[hocuspocus]

It's not like Western(-ish) nations have much of a choice here. As soon as your banks and financial system depend on the USD in any way, it comes with a mandatory dose of US imperialism and extraterritorial jurisdiction.

[throwaway85825]

For people doing legitimate commerce this is a pro not a con.

[hocuspocus]

And who defines legitimate? The same lunatics who regularly shit on international laws?

[glenngillen]

Yeah, I love how my legitimate foreign business that is solely owned and controlled by 2x legitimate foreign nationals with a legitimate foreign bank account has to supply documentation proving it's not American in order to prevent the IRS just unilaterally declaring it'll tax my account as if it was a US entity /s