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WRONG:
Costa Rica is a quasi socialistic society but not a true one.
It has a strong Democratic way of thinking but in the old type of way. It is still controlled by the 100 more powerfull familes in power since 1980.
Well advanced in it’s conservation way of thinking compared to the USA. One of the only countries without a standing Army and not only the Vatican can say this since they have the Swiss Guard (mercenaries) on their payroll.
A spirit that transcends beyond borders by the “PURA VIDA” standard, no other country has this mentality.
A country that helped and invited the Jew community when other countries FROWNED on them (1950). El POLACO, (Polish)
Still after 40 years I can hear from a stranger “Con mucho Gusto” and in a sincere voice.
There are many small nuicences in the Costa Rican culture
that are lost to Foreign people.One thing you don’t find in Costa Rica is the “hand shake” ever thought about this one?? “Un abrazo mi hermano” is a mexican thing.
Small details define the Costa Rican culture that make them “UNIQUE”.
Or on another note; what IF?? I want to live in a Walden Pond and all by myself without infringement from society and not hurting or doing any harm to you.
What if; I want a prostitute once in a while, smoke a joint, read the Chaucers Tales book, grow my hair and not take a shower.
What if; you found out I am doing these things, does that give you the right to call a gov. agency to correct my behaviour?
You have rights over ME, but I have NONE with myself??
The real ISSUE is that prostitution has existed since the begining of the world and drug’s ALSO.
While one is accepted up to a certain degree the other is not, some things never change but they do exist all over your town, city, state and country.
After 30 years of a WAR on drugs and spending billions of dollars, have we made a dent on it??
My answer is to DEAL with this problem, containment has not worked and will not work
[b]THESE PARAGRAPHS BELOW is what makes the difference.[/b]
“Cameron has successfully applied to buy 1,067 hectares (2,636 acres) of farmland in New Zealand. In an application filed with the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office, Cameron says he and his family “intend to reside indefinitely in New Zealand and are acquiring the property to reside on and operate as a working farm,” reports the Associated Press.
Cameron’s decision fits the trend of wealthy Americans pulling their money out of the country and reinvesting it to buy land in the southern hemisphere, escaping spiraling tax rates and protecting themselves against the potential for widespread social dislocation.
In 2010, John Malone, billionaire chairman of Liberty Media, announced that he had bought a retreat on the Quebec border as an insurance policy to “have a place to go if things blow up here,” adding that he was concerned about the survival of the dollar and whether or not “America (was) going to make it” through the economic crisis.
The political class are also seeking financial refuge in foreign land buys. The Bush family purchased 100,000 acres in Paraguay back in 2006.
Growing concern that economic stagnation could lead to widespread civil unrest, allied to crippling tax hikes, is causing many members of the super-rich to abandon the United States in pursuit of more stable countries with friendlier financial conditions for those with wealth. According to the Census Bureau, “The top-earning 1% of US taxpayers are leaving the USA at the highest rate in history.” In addition, a Zogby International poll found that more than 3 million US citizens relocate abroad every year, as record numbers of rich US citizens renounce their citizenship to escape punishing levels of taxation.
Indeed, emergency relocation specialists that we have spoken to tell us that the wealthy are digging in with the purchase of fortified compounds which include underground bunkers, or alternatively leaving the United States altogether.
While a catastrophic collapse may not occur, those with significant wealth are exercising their financial muscle to buy insurance policies in the form of land and secure compounds either in remote areas of the United States or in more stable foreign countries.
unfortunatly; most of these jobs are at a CALL CENTER level. My son worked at one of them with HP in Heredia and he tells me it was not a job where you can get promoted easily and the salary is a little more than average.
is this one;
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Yes;
This has to happen but the funny part is:
“The Central Bank Law has several options: surcharges on imported goods, global limits on credit growth, forcing exporters to sell their currency to the Central Bank increased reserve requirements more than 15% and set intermediation margins (the difference between rates for savings and loans).”
But why did they wait for the FLAME to come so close to the house when they knew about this problem 5 years ago and could have stop it COLD on it’s tracks, another Greece in the making???
easy answer SMOKES:
I was born and raised in the Caribbean islands but have worked in the USA for 40 years
Y hablo, leo, escribo el Espanol muy bien
still when I go to CR, I am considered a GRINGO
not only is my wife from CR but my first born son also and just because I make a salary in $$$ and not in colones, I am different from them
am I upset with this thinking from the average CR citizen?? NOPE!!
50% of my wifes family has GREEN eyes (envy) on myself but they are silent about it and the other 50% accept me
figure this PUZZLE OUT and get back to me
there is a difference;
you are from that country, born and raised (no problem here):D
you are visiting that country (tourists):shock:
you adapt yourself to live in that country (native resident):lol:
you go and live at that country expecting THEM to adapt to your way of thinking (UGLY AMERICAN):roll:
What goes around, COMES around
I have been a member for close to 5 years and have less than 1,000 posts or replies (combined)
lest be not afraid to subject Mr. Scott to the same scrutiny he and others do it in this forum
Fair is Fair after all, isn’t it!!
warren
Maybe it is time to:
Occupy “La Casa Presidencial”
then Laura will listen and understand
a National sales tax affects the poor more than the upper middle class or RICH, having a fair income tax based on your bracket of income is far better
if I earn 500,000 colones and pay 15% = 75,000
but if it is 1,000,000 then it is 150,000
1,000,000 divide by 500,000 = 2
and 2 people making 500,000 pay 150,000 the same as 1 making 1,000,000
bet you; there are thousands making 500,000 compared to those making 1,000,000
Math does not LIE, Politicians HATE the real Math
It has been happening for YEARS. Some Profesionals keep 2 set’s of BOOKS for accounting purposes
Are we really surprised by this NEWS???
Warren
That depends on many factors like what type of COMFORT and EXPENSES are you willing to accept with a renovation.
A $60,00.00 house in Desamparados bought in 1985, 3/1/1 has swallowed $25,000.00 in 16 years with a tankless water heater, main electric breaker box, wires (220 volts), upgraded plumbing, interior and exterior doors, window replacement, bathroom upgrade (toilet) etc.., kitchen (faucet) and other incidentals.
All of the basic materials where bought in the USA and shipped excluding the windows, doors, toilet (big) items and all the work was done by family members or friends of them.
So the question is??
My Opinion;
and it is not worth a PENNY but still my penny
IF YOU LEAVE by your own CHOICH you can call it anything you want, from a voluntary exit or an escape and in my mind the one Man/Women, one vote still counts. If you think that all the Ex-Pats votes make a difference; think again.
By the way; I have visited many Countries and lived all over the world. 1’st Son born in Costa Rica, 2’nd Born in Germany and the 3’rd in the USA.
I still call the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; my home and I type this post in English.
Have a nice day
Crime is a product of wealth inequality. Once you have that kind of environment, gates and guns show up everywhere as a symptom. The more inequality, the more gates, walls and guns. It is really a simple formula.
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You are so WRONG in posting this
are all criminals POOR??
does crime only belong to the lowest level of the economic strata??
RICH people do not commit a crime?? (Bernie Maddox) and all the Ponzi schemes
Crime goes up all the way as in a ladder from the botton step all the way to the top one
Look up the Diputado from Puntarenas (Angulo) and find out how corrupt and criminal the powerfull can be or Weiner the Congressman fron the USA
I just wish I could steal money like Halliburton with a NO BID CONTRACT for billions of dollars paid by the US citizens
Come back when you have a REAL furmula to express your STUPID post
not calling you stupid but calling it a stupid post, there is a difference
