Thursday, March 12, 2009

Shot Across the Bow

Is this the 'trade' of Cap'n Crunch...er, Trade?
ZUG, Switzerland, March 12 (Reuters) - The tidy towns and mountain vistas of Switzerland are an unlikely setting for an oil boom.

Yet a wave of energy companies has in the last few months announced plans to move to Switzerland -- mainly for its appeal as a low-tax corporate domicile that looks relatively likely to stay out of reach of Barack Obama's tax-seeking administration.
Which tool in the Swiss army knife arsenal is the Obama administration thrusting between our scapulae this time?

2 comments:

Lance Burri said...

Is it too late for us to invoke the Right of Return?

Steve Burri said...

The Canton of Wisconsin does have a nice ring to it right about now.