I was reading an article published on the CNBC website on October 5, 2016
entitled,
This
plan brings $2.5 trillion in corporate cash home, and creates jobs.
I was struck by how the economic issue which
underlies the argument for this plan may be the single most important issue for
several generations.
If left unaddressed
by the next elected President, the U.S. will continue to left on a path of
perpetual decline.
On the surface, the plan explained in the article nails a good U.S. tax
policy response which can potentially unravel the mess we are currently in as a
country. But, the cash being hoarded overseas by multi-national companies has a
couple of more elements than just the tax rate in the U.S. for corporations.
Elements which oddly may not be remedied by a tax code change alone.
The economic issue the U.S. faces is structural, and caused by trade
agreements which place the U.S. in the position of exporting jobs for the
purpose of importing investment dollars for the U.S. debt. Not a good trade for
average American workers who deserve to be able to make a living, but an excellent
way for crafty U.S. politicians to try to rule the world.
The historical data clearly show this issue began to manifest itself in
uncontrollable fashion post the signing of NAFTA, a hallmark Clinton agreement.
Little wonder that the Clinton Foundation is so beloved by so many foreign
governments and billionaires such a George Soros and media moguls with
International, not American best interest in mind. Many of these
"VIPs" can be found to have been given special access to the Clinton
State Department as a part of this appeasement foreign policy strategy; not to
mention that the Clinton's have scampered off with over a $100M in the process
over the past 4 years through the Clinton Foundation, speaking fees, etc..
A change in tax policy may unravel the mess, but could create, at least in
the short-term, nothing more than a run on the U.S. debt as the $2.5T in
overseas dollar based cash, currently parked primarily in U.S. Treasuries, is
sold to take advantage of a tax break windfall. The reason I am skeptical is
because the tax policy did not create the problem in the first place, the trade
agreements did.
Changing the tax policy
only changes the financial flow of capital. Without a solid basis for
investment in a U.S. economy which would remain severely disadvantaged by
poorly structured trade agreements, the end result would very likely not
provide the intended result.
I look for a Clinton Presidency, just like the Obama administration, to
stand in the way of any move to unleash these overseas dollars. The basis for
the Clinton campaign dollar largess is heavily indebted to those with an
interest in the perpetuation of the fleecing of the average American citizen,
and pushing the U.S. even more into debt. And, these campaign contributions
want pay-back in the form of jobs for foreign, not American workers.
In addition, don’t look for any of these
foreign interests to pay a dime of the multi-trillion dollar tax increases
proposed in the Clinton economic plan.
My book,
Theory of Financial Relativity, published in 2013, provides in-depth research in how and when the U.S. debt expansion became a serious threat to the growth and prosperity of the U.S. economy, and ultimately the wealth manifested in the value of the U.S. stock market. Please consider reading the book if you want to understand why the tax and trade issue, in my opinion, is the single most important issue facing America in the upcoming election.
Daniel Moore is the author of the book Theory of Financial Relativity: Unlocking Market Mysteries that will Make You a
Better Investor. All opinions and analyses shared in this article are expressly
his own, and intended for information purposes only and not advice to buy or
sell.
