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I can’t speak to Nature Air’s practices, but whenever we go someplace that offers a reduced rate for “nacionales”, I always declare that we’re residents and we always get the lesser rate.
Everyone responding to this thread is correct. There is an “in-country residence” requirement for Canadians to maintain their provincial health care coverage. And it’s been mentioned in this and other online forums on a number of occasions over a period of several years.
If this is a panicworthy matter, the panic arises from a failure to have done one’s due diligence. That’s too bad, but who’s to blame?
“. . . the government knowing the masses are armed gives them reason to think before acting.” makes absolutely ironclad perfect sense.
If the government knows that somebody is, in fact, armed, they’ll think very carefully before acting. And when they do, they’ll act with overwhelming force.
The government learned the hard way that the Branch Davidians at Waco were armed to the teeth, so when they undertook the final resolution, they came with insurmountable force, as they would do in your neighborhood or mine.
If you want to go down in history as the soulmate of the young man who stood up to the tank in Tinnamin(sp?) Square, it’s your call. You can see what a difference that made.
When we made this arrangement, Banco Nacional in Grecia already had the form and so there was no need to go to the Embassy. If a trip to the Embassy is an inconvenience and your Banco Nacional, BCR or ScotiaBank branch office is nearby, it might be worthwhile to check there first.
“Better safe than sorry”, eh? I can live with that, but if you think you can hold off any number of bad guys (the unprepared masses, the BATF, the FBI, or the Chinese) for any length of time, I’m afraid you’re deluding yourself.
Kwhite, of course I’m comfortable with living in a regulated community, and in uncountable ways, so are you. Otherwise, how would you like to meet me face-to-face one day out on the Interstate? In a zillion ways, large and small, our lives are literally enabled by regulation.
I, too, am skeptical about the practical effect of banning ownership of assault-type weapons, as I am skeptical of the benefit. But if you think that you or I, or you and I and everyone we each know or have ever met, are capable of standing up to the power of the government, you are clearly deluding yourself. In a hostage or other standoff situation, you might hold out for a while, but in the end, the police or military force of the government would always prevail, to your detriment.
If you don’t believe that, please reflect on the record — Ruby Ridge, Waco, Dog Day Afternoon (based on a real event), and every other such event. When did any individual, including the Los Angeles bank robbers a dozen or so years ago, ever prevail against a police swat team? Sure, you might kill a cop, but they’ll get you before it’s over.
So you’ll need to make another argument for the ownership of all this firepower to convince any thinking person. Mere enjoyment might be such a rationale.
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Second question is do I transfer my Paypal account to Costa Rica, or do I leave it tied to my Bank of America account in California.
[/quote]Try as I might, I have not been able to transfer funds [b]from[/b] my PayPal account [b]to[/b] an account here in Costa Rica. I read a few months ago that it is possible to transfer funds [b]from [/b]a Costa Rican bank account [b]to[/b] a PayPal account. In fact, the Banco Nacional website has some link to PayPal service, but it’s strictly a “northbound” transfer that’s allowed.
I’ve tried to get PayPal to accept a Costa Rican account as a “verified” (or whatever the right term is) account but it won’t take. And when I’ve spoken to a Customer Service supervisor at PayPal, I’ve been told that due to Costa Rica’s non-compliance with international banking standards, it just ain’t gonna happen.
So, “Costa Rica-to-U.S.”, [i]¡Si![/i]. “U.S.-to-Costa Rica”, [i]¡No![/i]
Hmmm . . . I’m not so sure the indigenous tribes of the Amazon have so much figured it out as simply been born into it and don’t know any other way. In that respect, they’re not so very different from us; only their circumstances differ.
As for their login name on WLCR.com, how about: “LiveFreeAndDieInChildbirth”?
Whew! It sounded like you were saying that the employer had to pay the extra alimony and child support.
Yes, there were doctors even way back then. This particular one had a bone in his nose to denote his status. The results speak for themselves.
BTW, if I don’t actually own something then, by definition, the government cannot confiscate it.
Guys, guys! Isn’t a “Manufacturer’s Statement of Origin” just that — a statement by the manufacturer of where the boat (or whatever) originated and nothing more? Doesn’t it, in fact, say something to the effect that this boat was manufactured in “such and such a place and by such and such a company”. In what way does that statement of a fact confer ownership to anyone?
I draw a comparison with my own birth record. The doctor who delivered me completed paperwork that identified me, named the source of me, and set out the other circumstances of my birth. But none of that conferred ownership of me upon the doctor. And it had nothing to do with the currency in which the bill was paid. All it did was set out the facts of my birth just as a Manufacturer’s Statement of Ownership sets out the facts of the origin of the boat that Bill sold.
And if holding a title in one’s own name does not constitute legal ownership of the property, just what does? If the title I hold to my car doesn’t confer ownership upon me, what legal document confers ownership on some other entity?
It’s recently been reported elsewhere that Social Security benefits can also be directly deposited to an account at ScotiaBank. I don’t know about VA benefits. Otherwise, your options are Banco Nacional and Banco de Costa Rica. I don’t actually know anyone using ScotiaBank.
Okay, a little elaboration, please. In what sense of the term does the fed own my unencunbered Hyundai Terracan?
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David, not sure how to take on your statement, almost sounds like you are a defender and advocate of China? I am not the brightest bulb on the tree, but I do know this….the Chinese do not allow you to speak freely, own firearms, they regulate your child output (limit 1 I think), and regulate a large part of your life. You sure you would be ok with that life style? What would you do without beng “allowed” to voice your opinion on this wonderful discussion board?[/quote]I’m not defending China or its policies at all. What I said, and what I meant, was that we Americans have been led to view China through a prism that may not render a totally accurate image. During the Cold War, China, whose existence the U.S. denied for many years, was a primary “enemy”. The government’s propaganda machine spent years vilifying China in all our eyes. That image remains unchanged for many of us. It may, in fact, not be an entirely accurate image. That’s what I said and that’s what I meant.
Facts are, a very large part of my life is already regulated (mostly for the good, but not entirely). My “child output” was voluntarily restricted to zero (one fewer than the Chinese limit), so who cares?. I wouldn’t own a gun whether it was legal to or not. And while it’s an interesting passtime to participate in this forum, and while I do enjoy sharing some of what I’ve learned with others, I could live comfortably without it, as I did for many, many years until 2006.
Truth be told, China may be at the forefront of population control and for that your descendants may thank them profusely. If through firearms control they achieve a firearms death rate to match Great Britain’s, future generations of Chinese will be grateful. And if my thoughts and yours were stifled, who’d be the poorer?
