Swiss miffed by Romney girl

[NNN0LHI]

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http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Swiss_miffed_by_Romney_girl.html?cid=33361932

Aug 22, 2012 - 09:22

Swiss miffed by Romney girl

The Swiss authorities have hit back at a United States presidential election campaign video that portrays the country as a tax haven and lampoons Republican candidate Mitt Romney for his use of offshore bank accounts.

In the video released by supporters of the rival Democrat Party and incumbent Barack Obama, a character named Miss Swiss Bank Account describes Romney as a “boss millionaire with accounts everywhere”.

The film gives “the impression that having a bank account in Switzerland is dubious in itself and its only aim is to hide money from the tax authorities,” the Swiss foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Switzerland’s Washington embassy reportedly expressed its unhappiness at the clip to the Obama team, according to the Swiss News Agency.

[gateley]

1. Tough. Like Switzerland didn't encourage secret accounts.

[Arctic Dave]

2. Classic.

Clever.

[HereSince1628]

3. Really the swiss foreign minister goes too far, the ad merely focuses on one aim of some people

with Swiss bank accounts.

And considering the response to the amnesty regarding bringing home money from foreign tax havens, it seems undeniable that some Americans had been using their Swiss accounts for tax-evasion.

[WooWooWoo]

4. did the Obama team actually put that ad out?

I seriously can't believe they would. That has to be a fan-made video.

[NNN0LHI]

6. Move-On I think

[gateley]

7. No way -- but that's how the article makes it sound.

[gateley]

5. They make it sound like this is an "I'm Barack Obama and I approved this ad" spot.

It's not even affiliated with the campaign!

[Systematic Chaos]

8. I got through 30 seconds.

Whatever.

If I were the Swiss I wouldn't waste the indignation.

[Spider Jerusalem]

9. Maybe Switzerland wouldn't have that reputation if their lax laws didn't encourage just that.

That may not be the only reason that people not resident in Switzerland have Swiss bank accounts, but it's probably the primary reason.

And things like Swiss banks shielding Nazi gold deposits for over half a century don't exactly help enhance that reputation.

[aquart]

10. Their interest rates suck. What other reason could there be?

You want your money to meet a nice alp?

[Heywood J]

11. Let me know when they've returned all that Nazi gold

and I'll care when they're offended.