The issue focused on how many individuals are subject to tax and other financial penalties for having all or part of their income from sources within the US.

This will not only increase economic activity in the US, but would also open up new markets for American products. The technology industry is already starting to think about this as well. Many software companies have started looking at international sales sources to try to avoid double taxation.

For example, Microsoft has set up a European operations center in Ireland to service customers there.