Money Talks, But American Dollars Shout

Suburban Chicago News ^ | 11/12/06 | Malcolm Berko

[Osage Orange]

Have at it....

FRegards,

[SmoothTalker]

"recently returned from my first foreign posting in Turkey and I was amazed at the anti-U.S. mood of the people. "

I was shocked at how anti-US New Zealand was when I was there last year. Always thought of them as a lot more friendly to us but a lot of the people I met over there were quick to blame America for everything wrong in the world and were not shy about telling me about it. I expect that in places like France and the Middle East but didn't expect it over there. That said the people, while they had a real dislike for our country, were polite on a personal level and i've never been to a prettier country. I'd go back again in a heartbeat.

[Osage Orange]

Been there myself...Auckland..and the surrounding countryside. But that was during the mid-70's...

Things have changed.....no doubt.

[Osage Orange]

How would you feel if France told the U.S. it must abolish the death penalty

I think they do...about 4 times a week, don't they?

France...the land of the cheese-eating surrender monkey's.

The heck with France.....

[Ken522]

Malcolm: Is it true your property taxes are going to increase 100% this year? Is this equitable? Is it just? Do you think it's right?And just how much responsiblity for this fiasco should be attributed to the former Insurance Commissioner of FL, Bill Nelson? Thank you in advance for your reply.

[vbmoneyspender]

People are right to hate us. We beat the good guys in World War I, World War II and the Cold War. And now we are at it again, beating good guys like Hussein, bin Laden and Zarqawi.

[Balding_Eagle]

I need to correct an obvious and enormous mistake:

Congress withholds assistance from countries whose legal systems don't match our standards and limits trade with countries whose definitions of "free speech" are not as liberal as ours.

Here is how it actual is:

Congress withholds money taken from Ameican citizens at the point of a gun and used to entice other countries to emulate our system from countries whose legal systems don't match our standards and limits trade with countries whose definitions of "free speech" are not as liberal as ours.

[Osage Orange]

Yeah...pretty much.

[KarinG1]

I've posted to some turkeys. They usually demonstrate their appreciation for my witty, insightful comments by insulting me.

[Osage Orange]

Consider yourself lucky they didn't peck you to death.....

[Jeff Chandler]

They think our government believes its manifest destiny is to convince the world that the "Anglo-Saxon race," its form of democracy, ideas and policies are naturally superior.

If they believe that we think our race is superior, it is because they have been brainwashed by the leftist media and academia into a cartoonish view of Americans.

Around the time of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress began to keep report cards on other nations. If those countries fail to earn a passing grade, Congress will use sanctions to make them kneel.

The very same leftist media and academia is behind that sort of international activism.

How would you feel if France told the U.S. it must abolish the death penalty or it would forbid imports of American steel?

Who cares?

Congress withholds assistance from countries whose legal systems don't match our standards and limits trade with countries whose definitions of "free speech" are not as liberal as ours.

Doncha just love the quotes around "free speech"?

Congress, Republicans, Democrats, our religious organizations and corporate America do not understand the seething resentment this has nurtured aboard. We are so convinced of our superiority that we cannot see the clouds for the rain. And the tolerance of other cultures is being strained.

Baloney! They hate us because they have been programmed to hate us. Moron.

[Jeff Chandler]

What this maroon fails to grasp is that if we didn't do everything they hate us for, they would hate us for not doing it.

[Osage Orange]

Berserko Berko's...been around a long time. Never realized what a fool he was...

[APFel]

I've posted to some turkeys. They usually demonstrate their appreciation for my witty, insightful comments by insulting me.

You and me both. I have come to avoid international political discussions... oh, how I loathe them...

APf

[Right Wing Assault]

Yeah, all of our "friends" (and enemies) would have been MUCH happier under the Nazis and the Japanese. Or the Soviet Union. They would have given them SO much more freedom than they have today under the ruthless USA rule. Well, if they get their way, they will be have the Muzzles in charge. They will provide even MORE freedom to these folks than they have today.

[wildcatf4f3]

Some suspect this is our way of atoning for several hundred years of black slavery.

for an accountant this guy can't add worth diddley...

say 1700 to 1865....how is that several hundred years

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Congress, Republicans, Democrats, our religious organizations and corporate America do not understand the seething resentment this has nurtured aboard. We are so convinced of our superiority that we cannot see the clouds for the rain. And the tolerance of other cultures is being strained.

So I take it you don't want the money then?
Fine by me.

Regards,
GtG

[RebelTex]

Gobble, Gobble!

(Happy Thanksgiving!)
;^D

[vbmoneyspender]

Some suspect this is our way of atoning for several hundred years of black slavery.

I was always taught that the Civil War served as our country's atonement for slavery. I guess that teaching went out with new math.

[theBuckwheat]

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But in May 2005, just before I left, you advised me to buy 125 shares of the closed-end Turkish Investment Fund, which I did at $14.75, and sold it when I returned this March at $28. It's now $17.05 . Should I buy it back?
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Dear TE: If you are a US Person (a US citizen or green card holder) you should sell all those shares and keep quiet about how much you made or lost.

The problem is the US tax code. A non-US mutual fund is a Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC). The reporting requirements alone make PFICs hardly worth the trouble for a small investment, but the taxation of PFIC profits can be more than the original investment.

Now, I am not a tax accountant, nor a criminal defense attorney (nor do I play on on the internet), so you'll have to make up your own mind what do to about reporting or not reporting your investment.

Are you also aware that Congress has levied a $10,000 fine on anyone who doesn't report the existence of any accounts in non-US financial assets such as banks, mutual funds or stock firms?

see:
http://www.mayer-riser.com/practiceareas/ap/offshore/pfic.htm