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The after they make guns illegals we’ll all be safe… The criminals will willingly give them up and we’ll all live in a no-crime paradise.
Because it worked so well when they made drugs illegal, right?
We all know that nobody buys illegal drugs anymore… What an incredible success the ‘war on drugs’ was…
When will people wake the f.. up and realize that the ‘war on drugs’ is simply the government keeping their profit margins high…
Opium practically built the British ‘Empire’ and the Americans are trying hard to maintain their ’empire’ using the same raw material.
Want more information?
Start with:
[url=http://www.amazon.com/The-Politics-Heroin-Complicity-Global/dp/1556524838]The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade[/url]
Buy me lunch and I might loan you my copy …
Scott
PS. I’m not picking on you CostaRicaFinca, just voicing my opinion.
Hi Martin:
Velkommen til Costa Rica
1. We have an entire section devoted to Lawyers, Laws & Taxes which you can see at: [ https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/Costa-Rica-Lawyers-Laws-Taxes-Advice-from-reputable-attorneys-and-our-preferred-Costa-Rica-tax-expert.cfm ]
No other attorneys will be recommended unless they have been checked and approved by me personally.
2. I know Laura Gutierrez and her husband Paul well, that is why they are featured on my website. I do NOT recommend anybody on my website unless I know them personally and trust them implicitly.
3. There should NOT be a problem in you forming a Costa Rican corporation and then transferring money to that corporation but you would be best confirming that with your new attorney.
4. If you plan on living in Denmark and only visiting Costa Rica occasionally, please make sure that your property is secure and that you have someone you trust who can regularly visit your home and check to see (and perhaps email you photos each visit) that all is well.
Scott Oliver
Founder – WeLoveCostaRica.comScott Oliver is the author of: 1. How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa, 2. Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore in Bull & Bear Markets and 3. ¿Cómo Comprar o Vender Bienes Raíces en Costa Rica, Sin Perder Su Camisa?
In the case of the Pensionado Category, pension income of a minimum of US$1,000.00 per month must be shown from a recognized pension source for life.
In the case of the Rentista Category, investment income of a minimum of US$2,500.00 per month must be shown for a period of at least two years. These financial amounts include a married couple with minor children.
Scott
[quote=”CRdreamers”]We never expected so much doom and gloom![/quote]
Hmm! I don’t see “so much doom and gloom” at all so it’s interesting how people view things differently.
After 16 years, I still love living in Costa Rica.
If you have an income of $3,600 per month you will live very, very comfortably in Costa Rica. The most expensive areas are obviously the ‘hot’, in demand beach areas but if you do plan on renting here for a year, travel around to different areas and I’m sure you’ll find the perfect spot.
Scott – Founder of WeLoveCostaRica.com
[quote=”Imxploring”]Blood in the streets is about right on Scott!
It’s funny…. perhaps not really. But when I watch all those silly zombie shows and movies that are so popular these days I can help but think (and tell anyone that will listen without thinking me crazy) that the scenes are this world’s future…. not some apocalyptic virus that turns folks into flesh eating zombies intent on seeking out those alive and eating them to “survive”. [/quote]
I don’t think you are crazy at all, in fact you sound perfectly sane and very aware to me…
Very little is happening by accident, if you want to see 50+ examples of 9/11 predictive programming, [url=http://www.tomatobubble.com/id884.html]read this[/url].
If anybody doesn’t think Americans have lost their freedoms, [url=http://truthstreammedia.com/2015/09/09/if-you-dont-think-americans-have-lost-our-freedoms-read-this/]READ THIS[/url]!
Scott
[quote=”Imxploring”]Not to say it all can’t be done… but for many folks the adjustment to such an existence might be a bit harsh… even if no other alternative is available. I guess time will tell since this very adjustment is awaiting many of the baby boomers steaming towards a retirement adventure they’re not prepared for.[/quote]
Agreed! The current economic reality for the majority of baby boomers is nothing short of disastrous and with the soon-to-come, absurdly underfunded pension problems (which appear to be mathematically impossible to resolve), it’s going to get MUCH worse.
I am very happy I live here in Costa Rica because IMHO we will see “blood in the streets” in the USA when crunch time arrives.
I [url=http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/09/27/baby-busters-the-new-underclass/]read an article yesterday[/url] that sadly referred to baby boomers as “baby busters!”
Fasten your seatbelts!
Not sure who “we” is but I would suggest that if someone already has his accommodation paid for – meaning they own their own home outright – then yeah! I think one person could live here comfortably – certainly not extravagantly – on $1,000 per month…
Scott
Here are the comments on this story from someone I know, trust and who is very well connected:
“Belize Banks are very lax in their reporting requirements. As a result in the past 5 years Americans hiding money flocked to those banks. They set up Belize IBC with nominee shareholders etc… This was the last “haven” in Central America and Caribbean and of course that put a target on their back.
They could easily do that to Panama and Costa Rica. However Costa Rica “voluntarily” turns that information over already.”
[quote=”rk_dave”]CAJA for life threatening emergencies (heart attack, stroke, shark bite)[/quote]
And snake bites 🙄 And possible alligator attacks 😆
[quote=”chris clarke”]The list of things needed cannot be accomplished under the present system.
[/quote]Bloody brilliant!
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback Chris….
Thank you for your feedback…
I am legally allowed/licensed to carry my Sig Sauer here in Costa Rica but just for the record, I started carrying a weapon after I was [url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/Costa_Rica_Scams__Doing_the_right_thing.cfm]repeatedly threatened by anonymous U.S. citizens[/url] who at the time were selling ‘ocean view land’ without the ocean view, if you know what I mean …
And I am not suggesting in my article that people should arm themselves but it’s important to be security conscious and to take basic precautions to protect yourself, your family and your property.
PS. Sorry! The fact that you are allowed to carry in Texas means nothing in Costa Rica. You must also be a permanent resident (not a temporary resident like a pensionado) of Costa Rica to apply to legally carry and I can assure you that to renew this gets harder every year.
Scott
Interesting development.
This from [url=http://recode.net/2015/09/16/meg-whitman-says-this-is-the-last-round-of-job-cuts-at-hp-really/]Recode.net[/url]
‘A significant portion of the services personnel work where labor costs are high, including the U.S. and Western Europe. Most of them — about 60 percent — will by 2018 be replaced by workers in one of five HP offices around the world: [b]Costa Rica[/b]; Manila, the Philippines; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Bangalore and Chennai in India. [b]“We expect to grow significantly in these locations,”[/b] she said.’
All the [b]best lawyers are in San Jose[/b] – period! The best attorneys in any field are NOT to be found in Jaco.
We have a section on this website called [url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/department41.cfm]Lawyers, Laws & Taxes here.[/url]
Scott
Hi Victoria.
I changed your headline because it made it sound like that these tax proposals are focused on the expats, they are definitely not.
There are NO TAXES on the Social Security or retirement income of U.S. citizens living in Costa Rica as Permanent Legal residents of Costa Rica and these new proposals do NOT suggest that this will change.
1. Costa Rica has signed an exchange of information treaty with the United States with a view to promoting the necessary interchange of tax information and to ensure that the correct level of taxation is levied in both countries as well as to eradicate tax evasion.
2. And remember that Costa Rica is trying to become a member of the OECD and one the [url=http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/OECD_outlines_membership_process_for_Costa_Rica/$FILE/2015G_CM5637_OECD%20outlines%20membership%20process%20for%20CR.pdf]Core Principles[/url] is: ‘Eliminating international double taxation on income and capital through complying with the key substantive conditions underlying the OECD Model Tax Convention.’
So retired expats can breathe easy…
Lastly, these are only proposals at this stage, many of them will not go through.
Scott
