Posted on 11/26/2011 1:42:53 PM PST by SeekAndFind
RE: Chile
That is, if you don’t mind living in an earthquake belt and don’t mind learning Spanish.
America first.
You want to be Chilean, then be Chilean. Just don’t complain later.
Pick a lane.
I speak Spanish, but the earthquake thing is a big negative about Chile. Too bad, it seems like a nice place in a lot of ways.
One potential problem is that if you get in trouble in Chile, you may not be able to ask the US consulate for help.
Another is that the IRS for instance considers Americans abroad fair game, and if America gets worse, I see no reason why this wont extend to other agencies as well.
And living with uninformed cop-hating OWS supporters like the author.
I carry two passports out of necessity and have found great benefits and advantages of holding two passports.
Goodbye, Simon. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.
Frankly, we can do without people like him. It is just a matter of time before Chileans get tired of foreigners moving in and do something onerous to curtail their entry.
RE: I carry two passports out of necessity and have found great benefits and advantages of holding two passports.
Do each of these countries TAX you on your income earned in the other country? If so, you are being doubly taxed and if you did not pay in one, you’d be considered a tax evader ( i.e. a criminal ).
Take the USA for instance, if you are a German living and working in the USA, you are only taxed in the USA, not Germany. But if you are an American living and working in Germany, you MUST pay taxes in BOTH the USA and Germany.
America is the only country I know that taxes you based on citizenship, not where you earn your income. Go Figure.
Chile had their own OWS experience. It wound up with several thousand people being killed and dumped in the ocean. Apparently the Chilean cops use more than tear gas in those situations, so he better behave there.
FYI
A US couple living overseas in exempted on approximately the first 200k of income and after several years of actually living overseas, there is no tax liability.
Furthermore, the tax liability is factored into your salary by the company you work for.
I am sick of these cops being blamed for tear-gassing “innocent” protesters.
THE PROTESTERS HAD SURROUNDED THE POLICE
The police warned them several times that they would use pepper spray and a group of them sat down and ‘assumed the position’ in order to get sprayed.
Thanks for posting first-hand FReeper knowledge. Interesting (a bit of America bashing from Simon Black IMO) post and 244 comments at zh (thanks to the great posters there).
That was a good start!
“That is, if you don’t mind living in an earthquake belt and don’t mind learning Spanish.”
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I would not mind improving my Spanish, but after watching an Earthquake program a few days ago (I think it was on Natl. Geo channel) living in Chile would scare the H out of me. The last big quake looked like Armageddon, but they predict another one that would about end all life there.
Of course the same could happen with the New Madrid fault
in the US.
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But it's the land of the free, doncha know.
I spend a lot of time in Chile. It’s a good place with mostly nice people. The cops are straight and don’t put up with much BS.
Chile is depopulating slightly. Chile will get more selective with respect to immigration in coming years but they need good skilled people.
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