This is an emerging issue is the EU, and I’m sure some visionaries have the idea to ‘harmonize’ taxes all over the globe.

Basically, the exploiters (governments) don’t like exploited people (anyone who engages in voluntary trade) moving away from their taxes. This ‘harmonization’ bullshit is nothing but pressure applied to low-tax governments. They’re pressuring them to steal more from their exploited masses, so the bigger crooks don’t look as bad.

THE Irish economy will be devastated under EU plans to introduce a common tax base across Europe in the next two years, a top Brussels lawyer warned yesterday.

Sources in Brussels have indicated that the new European Commission is treating as a matter of high priority the ‘harmonisation’ of taxes across the 27-member bloc.

There are real fears the move would drive foreign businesses out of Ireland, exacerbating the country’s already fragile economy. (Read more from thefreelibrary.com)

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at 4:17 am and is filed under Money/Economy/Taxes, National Sovereignty.