> Subject: > Center for Freedom and Prosperity’s Weekly Update > Date: > Wed, 7 Mar 2001 01:57:43 -0500 > From: > "Andrew Quinlan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > "Tax Competition Update" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Center for Freedom and Prosperity’s Weekly Update > > > 1) Important U.S. Lawmakers Reject OECD Tax Cartel > Senator Jesse Helms > Senator Judd Gregg > Congressman Thomas Reynolds > 2) OECD Stumbles in Paris, Low-Tax Countries Go on Offense > 3) Commonwealth Condemns OECD > 4) Two Insightful WSJ-Europe Opinion Pieces On the Insanity in Europe > 5) Free Congress Foundation Joins CFP in Paris > 6) Guest Paper: Marshal Langer’s Paper “Who Are The Real Tax Havens?” > 7) Washington UPDATE > > > 1) IMPORTANT U.S. LAWMAKERS REJECT OECD TAX CARTEL > > SENATOR JESSE HELMS – Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. > Senator Helms’ committee authorizes US spending for international > organizations like the IMF, the UN and the OECD. Below is a link to Senator > Helms’ letter. > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/tni03-02-01/tni03-02-01.shtml > > SENATOR JUDD GREGG – Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, State, and the > Judiciary Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. > Senator Gregg’s subcommittee controls the purse strings for international > organizations like the IMF, the UN and the OECD. Below is a link to Senator > Gregg’s letter. > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/tni03-02-01b/tni03-02-01b.shtml > > CONGRESSMAN THOMAS REYNOLDS – Members of the House Rules Committee. All > legislation must go through the Rules Committee before it can be voted on by > the full House. Mr. Reynolds also is a member of the House’s tax writing > committee, but is on leave from the Ways and Means Committee until he > finishes his tour on the Rules committee. Below is a link to Congressman > Reynolds’ letter. > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/reynolds/reynolds.shtml > > > > 2) OECD STUMBLES IN PARIS, LOW-TAX COUNTRIES GO ON OFFENSE > > CFP just returned from a successful trip to Paris and Brussels. We were > able to meet with many of the low-tax counties and share with them our > progress on Capitol Hill and the White House. The low-tax countries stood > up to the OECD and should be commended. The outstanding leadership of > Barbados’ Prime Minister Owen Arthur and Antigua’s High Commissioner Sir > Ronald Sanders must be acknowledged. I can say without exaggeration that > these two gentlemen have made a tremendous difference in this debate. > > Media reports are beginning to highlight the OECD’s unfair actions. From > the release of the internal “memo” that insulted the Commonwealth > Secretariat to the refusal to treat the non-OECD countries with respect, it > became quite apparent that the bureaucrats in Paris have not retreated from > their imperialistic agenda. > > Moreover, the proposed plan put forth by the Commonwealth countries has put > the OECD on the defensive. Indeed, we think the proposal is far too generous > in that it does not make clear that countries should not try to tax income > earned outside their borders. > > Our open forum was very successful and we plan on holding them in every city > we visit. The following is the link to a BNA article on the meeting. > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/bna03-01-01/bna03-01-01.shtml > > News Reports on Paris Meeting: > OECD accused of tyranny, Caribbean leader alleges double standards at tax > havens talks > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/g03-03-01/g03-03-01.shtml > > OECD Tax Competition Meetings Fail To Yield Announcement, Raising Questions > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/bna03-05-01/bna03-05-01.shtml > > Commonwealth Nations Demand Full Participation in OECD Tax Competition Plan > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/bna03-06-01/bna03-06-01.shtml > > > > 3) COMMONWEALTH CONDEMNS OECD > > Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General on Document Related to Tax Talks > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/cws02-28-01/cws02-28-01.shtml > > > > 4) TWO INSIGHTFUL WSJ-EUROPE OPINION PIECES ON THE INSANITY IN EUROPE > > February 28, 2001, by James Sproule, International Commentary, Why Are Your > Neighbors Paying in Cash? > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/wsje02-28-01/wsje02-28-01.shtml > > March 6, 2001, International Commentary, Bully Europe > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/wsje03-06-01/wsje03-06-01.shtml > > > > 5) FREE CONGRESS FOUNDATION JOINS CFP IN PARIS > Brad Jansen of the Washington-based Free Congress Foundation joined the > Center’s delegation in Paris. The following is the Free Congress’ press > statement: > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/fc03-02-01/fc03-02-01.shtml > > > > 6) GUEST PAPER: > Marshal Langer’s paper has been featured on this email update before. I > believe it needs to be repeated since it is one of the most viewed papers on > our web site. In fact, besides Dan Mitchell’s Heritage Foundation paper on > the OECD’s misguided tax competition project, Prof. Langer's paper on “Who > are the Real Tax Havens?” is mentioned the most on my travels. Link to > Prof. Langer’s paper below. > http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/tni12-18-00.pdf > > > 7) WASHINGTON UPDATE > > Finally, let me give you a glimpse at our future plans. For the next few > weeks we will be working here in Washington. We have meetings scheduled > with key members of Congress and their staff, and we continue to work to > influence the Bush Administration. We encourage persecuted nations to defend > their interests. Speak to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Talk to people at the > State Department, Treasury Department, and the White House. But seek > meetings with political appointees. Many career bureaucrats, particularly at > the Treasury Department, favor the OECD agenda and are trying to manipulate > their bosses by mis-characterizing this issue as one of tax evasion and > money laundering. We need to explain to the political appointees that these > are “red herrings,” and that the real issue is whether countries should have > territorial or worldwide taxation. > > > Kind regards, > > Andrew Quinlan > Center for Freedom and Prosperity > President > 202-285-0244 > 603-971-9137 (efax) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.freedomandprosperity.org > > ********** > > NOTE: If you received this email by mistake, or would like to be removed > from our list, please contact us and put REMOVE in the subject line of your > email. Thank you. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > -- http://www.constructiongigs.com/ Use gold as money. 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