2004, Cato Institute, by Gene Healy, Can the President Imprison Anyone, Forever?
http://www.cato.org/dailys/04-28-04.html

April 28, 2004, Bloomberg.com, EU Enlargement May Lead to More Tax Competition, Study Shows
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aqCTY8MHk_T0&refer=europe

April 28, 2004, IMD World Competitiveness Year Book 2004, By Stéphane Garelli, The World Competitiveness Landscape in 2004: Hot Issues -- Executive Summary
http://www01.imd.ch/documents/wcy/content/eSummary.pdf

April 25, 2004, SiliconValley.com, By Jim Puzzanghera and Mark Schwanhausser, Congress weighs tax `holiday' for firms' foreign cash: Tech companies hold billions overseas, could boost economy
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/8516171.htm

April 22, 2004, American Daily, by Andy Obermann, Real Problem With The Tax System
http://www.americandaily.com/item/5451

April 22, 2004, Reuters, Forbes.com, Foreign central banks still buying U.S. debt - Fed
http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2004/04/22/rtr1343613.html

April 21, 2004, Bureau of National Affairs, By Brett Ferguson, Treasury's Snow Deflects Congress' Calls For Policies to Counter Overseas Outsourcing
http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/der.nsf/is/a0a8k3h3a9 (subscription required)

April 19, 2004, CNET News.com, By Declan McCullagh. Shhh! The FBI's listening to your keystrokes
http://news.com.com/2010-1028-5193750.html?tag=nefd.acpro

April 21, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Decentralization could be the key for Iraq's future.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#212

April 21, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More German whining about tax competition.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#211

April 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Left-wing residents of Massachusetts choose lower taxes by landslide margin.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#201

April 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More evidence that tax competition is working.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#204

April 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tax haven policy gives England a competitive edge
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#202

April 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Class warfare tax provision hits the middle class.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#203

April 19, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Mike Godfrey, Snow Supports Introduction Of Flat Tax To Simplify Tax Code
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15727

April 19, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Greedy politicians attack Colorado's spending restraint law.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#192

April 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, A victory for the Terminator.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#164

April 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, House Majority Leader urges complete repeal of income tax.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#166

April 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tax complexity gets worse.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#165

April 16, 2004, The Business Times (Singapore), By Matthew Lynn, Why the super-rich cluster in London
http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/aboutus/0,4703,,00.html?

April 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tom Sowell comments on French hypocrisy and phony discrimination arguments.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#163

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Clinton Administration put tax harmonization above fighting terrorists.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#154

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Leftists undermine higher education.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#151

April 15, 2004, BBCCaribbean.com, Money laundering rules 'will increase costs': Authorities in Anguilla have said proposed international rules to combat money laundering will increase the costs of business transactions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2004/04/040415_anguilla-money.shtml

April 15, 2004, The Salt Lake Tribune, By Pamela Manson, Utah witnesses blister Patriot Act
http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Apr/04152004/utah/157238.asp

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The OECD urges higher taxes in America, possibly even a VAT.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#157

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Future tax cuts don't help today's economy.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#15-11

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Former bureaucrat admits IRS targets small business.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#15-10

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tax-consumers versus taxpayers.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#153

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tax and spend Republicans in Virginia.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#15-12

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The looming Medicare crisis.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#158

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, How would the budget look if taxpayers could choose how money is spent?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#155

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More education spending by government does not produce better test scores.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#152

April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Breaking news: The OECD adopts a free-market position. Miracles do happen.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#159

April 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Economic reform in Russia.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#145

April 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Class warfare works in Europe, not America.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#144

April 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Maybe the government should shoot us if we don't exercise.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#147

April 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Smaller government will lead to less bribery.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#146

April 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The government's misplaced priorities.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#141

April 14, 2004, The Economist, Cash and carry: Good news on American jobs and surprising news on American inflation may have troubling repercussions for emerging markets
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2577513

April 14, 2004, RTÉ Business, OECD says US may need more taxes
http://www.rte.ie/business/2004/0414/oecd.html

April 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Congress acts to protect US legal sovereignty.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#142

April 13, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Davey Crockett: Before the Alamo, he fought for freedom.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#136

April 13, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Academic study links city job losses with tax increases.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#133

April 13, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will Schwarzenegger turn into a high-tax European?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#135

April 13, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tax amnesty doesn't work when taxes are too high.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#131

April 13, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Reunification, ja; redistribution, nein.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#132

April 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Are the Germans coming to their senses?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#122

April 12, 2004, Barbados Advocate, By Shawn Cumberbatch, Barbados under watch [by OECD]
http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=17202

April 11, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Kerry's tax plan is still bad, even if it has one good idea.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#112

April 11, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Destroying jobs with government intervention.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#111

April 10, 2004, Telegraph (London), By Jeremy Skidmore and Richard Luscombe, US security 'will drive visitors away'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2004/04/10/etnewslead100404.xml& sSheet=/travel/2004/04/10/ixtrvhome.html

April 10, 2004, The Market Center Blog, France's continuing collapse.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#103

April 10, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Foreign aid hinders development.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#101

April 10, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Time for Republican traitors to switch sides.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#102

April 9, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Justice Department proves that its own persecution of Oracle is unfounded.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#095

April 9, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Italian leaders move nation toward pro-growth policies.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#091

April 9, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Slovakia continues to lead the way toward economic reform.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#092

April 9, 2004, The Market Center Blog, US governments ignore World Court interference.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#094

April 8, 2004, The Moscow Times, By Alex Fak, World Bank Assails 'Robber Barons'
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/04/08/001.html

April 8, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Conservatives seek changes in Patriot Act.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#082

April 8, 2004, The Market Center Blog, No wonder the French are so ill-informed.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#081

April 7, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Jack Kemp says politicians should fix bad policies instead of persecuting "outsourcing."
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#073

April 7, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Republicans and Democrats are both big government parties.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#071

April 7, 2004 , GovExec.com, By Chloe Albanesius, Tax agency blasted for slow pace of computer upgrades
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0404/040704tdpm1.htm

April 6, 2004, Associated Press, IRS asks workers to spy on bosses
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2004/04/06/biz/news02.txt

April 6, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Federal Reserve study confirms that higher taxes and spending hurt growth.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#061

April 6, 2004, The New York Times, By Lynnley Browning, In Study, Most Companies Reported No Taxes
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/06/business/06tax.html

April 6, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Flat tax would boost growth according to academic study.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#064

April 5, 2004, The Market Center Blog, So-called moderate Republicans advance the left-wing agenda.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#053

April 5, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More wasteful government spending.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#054

April 2004, Newsweek, By Allan Sloan, Why Your Tax Cut Doesn't Add Up: Behind the promises to save you money, a hidden agenda is at work, with a stealth tax to pay for it all
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4660655/

 

April 4, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The real racists are the people who block school choice.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#041

April 3, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Welfare destroys lives.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#032

April 2, 2004, The Market Center Blog, John Kerry's plan to make America less competitive.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#023

April 2, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Onshore jurisdictions have the weakest anti-money laundering laws.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#021

April 2, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Ending welfare has helped the poor.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#025

April 2, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Another international bureaucracy targets America.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#022

April 2, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Free markets promote democracy.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#024

April 1, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will Israel choose free markets?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#014

April 1, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Are Europeans waking up to the cost of chicken-little environmentalism?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#011

April 1, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Mike Godfrey, IRS Accuracy Rates Slipping On Questions Of Tax Law
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15570

April 1, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Politicians and business conspire to rip-off consumers.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#013

April 1, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Time to kill the pork-filled energy bill.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#012

March 31. 2004, The Royal Gazette, by Ahmed El Amin, Little Antigua takes on America - and wins
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040331/BUSINESS/103310066

March 31, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Another nation opts for the flat tax.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#311

March 31, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will the Germans ever figure out that taxes are too high?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#316

March 31, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tax competition is promoting better tax policy in Italy.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#312

March 31, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Chamber of Commerce condemns Kerry's anti-competitive tax plan.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#313

March 30, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Even communists realize that there are too many government bureaucrats
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#307

March 30, 2004, The Market Center Blog, White House commitment to spending discipline was long-overdue, but at least it's working.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#305

March 30, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Kerry's bait-and-switch tax plan.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#303

March 30, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tom Sowell for President!
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#304

March 29, 2004, New Zealand Herald, High tax rate may deter foreign investment, says survey
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=3557446&thesection=business&thesu bsection=latest

March 29, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Kerry's industrial policy tax credit.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#295

March 29, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Law of the Sea Treaty a threat to open markets and US interests.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#296

March 28, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will Medicare turn America into France?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#284

March 28, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Another despicable lying politician.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#283

March 28, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Are unions paper tigers?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#281

March 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The next Ronald Reagan?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#265

March 26, 2004, Sinchew-i.com, Singapore's Corporate Tax Rate Among The Lowest
http://e.sinchew-i.com/content.phtml?sec=5&artid=200403260004

March 26, 2004, Swissinfo, Money-laundering investigations rise 57%
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4822783

March 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Kerry economic plan means higher taxes.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#264

March 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Belgium's Prime Minister calls for lower taxes... sort of.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#267

March 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Welfare reform works.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#261

March 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Money laundering laws undermine privacy for law-abiding, but don't stop terrorists.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#262

March 25, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More false demagoguery against tax havens by the left.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#253

March 24, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Brown-skinned people need not apply.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#241

March 24, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Robert Lee, Progress Made In Elimination Of Harmful Tax Practices, Says OECD
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15484

March 24, 2004, Noticias.info, OECD Announces Further Progress in Eliminating Harmful Tax Practices
http://www.noticias.info/Asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=20696&src=0

March 24, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Why do "feminist" politicians want to discourage employers from hiring women?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#247

March 24, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Courts rule that governments are not allowed to steal cars.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#245

March 24, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Looking at the Medicare disaster, sometimes it's depressing to be right.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#243

March 24, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More Medicare fallout.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#242

March 23, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Spain was a victory for the socialists, but not for socialism.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#232

March 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Unions and leftists fight against interests of low-income shoppers.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#226

March 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU antitrust lunacy.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#223

March 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Why does Kerry want to repeat the mistakes of the Great Depression?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#224

March 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Authors should highlight link between tax havens and prosperity.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#221

March 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Nostalgia for Ronald Reagan.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#225

March 21, 2004, Palm Beach Post, By Dan Moffett, Checking your privacy today?
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/auto/epaper/editions/sunday/opinion_04b5579 9747e3033001c.html

March 21, 2004, Los Angeles Times, by Kathy M. Kristof, Coalition Offers Fix for Social Security
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-perfin21mar21,1,4257505.column

March 21, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Water subsidies hurt consumers and the environment.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#211

March 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The Deficit Debate Is a Charade.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#201

March 20, 2004, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, By Duane D. Stanford, All our lives are on file, for sale
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0304/21privacymain.html

March 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Why are protectionists endangering American jobs?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#202

March 19, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Is big government behind high gas prices?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#191

March 19, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Regulatory malpractice.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#192

March 18, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Money laundering laws should target criminals and terrorists.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#182

March 18, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More on Germany's malaise.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#184

March 18, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Whatever happened to Germany and Japan?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#183

March 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Hubbard?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#173

March 17. 2004, The Royal Gazette, Kerry fears exaggerated, Government officials say
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040317/BUSINESS/103170025

March 17, 2004, Evening Standard (London), By John Gilmore, UK and US in gambling review row
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/business/articles/timid75830

March 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Are high taxes healthy?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#174

March 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Medicare fiasco shows that bad policy is bad politics.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#171

March 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Protectionism halts progress and destroys jobs.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#161

March 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, How France and Germany destroy jobs by trying to help workers.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#162

March 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Europeans interfere with US companies.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#166

March 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Class warfare tax policies penalize all Americans.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#165

March 15, 2004, Associated Press, Terror Database Hits Snags
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,114198,00.html

March 15, 2004, Insourcing exceeds outsourcing by more than $50 billion.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#158

March 11, 2004, John Kerry: Offshore investor and outsourcing plutocrat.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#117

March 10, 2004, Chairman Bill Thomas points out that bad policy is undermining US competitiveness.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#108

March 10, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, UK To Confirm That Its Dependent Territories Are Compliant With EU Savings Directive
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15330

March 9, 2004, Blame politicians for outsourcing, not companies.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#98

March 9, 2004, More on how big government destroys jobs.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#9-10

March 9, 2004, Less government equals more jobs.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#96

March 9, 2004, Don't cry for me, Argentina.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#99

March 9, 2004, The IRS is trying to make US companies less competitive.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#97

March 8, 2004, Tax havens help American companies compete.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#82

March 8. 2004, The Royal Gazette, By Matthew Taylor, Cox: Bermuda may join WTO
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040308/NEWS/103080042

March 8, 2004, Outsourcing creates jobs...for Americans.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#83

March 7 - 20, 2004, The Panama News, Text of the US State Department's report on Panama's effort against money laundering
http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_10/issue_05/business_02.html

March 5, 2004, Protectionist restrictions on outsourcing are bad for US competitiveness.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#59

March 5, 2004, America's worldwide tax system undermines US competitiveness and job creation.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#53

March 5, 2004, Wasteful spending is the problem, not deficits.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#56

March 4, 2004, Social Security truth, Part II.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#43

March 4, 2004, Social Security truth, Part I.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#41

March 4, 2004, The CalTrade Report, Senate Begins Debate on Dismantling FSC Program: House Republican leader outlines revised version of companion bill
http://www.caltradereport.com/eWebPages/front-page-1078436063.html

March 4, 2004, Reuters, Many US govt contractors use tax haven units-study
http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2004/03/04/rtr1287281.html

March 3, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Jason Gorringe, London Think Tank Criticises OECD
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15258

March 3, 2004, More offshore investing by the Kerry family.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#35

March 3, 2004, The Hill, By Sam Dealey, 'Benedict Arnold' CEOs fund Kerry: Front-runner has accepted $370,000 this election cycle
http://www.thehill.com/news/030304/kerry.aspx

March 3, 2004, Default by Argentina could provide useful lessons.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#36

March 2, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Jason Gorringe, Ireland Ranks As The World's Most Globalised Economy
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15244

March 1, 2004, CFO Magazine, by Ronald Fink, Haven or Hell?: The IRS wants to crack down on multinational corporations that transfer U.S. intellectual property to tax havens.
http://www.cfo.com/Article?article=12333&f=home_featured

March 1. 2004, The Royal Gazette, By Mairi Mallon, Kerry's ties to captives surface again
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040302/BUSINESS/103020027

February 29, 2004, Social Security reform needed to reduce government's long-term debt.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#292

February 26, 2004, The New York Times, By Elizabeth Becker, European Union Says U.S. Faces $4 Billion in Trade Sanctions
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/business/26CND-TRAD.html?ex=1079499600&en=e5eeb 0 554897a170&ei=5070

February 25, 2004, More evidence that outsourcing is good for the economy.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#255

February 25, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Tatiana Smolenska, Russia Attracts Record Levels Of Foreign Investment In 2003
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15191

February 24, 2004, LawAndTax-News.com, by Amanda Banks, Cayman Financial Secretary Hits Back Over 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Report
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15177

February 24, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Mary Swire, Singapore Manufacturers Call For More Tax Incentives
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15174

February 24, 2004, LawAndTax-News.com, by Amanda Banks, Anguilla FSC Representatives Attend International Trusts Seminar
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15164

February 24, 2004, The Boston Globe, By Stephen J. Glain, Corporate income stows away abroad:  Facing huge deficits, US steps up efforts to reduce the appeal of foreign tax havens
http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2004/02/24/corporate_income_stows_away_ abroad/

February 24, 2004, Bursting the myth that low wages in other nations take away American jobs.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#243

February 24, 2004, Does tax reform lead to bigger government?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#247

February 23, 2004, OECD Fails Again
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/update/u02-23-04/u02-23-04.shtml#5

February 22, 2004, Trade creates jobs.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#223

February 22, 2004, The Observer, by Conal Walsh, Kerry: friend or foe of US business?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/story/0,13918,1153221,00.html

February 20. 2004, The Royal Gazette, By Mairi Mallon, Kerry is bad news
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040220/BUSINESS/102200085

February 20, 2004, The non-existent level playing field.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#205

February 19, 2004, The New York Times, By Gregory Crouch, Shaken Trust: The Netherlands Rethinks an Offshore Industry
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/19/business/worldbusiness/19dutch.html

February 19, 2004, Servihoo.com, Time running out on US tax breaks, Lamy warns
http://servihoo.com/channels/kinews/v3news_details.php?id=33258&CategoryID=47

February 19, 2004, St. Petersburg Times, By Graham Brink, Where shrewd financing meets tax evasion: "Offshore accounts" aren't just for the powerboating jet-set anymore. But if you have one and try to hide it from the IRS, it's still just as illegal.
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/19/Worldandnation/Where_shrewd_financin.shtml

February 19, 2004, Miracles do happen.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#194

February 18, 2004, Hypocrisy at the OECD.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#186

February 18, 2004, John Kerry, tax haven profiteer, Part II.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#183

February 17, 2004, U.S. financial institutions attract record levels of foreign capital.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#174

February 17, 2004, Physician, heal thyself.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#175

February 16, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, EU Firms Ask Lamy To Soften Stance On US Trade Dispute
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15081

February 16, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Mike Godfrey, Export Tax Issue May Take Back Seat As Election Fever Takes Hold
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15086

February 15, 2004, Scotland on Sunday, by Jim Dow, Dirty cash rules perplex solicitors
http://business.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=181742004

February 15, 2004, The Telegraph, Swiss peak on Wall Street: UBS has built a credible investment bank to compete with its bulge bracket US rivals, reports Grant Ringshaw
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2004/02/15/ccubs15.xml&sSheet =/money/2004/02/15/ixcoms.html

February 15, 2004, So-called tax havens are not responsible for Enron and Parmalat scandals.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#152

February 12, 2004, Is Senator John Kerry a tax haven profiteer?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#121

February 10, 2004, Tax havens are among the world's leaders in fighting against dirty money.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#103

February 10, 2004, Who are the Real Tax Havens?
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#104

February 10, 2004, The Standard (China), By Mukul Munish, Barclays chooses HK as regional hub
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/thestandard/news_detail_frame.cfm?articleid=45132&intcat id=1

February 9, 2004, The Economist, Blaming everyone but themselves: Europe's economy is too restrained, say the Americans. America's is too gluttonous, say the Europeans
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2402772

February 9, 2004, The Nassau Guardian, By Martella Matthews, Who's Who In Financial Services: Fight against "Miami Vice" stereotype of offshore centres
http://www.thenassauguardian.com/business/284212660539280.php

February 9, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Mary Swire, China's Tax Reforms Will Reduce Government's Role In Economy
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15000

February 9, 2004, The OECD and EU get most of the attention, but they are not the only international bureaucracies seeking to hinder tax competition.
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#92

February 5, 2004, Sir Ronald Sanders of Antigua Suggested Edits to the OECD's Draft Terms of Reference: Proposed by the Sub-Group on Level Playing Field Issues
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/antiguarevision.pdf

February 5, 2003, The Nassau Guardian, By Lindsay Thompson, Govt aims to arrest dwindling IBCs
http://www.thenassauguardian.com/business/279748704190318.php

February 5, 2004, The Wall Street Journal, By Richard W. Rahn, The Deficit Bugaboo
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/wsj02-05-04/wsj02-05-04.shtml

February 5, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Slovakia Axes Dividend Tax
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14979

February 4, 2004, Associated Press, By Brad Cain, Oregonians soundly defeat tax increase
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/elections-0/10758572423242 40.xml

February 4, 2004, The Moscow Times, By Patrick Gill, Moscow Expats Get Financially Savvy
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/02/04/045.html

February 3, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax Competition From The East Forces Austria To Cut Business Tax
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14942

February 3, 2004, LawAndTax-News.com, by Robin Pilgrim, Heritage Foundation Fellow Speaks On OECD London Meeting
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14937

February 2004, Manila Bulletin Online, By Fil C. Sionil, OBU, FCDU tax exemption to lure foreign investments
http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS200402091661.html

January 30, 2004, SwissInfo, OECD tells Swiss to speed up reforms
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4678310

January 29, 2004, The Economist, A taxing battle
http://www.economist.com/finance/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2388628

January 29, 2004, NZZ Online, OECD defuses tax row with Switzerland
http://nzz.ch/2004/01/29/english/page-synd4673108.html

January 28, 2004, SwissInfo, OECD defuses tax row with Switzerland
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=4673108

January 28, 2004, LewRockwell.com, by Paul Craig Roberts, America the Unfree
http://www.lewrockwell.com/roberts/roberts27.html

January 27, 2004, The Seattle Times, Terrorism Notebook: Report faults screening of hijackers
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001844434_terrorpanel27.html

January 26, 2004, Times Leader, By Dawn Shurmaitis, Patriot Act gives rise to activists' suspicions
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/local/7795221.htm

January 26, 2004, Associated Press, By Linda Deutsch, Part of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040126/D80AP78O0.html

January 23, 2004, The Royal Gazette, By Colin O'Connor, Kerry pledges to end island's 'creed of greed' within 500 days
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040123/MIDOCEAN/1012 30088

January 23. 2004, The Royal Gazette, by Colin O'Connor, Kerry pledges to end island's 'creed of greed' within 500 days
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040123/MIDOCEAN/101230088

January 22, 2004, The Washington Times, By Richard W. Rahn, Fox in the henhouse
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20040121-090541-7800r.htm

January 21, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Amanda Banks, Hollywood Producers Explore Bermuda's Potential As Film Financing Centre
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14812

January 19, 2004, Mondaq, by David G Forbes-Jaeger and John McBrayer, United States: Terrorists, Crimes & Tax: Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulation as the U.S. Announces a Budget Increase to FinCEN
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=24011&ASIMPR=133

January 16, 2004, The Washington Times, By Daniel J. Mitchell, Diet for leaner lobbying
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20040115-084956-6372r.htm

January 16, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, France May Remove Unpopular Business Tax
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14763

January 16, 2004 , Financial Times, By Peter Nichols, Understanding - Corporate Governance: Viewpoint: Joining battle against the scourge of good business. Bribery and corruption poison the business environment,making good governance impossible, says Philip Nichols
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/ft01-16-04/ft01-16-04.shtml

January 15, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Amanda Banks, Bahamas/US TIEA 'Not Enforceable' Says Finance Ministry
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14754

January 15, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Amanda Banks, Bermuda's Offshore Sector Praised By Moody's
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14755

January 15, 2004, New York Law Journal, by Mark Hamblett, Foreign Tax Claims in U.S. Are Dismissed