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9. So now that I know American corporations are people, are they also American citizens? n/t

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Fri Aug 16, 2013, 05:16 PM

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Whoa Nellie !.. Caymans will now report to IRS on accounts owned by Americans [View all] SoCalDem Aug 2013 OP

Well, that should have a real positive effect on Wall Street... kentuck Aug 2013 #1

That's gonna sting a bit... MineralMan Aug 2013 #2

so will this be considered spying on americans too? nt msongs Aug 2013 #3

Paging Rmoney... ecstatic Aug 2013 #4

Reporting is one thing NV Whino Aug 2013 #5

Yup. They may just sit on the info for the sake of their 1% friends. FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #6

I would think that whoever is behind this Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #8

Protect it. nt valerief Aug 2013 #16

You are right, we should have skipped doing anything. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #20

Mitt...are you listening? SummerSnow Aug 2013 #7

youbetcherass, he's all ears on this! lastlib Aug 2013 #14

So now that I know American corporations are people, are they also American citizens? n/t A Simple Game Aug 2013 #9

You should start a separate thread with that question. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #29

Errrrr, transfers imminent Iliyah Aug 2013 #10

"(T)exts of the new pacts will be made public once an official signing ceremony is held." Divernan Aug 2013 #11

Maybe my Cayman Island Proposals are starting to gain traction with the administration! FSogol Aug 2013 #12

Surprise! Surprise! This did nor occur during a republican administration. pampango Aug 2013 #13

haha!! freshwest Aug 2013 #31

Did the Americans have time to pull/move their funds? Frustratedlady Aug 2013 #15

"enacted in 2010 and expected to take effect next year" Ed Suspicious Aug 2013 #18

"enacted in 2010 and expected to take effect next year" So they had a nice Ed Suspicious Aug 2013 #17

Like where? There aren't many left. Most are negotiating with the US to do the same thing. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #23

I don't know. I don't play in that pool so I guess I was just being hyperbolic trying to stir shit Ed Suspicious Aug 2013 #26

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Half-Century Man Aug 2013 #19

How many more countries adieu Aug 2013 #21

It's pretty close to over now. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #24

"Now" now? Iggo Aug 2013 #22

Ouch! Chemisse Aug 2013 #25

I remember the day I landed, going to the bank and seeing a 14 yr old kid counting out $12K cash... juxtaposed Aug 2013 #27

If Mittens can install car elevators Iliyah Aug 2013 #28

The best news I have heard in a long, long time. mick063 Aug 2013 #30

Great news! First the Swiss banks, now the Caymans... bhikkhu Aug 2013 #32

It will never happen. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #33

That money was probably gone before the news broke! nt Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 #34

^^^this. a 4 year window to make alternate arrangements. magical thyme Aug 2013 #35

Fewer and fewer places for them to flee to though BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #36

fewer places that we know about, anyway... magical thyme Aug 2013 #37

The Caymans were the '80s. Still, feeling good is better than feeling helpless. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #38

This is great! We were on The Nation (magazine) cruise last December when Code Pink founders mnhtnbb Aug 2013 #39