Is there a citizen trap in the US?

[zdreg]

Quote from RewriteQuran:

Damn offshouring and insourcing are destroying American Dream and Confidence.
http://goo.gl/2PGOE

how come Germany and Switzerland with high wages and costs are doing well? posters on various threads refuse to answer this question while whining about outsourcing.

 

[misterno]

Quote from AK100:

There's a big secret out there that not many Americans know, or are being told about as it's well, un-American.

Look at the percentage increase of Americans renouncing their citizenship over the last 5 years, it's starting to go off the chart.............

You are funny

Only 100-200 did that and they are all extremely rich, they did that to evade taxes not that they hate USA

 

[misterno]

Quote from zdreg:

how come Germany and Switzerland with high wages and costs are doing well? posters on various threads refuse to answer this question while whining about outsourcing.

Swiss has all the dictators' and drug related money in the world.

$5MM population managing billions from drug business

woow impressive

 

[olias]

I'm gonna side with Roark on this. It may not be as easy as it used to be, but I still think the US is the land of opportunity. Anyone could be just an idea away from making huge sums of money

 

[zdreg]

Quote from olias:

I'm gonna side with Roark on this. It may not be as easy as it used to be, but I still think the US is the land of opportunity. Anyone could be just an idea away from making huge sums of money

maybe the tipping point to turn america into a socialist/communist or corporatist country has not yet been reached. however it is very close because of US debt and fear of another economic collapse as the government fights free markets and try to regulate every facet of the economy.

 

[AK100]

Quote from misterno:

You are funny

Only 100-200 did that and they are all extremely rich, they did that to evade taxes not that they hate USA

YOu are funny. Only 100-200 out of 250 million or so that made me laugh

 

[misterno]

Quote from AK100:

YOu are funny. Only 100-200 out of 250 million or so that made me laugh

actually it is out of 315MM

but I bet this year the Americans who annul their citizenship will jump to more than 2000

IRS is cracking on rich people too much this year

 

[IanMacQuaide]

This thread got me to thinking about being lied to...

just had a thought...which is usually dangerous only for me...
The War on Drugs will never die, Congress will never "Legalize" drugs.
Reason: Prisons and Law Enforcement and Courts are employers..albeit at low wages, right? But those people are dependent on "da Gummint" for their livelihood.
Check.
Major banks need the influx of ready cash from money laundering to stay afloat. I've heard, from more than one source, and from a Fed. Law Enforcement source I won't name, that if Drugs were even Decriminalized, major banks would fail cuz they'd run outta money in a couple of weeks. Literally.
So, the parade goes on.
It's like the Military-Industrial complex being in bed with Congress.

I used to be a Conservative, but I think Libertarian is more applicable for my views.
Not that it matters.
But being lied to gets old, ya know?

 

[Scataphagos]

Quote from tortoise:

Agreed. Those seeking the "good life" elsewhere ... good luck

Well, perhaps "what's left of the Good Life", for now.

Those fleeing America, I suspect, are NOT doing so primarily because of taxes. They flee out of fear the US government will bankrupt them and perhaps worse.

Those renouncing US citizenship and leaving are as sensible as Jews fleeing Europe in advance of the Nazis.

 

[zedDoubleNaught]

If you are thinking about leaving, I'd recommend reading up on the Exit Tax first. Basically they will tax any wealth or assets you may have over $600,000.