Posted on 06/29/2008 4:41:06 PM PDT by Coffee200am
So, how does this affect people moving from their expensive homes in the U.S. to their dream homes in the Caribbean, Mexico or the Mediterranean?
I hate to be fatalistic, but I don’t see our government getting smaller ,maybe brief periods of slowing down, but never actually getting smaller.
In 30 years:
Can you imagine that we will NOT have government provided health care?
Can you imagine us NOT having a “progressive” (soak the middle and upper classes) tax system?
Can you imagine people NOT being arrested for saying something that is deemed as not politically correct?
We are just spiraling down the toilet bowl of socialism.
They really need to get a girlfriend or boyfriend to take care of their "urges."
Jim Rogers recently moved to Singapore, and predicted something like this would happen.
So why not just remove all your wealth - then denounce citizenship? I mean, they can’t steal what they can’t touch.
Estonia? Interesting choice. Love their flat tax approach to life. A nice place on the Baltic sea...a little wine...a good Cuban cigar...oh yeah, I could do that.
Bump
I love my America! I want to go down with this beautiful ship!
Dear Senator Harkin,
As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.
My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it out.
Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.
Additionally, as an illegal alien, I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.
Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, as well as "in-state" tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United States for my son.
Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my car.
If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be most appreciative. Thank you for your assistance.
Your Loyal Constituent, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Burlington , IA
http://almostaverageamerican.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-want-to-be-illegal-immigrant.html
I think the pluses far out weigh the minuses.
Welcome to Free Republic autumnraine!
You're right. Something's going on with this that's not obvious... maybe a dollar crash?
As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.
My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it out.
Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.
Additionally, as an illegal alien, I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.
Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, as well as "in-state" tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United States for my son.
Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my car.
If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be most appreciative. Thank you for your assistance.
Your Loyal Constituent, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Burlington , IA http://almostaverageamerican.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-want-to-be-illegal-immigrant.html I think the pluses far out weigh the minuses.
Did you write this? It's brilliant.
I wish. But I heard it on the radio and tracked it down on the net.
We will be racing towards massive socialism in 2009. We already have large government programs. The Democrats aim to double or triple the size and scope of government and install themselves are permanent masters of our fate. The end of economic freedom is near.
Fedgov has become an evil all-consuming monster with no conscience.
LOL! Thanks. I needed that!
A knight of the British Empire who speaks with a Tennessee accent. Loaded. Renounced his citizenship in 1968 because of taxes. Now holds dual Bahamian and UK citizenship.
As for citizenship, since I'm not ethnically Korean, it would take longer for my citizenship application to be accepted than it would if I was applying to become an American citizen (and would probably be rejected anyway--Koreans are pickier than we are).
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