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Here we go again:
the EX-pats recomending Foreign Policies for their countries.
WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE USA??
WHY DO YOU CARE??
WHAT makes you think you can make a difference from far away??
The people of the SPRING Revolution in the Middle East and the OCCUPY WALL Street are the ones in their countries making the difference.
But you have better ideas from a DISTANCE. Come down to the trenches and fight the GOOD battle or stop complaining about how the exchange rate betten colones and dollars affect you.
Lot’s of intelligent people making STUPID Posts.
Do you even think that what happens in the USA will not impact you in CR??
Let the FLAMES begin!!
“5,300 employees (2,800 direct and 2,500 sub-contracted) Intel’s production alone makes up 4% of Costa Rica’s GDP so Intel is – without doubt – a pillar of the Costa Rican economy but, is the honeymoon over?”
READ that over and over, AGAIN and look at the NUMBERS Intel brings to the CR Economy in $$.
I guess employing 5,300 Chinese will be a BONANZA to CR, that is while CR loses 5,300 salaried workers.
ALL WELL, I am retired and don’t give a FF for those that still have to work.
LET THEM EAT CAKE!!!
Sometimes the POISON is better than the PERFUME
Randall is what you would call a CPA, Economic Advisor, etc. but he is not a politician and they are the ones calling the “SHOTS”. Randall can only make an analysis of the situation at hand and that of the near future. HOW ACCURATE can he do it, pretty CLOSE in my book.
Read the whole article Scot posted and what Randall says’ about if the Arias come back to power. Digest some of that information he wrote.
“Is noticeable that the country is not doing that well, it remains a good country to invest in and to retire however, if the Costa Ricans do not act wisely on the next elections, and by acting wisely I openly mean not to vote for PLN (National Liberation Party) and its so far proclaimed candidate, Rodrigo Arias, brother of Oscar Arias, then I forecast no improvements for the overall ranking of the country when it comes to doing business in Costa Rica.”
You have to understand Tico politics’ to see what he is talking about, unfortunately EX-PATS cannot vote in CR. So it is up to the citizens of CR to decide our fate and theirs’ at the voting polls.
Do you know who Oton Solis, Francisco Villalobos are?? You follow the politicians and find out what they propose and pretty soon you will find out what will land on your LAP.
Hope this helps you need to think like a TICO when in CR the US mentality will not help you overseas
If you want to know about taxes in Costa Rica and how it will affect you, I highly advise you to read anything Randall Zamora writes.
This person is in the “KNOW” on the political, economic, social issues in CR be that individuals or corporation. He is a CR citizen that knows how the “cookie crumbles” in CR.
Randall does not post here very much but Scott makes articles based on his conversations.
can you handle the truth??
prostitution is legal in CR
get over it and don’t bring you HIGH morals into this discusion, what happens in any ones bedroom is their own private business
ever heard of EL REY???
and when you close the door on your way OUT, take your King James bible with you
Holland, France, Germany and many other countries have an open mind on the sex trade. China, Mexico, Brazil have the opposite. Where would you rather live??
the right a woman has over her body, either right or wrong is 100% her right, not mine, your’s or the government
submitted with the upmost RESPECT for your consideration
but I know you will come with PLAN “B”
don’t buy a car in CR.
[u]Ayer se publicó en este diario la primera lista de infractores, captados entre el 8 y el 20 de setiembre. Aparecieron más de 15.000 números de placas multadas.[/u]
Between the 8 and 20 of Sept, more than 15,000 speeding tickets were issued.
Money, Money, Money, Money
and the cheapest fine is $600.00
here in the USA, Carl Busch the NASCAR driver was clocked doing 150 miles per hour in a 60 mile per hour road.
His FINE??
$1,000
suspended license for a month
100 hour of community servicenot so sure DV; the CR Goverment is runing a -5% deficit against their GDP.
They are not going to CUT any social programs and new TAXES are being proposed. Anyone in CR making over $1,300.00 a month (gross) in salary will be taxed 10%.
The home tax (Luxery) for anything over 100,000 colones that was enacted as a provisional measure is now permanent.
Colon Value Value To Tax value
From 1 to 100,000,000 0.0%
From 100,000,000 to 250,000,000 0.25%
From 250,000,000 to 500,000,000 0.30%
From 500,000,000 to 750,000,000 0.35%
From 750,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 0.40%
From 1,000,000,000 to 1,250,000,000 0.45%
From 1,250,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 0.50%
From 1,500,000,000 to 1,750,000,000 0.55%It seems there is NO Tea Party in CR, 😆
Get ready for this WILD ride, you will pay taxes either you want it or not
That is one side of the coin but there is another one.
I pay property taxes for some services I do not use anymore.
I pay Insurance on the house and never made a claim.
I pay for unemployment benefits and NEVER been unemployed
I pay a gas tax for a 4 cylinder car that uses the roads in the USA, what about the people that use the same roads with a Hybrid (electric) car, they use the sane roads but pay less for gas.
Some people pay more, others less but we all use the same amount of resources available to each.
The point is; when I started working back in 1970, I never intended to live on what the monthly SS check was. I planed, saved, invested and just worked to the tune of having 2 pensions, 401K and savings. Not counting that the house in Desamparados and the one in Tampa are PAID OFF.
Do I need the income from SS?? NO since I did not plan to receive that money and the same with my income tax return every year, I don’t count on that money either.
My expenses in Tampa, FL a month are;
$600.00 for all utilities, water, electricity, phone, internet, car insurance, etc.
$800.00 for food and other household purchases, soap, toilet paper, cleaners, etc.
$600.00 more for gas to go to work, lunch, newspaper, etc.
$200.00 goes on incidental; pizza, restaurants, clothes, etc.
Total; $2,200.00. Don’t have credit card balances, NO Sears, JC Penny, Home Depot, Victoria Secret (LOL):lol:
but I make $6,000.00 a month, guess where that extra money goes every month??
SAVINGS and investments is the answer!!!
I never made my plans with the Goverment for my retirement. I have always made it with myself.
I agree with waggoner;
IF you have a retirement income of $100,000 a year you should not collect SSA, even if you paid for it.
Bob Hope paid every year for more than 50 and never collected a penny from his SSA. John MCcain collects his SSA and he is worth millions.
I pay property taxes and part is for the Library; which I never use, another part goes to the school district when my kids graduated 10 years ago.
The tax system is unbalanced and needs a major overhaul. When Warren Buffett pays less taxes than his secretary (diferent brakets) you know something is not right.
Kevin Casas-Zamora- a former vice president of Costa Rica. Is looking for his best interest while he sells CR down the tube.
Nothing NEW here. While they make $100,000 out of the backs of a working CR that makes $5,000, multiply that by 1,000 CR citizens and do the math.
And Kevin, his brother, cousin, friends are doing the same.
[quote=”sprite”]I find it hard to hold back when the right wing, bible thumping, soldier worshiping, flag waving “Americans” start popping off with uncivil language and personal attacks on this message board. It brings out the worst in me. So I’ll just stick to topic here.
Let’s just all agree that the TSA is a group of moronic thugs who deserve our disrespect and as much passive resistance as we can get away with. The problem is that there is little we can do to resist short of not flying…which is what will happen if we resist too much. So far, I have not had any confrontations with these people. But I am fighting back some anger each time I have to face this stupid, fabricated security BS and sooner or later, I am going to get into trouble.
The people who are running things insinuate their fascism into our lives in increments. The pace is quickening though.
There is evidence that Costa Rica and the rest of the region are being targeted by the globalists as the World Bank takes aim at Central America. Senators Dianne Feinstein (CA) and Chuck Grassley (IA), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, released their report Responding to Violence in Central America. The report recommends steps the U.S. can take to “help” Central America reduce drug related violence. You can just imagine what form that “help” will take and what the real motive behind it is.
http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=aebb1f78-6139-459a-baa9-9a9427f22442&SK=2E29BAC27AE9742DE6CFA550BF226584%5B/quote%5D1’st ACT:
“Five of Central America’s seven countries are now on the United States’ list of 20 “major illicit drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries.” Three of those, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras, were added just last year.”
2’nd Act:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39726&Cr=drug+trafficking&Cr1=
“The battle against organized crime is everyone’s fight and in this sense, I would like to make a special appeal to the United Sates so that it assumes a resolute and concrete leadership in this battle against drug trafficking and organized crime.”
3’rd Act;
and now the USA will help CR with it’s problem with a CONDITION or maybe some more conditions. The Palestine vote in the UN which means SIDE with us when you vote. Meaning?? Vote on this issue along our side.
The Chinese built a stadium worth $100 million for FREE in exchange to sever ties with Taiwan and that was after more than 30 years of recognizing Taiwan and taking their $$ thanks to Oscar Arias a (Nobel Prize winner).
Chinchilla or any other President will sell her soul for $$
Yes it would Rw but there would be other consecuences also like a higher inflation rate for the country.
The less avilability of the dollar makes the rates GO UP and the more means DOWN.
Even when the US had a 12 trillion deficit and where printing more $$ the colon was averaging 500. Now with a 14.5 trillion debt in the USA the colon is at about 506. Even with a DOWNGRADE from “AAA to AAb”
“El Banco Central” can adjust the rate by buying dollars or selling them and keeping what they call “las bandas” (exchange rates) between 450 and 550 and NOT 500 and 700.
A major advantage CR has is the amount of $$ they get from tourism. This is an influx of capital that does not cost them a dime compared with exporting their products, IE. Disney World, Royal Caribbean cruise and other industries that do this.
Expect, plan and budget your expenses on a 1 to 500 rate exchange because anything else is a PIPE dream.
I don’t think this will be GOOD NEWS for everybody, besides it states “las bandas” or there is a 200 colones spread from 500 to 700 could occur in the next few months.
Thing is “El Banco Central” will not allow this to happen. I can see an exchange rate of 1 to 525 in the near future but not reaching 700. If it gets out of hand they will AUTO correct it
The 700 figure would mean CR exports would receive less and the imports cost more by 40% MORE an devaluate the salary of every one by that amout.
The Government has come with some more Tax ideas that are more efficient like a $600.00 fine for speeding on a 60K road and doing 80K. And with any active corporation making any income in CR paying taxes.
CR is actively increasing their Tax collection system since 50% are not reporting their fair share of income and we are not talking about the “PULPERIA” around the corner.
The markets are in a turmoil right now and all of this is speculation.
this part does no belong to what I wrote
“Tico Security is far nicer than USA Customs. I have had Customs in Dallas Scream at me that it didn’t matter to him one G****** bit that i was using a wheel chair! You are G****** smuggler! After they were letting me go, the jerk tried to keep my dr.lic.. He eventually threw it at me.
Don’t let them make you mad. That is what they want. Get you mad and yelling and then they jerk you from your flight and mess with you more.”[quote=”Disabled Veteran”]In terms of the TSA. Adding insult to injury, we are inspected by minimum wage, low educated federal employees; and, several have been arrested for stealing from passenger luggage. Not to mention, several have been fired for sexual misconduct on the job.[/quote]
EXCUSE ME. “DV” the people at Wal Mart with a minimum wage, low education RESENT you comparing them with the TSA slugs.
I wonder what the qualifications are to be employed by the TSA; STUPID, RETARDED, SLOW.
I have never had a hard time in the SJO terminal but coming back to TPA it was a nightmare and this happened in 2010.
“Sir” would you come with me please.
Yes indeed but why?? I answered
“WE” need to ask you some question.
and here the fun started
“WHY” are you traveling to and from CR??
because my wife was born and raised in CR and we have property over there
“IS” she a legal in the US
nah, she has a Green card from the Department of State
“ARE” you a legal US citizen
got my wallet and produced 3 ID’s, one from the the US Army (retired) another from the US Post Office and my Florida drivers license
“He” looks at all 3 items one by one and say’s SORRY
I wispered in a slow voice; “You are a Jerk”
“this” guy is a supervisor and 40 years old and this is not his first RODEO. He walked away and I walked away the other way from STUPIDITY.
You go through Pat downs, ID check, X rays, Sniff machines that cost millions of $$ and you also have to deal with an Idiot making $50,000 a year??
