Best island or place to trade from?

[munnyhunny]

F'in A'.

Quote from Ghost of Cutten:

Effectively you are being bribed to be a slave or a hermit in many of those places. Also, don't forget that taxes actually pay for things, like relatively uncorrupt police, judges, jury trials, and a military that can actually protect the country - not all of it goes on welfare. It's like the people who move to Saudi to make 6 figures tax-free in the oil industry. You're basically accepting being a well-paid serf in exchange for the loss of your dignity and liberties. Fuck that shit - keep on rocking in the free world.

 

[zdreg]

Quote from NYDreamer:

Good topic.

I'm considering a move to the Asian region. What are good family-friendly, tax-friendly places? Any experiences with Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai?

In Europe I can recommend Belgium (quiet and family-friendly, low taxes), Netherlands (no.1 in UN happy kids index, not sure about taxes) and the beautiful Switzerland.

BTW, if you have a wife, or even family, I recommend forgetting about crazy places like Thailand.

have u ever been to Thailand?
why speak about an entire country?
are there not places in the UK or US that u wouldn't want to live?
low taxes in Belgium? yes for some sectors.
quiet? with a large moslem population it is not exactly quiet. with the flemish and french at each other necks at any moment it is also not.

bottom line your judgment is not be trusted.

 

[LeeD]

Quote from zdreg:

low taxes in Belgium? yes for some sectors.
quiet? with a large moslem population it is not exactly quiet. with the flemish and french at each other necks at any moment it is also not.

I understand Belgium has zero capital gains tax. For people who appear to the taxman as an investor, zero rate can't be matched.

"Quiet"... Brussels certainly feels like a smaller, "provincial" city compared to London, New-York or Paris despite being the "capital of Europe". Maybe part of the perception of "quiet" is because Belgians use public transport: not so many cars in the streets. Bars seem to allow children. I read Belgian schools are good. As a tourist I would have no idea about possible unrest.

Edit: An interesting flavour of the national character is in the basement of National Basilica of the Sacred Heart (which is a working Roman Catholic church) beer is served and in the evenings runs a cabaret.

 

[NYDreamer]

Quote from zdreg:

have u ever been to Thailand?
why speak about an entire country?
are there not places in the UK or US that u wouldn't want to live?
low taxes in Belgium? yes for some sectors.
quiet? with a large moslem population it is not exactly quiet. with the flemish and french at each other necks at any moment it is also not.

bottom line your judgment is not be trusted.

Sorry, meant to say Pattaya. Very much enjoyed my time in Thailand. Beautiful country, lots of friendly people.

About Belgium: why speak about an entire country? Plenty of quiet places to live to be found, despite political issues.

 

[zdreg]

Quote from LeeD:

I understand Belgium has zero capital gains tax. For people who appear to the taxman as an investor, zero rate can't be matched.

"Quiet"... Brussels certainly feels like a smaller, "provincial" city compared to London, New-York or Paris despite being the "capital of Europe". Maybe part of the perception of "quiet" is because Belgians use public transport: no so many cars in the streets. Bars seem to allow children. I read Belgian schools are good. As a tourist I would have no idea about possible unrest.

your assessment is correct. I was familiar with zero tax rate with added the caveat. that is why I said low tax rate for some sectors.

 

[zdreg]

Quote from NYDreamer:

Sorry, meant to say Pattaya. Very much enjoyed my time in Thailand. Beautiful country, lots of friendly people.

About Belgium: why speak about an entire country? Plenty of quiet places to live to be found, despite political issues.

exactly. I should have mentioned that ,

 

[laserwolf]

Quote from Andiroo:

Dublin. I hear the rents are getting cheaper by the minute and easy access to pints of the black stuff. Also great low tax rates.

Eire it is!!

Andy

haha dublin. pick up a newspaper buddy. low taxes will be history any day now.

 

[TraDaToR]

Quote from Chuck Krug:

Not mentioned before: France

-St Tropez in the summer: great beaches, good food, nightlife, shops, etc..
Doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg if you look around a bit.

As a St Tropez area resident in the summer, I wonder where you have been. The cheapest beer is around 8 EUR, restaurant around 30 and hotel 150, not to mention the 26 EUR Coke at the "Caves du Roy". I am getting tired of this place, even with all the ( incredibly beautiful ) girls.

Go to Biarritz/Hossegor instead. At least you can surf in the day and not just hang around with some Pakistani millionaire' son who haven't ever worked in his life and find it cool to spend 5k on bottles per night...

 

[neutrino]

How about Bulgaria? It's a small country in Southeast Europe, a stable democracy now part of the EU, with nice beaches and mountains, and low costs of living. If I understand correctly, it has one of the lowest income taxes in EU - only 10% and this would apply to capital gains as well. Nice climate as well, it's on the same latitude as South France, but on the Black Sea

 

[zdreg]

Quote from neutrino:

How about Bulgaria? It's a small country in Southeast Europe, a stable democracy now part of the EU, with nice beaches and mountains, and low costs of living. If I understand correctly, it has one of the lowest income taxes in EU - only 10% and this would apply to capital gains as well. Nice climate as well, it's on the same latitude as South France, but on the Black Sea

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I understand.