tax on foreign interest income

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it appears that US tax code is set up to discourage people from keeping money in foreign banks because the IRS will not credit more that 10-20% of the foreign tax paid, thus effectively taxing you twice on 80% of your interest.

Am I missing something or am I basically correct?
 
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