Screw the U.S. Treasury

Let the Swiss honor their sovereign banking laws. This "deal" always smacked of U.S. intimidation to me. If I were the Swiss, I would have told the U.S. negotiators to pound sand - Swiss banking secrecy laws are sacrosanct and will remain so.

Perhaps our government should focus on simplifying our astounding complex tax laws rather than attempting to coerce foreign nations into turning on their clients.

in reference to: Editorial - Is a Swiss Deal a Deal? - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)