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victoria
your right.. this is a problem that no one really talks about
i know people that have never worked on the books i9n thier lives.. always oof the books
yet
they get $1000 to $1500 per month in Social Security, $300 EBT and $700 welfare checks
how does one qualify for social security if they never paid into it???
[quote=”VictoriaLST”]Ok, back to the original topic.
I am all for cuts in SS. We need to look at “earned benefits” vrs. “unearned benefits”. Earned benefits – those you contributed to over time. Unearned benefits – ah, there is the problem. A child born with a disability (blind, deaf, spinal bifida)gets automatic SS benefits. Lets cut those. Drug addicts, alcoholics, can qualify for benefits. Lets cut that too.
There are lots of places to cut SS without hurting people who paid into the program over the years.[/quote]
there is really nothing to add
the american public en mass has exactly what it deserves
congratulations
what is most valuable in my opinion on the upcoming events is NOT precious metals and such
in fact it does not matter what form of currency will be available.
I think its the inevitable new skillsets that will be in demand during these periods
you cant EAT GOLD or SILVER
and you may have been living in a first world country all your life that the only thing you may know how to do is buy something
so sure enough some really good basic skill levels will be needed.. and will be in demand
[quote=”sprite”]Thanks for posting, KS. The fact that this item is being manufactured and retailed is evidence that there is a contemplated market for fungible gold at the retail level. It also indicates that people are considering ways to carry real money with them…. Perhaps internationally.
I am protecting some of my money with precious physical metal but I don’t know exactly how this melt down will shake out.
The bad thing about precious metals is that the elite and the banks have been buying a lot of it. If we go to gold or silver backed currency again, the same slime balls will still be in control.[/quote]Kwhite
don’t you know???
everything is going good according to David.
so don’t worry..:?:?:?:?:?:?:?
these 2700 military vehicles for homeland security is business as usual
[quote=”kwhite1″][quote=”DavidCMurray”]If you look back through recent history, you’ll learn that the sociologists (Robert Merton in particular) have pretty well nailed it. Civil unrest occurs primarily when the population is generally optimistic about the likelihood of change in their interest. That explains well the civil unrest that characterized the 1960s and 1970s the calm that characterized the decade of the Great Depression. For as long as the populace is pessimistic about the chances for change, they tend not to raise a fuss. What would be the point?
Without disputing the figures about the military hardware that the U.S. has purchased, it’s important to note that those expenditures have been mostly done in the guise of homeland security. The recipients have been state and local governments. When, for example, you divide 30,000 bulletproof vests among all the state and local police forces in the fifty states, you don’t end up with much of a concentration. The same is true for 7,000 assault rifles, etc.
In 2009, there were some 14,000 law enforcement agencies int the U.S. which employed some 708,000 officers. If you do the math, you’ll soon see that the country isn’t very well prepared for anything much less some tidal wave of civil unrest.
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David, that’s all well and good, but what happens when the givers have nothing more to give or simply refuse to give anymore? The takers outnumber the givers at this point, when the givers don’t have more to give then everyone loses. Instead of being self sufficient and responsible for one’s actions, the takers are demanding more and the government is more than happy to demand the givers that they pay more of thier fair share.
If our USD is so great then why has China and Australia trading outside of the USD now? http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-03-31/thanks-world-reserve-currency-no-thanks-australia-and-china-enable-direct-currency-c
This is very bad news for the USD, the Fed keeps printing and deluting the USD while other countries are running frmo the USD. So much for a soft controlled landing, when it crashes there will be mass histeria, hence the ammo purchase.[/quote]
[quote=”rainbow123″]Hi what do you recommend to a person soon to retire and moving to CR do for health care until we get our residence?[/quote]
I wonder why teh caja is having so many problems.. is it the companies that dont pay.. I mean as individuals in order to live here we are obligated to pay..
is it management???
you right!!! 🙂
ok here is a funny video.. its the IRS version of a parody of startrek
I think it cost the tax payers $60,000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VxU6n4pAnrU
but it’s cool 🙂
[quote=”costaricabill”]I don’t really give a hoot about the birth certificate flap. There are plenty of photoshop experts that have suggested that it is a “constructed document”, but I think he is doing a lot of other things that concern me more.
First on my list is that he decided to really screw up my day on May 2nd by flying into San Jose! My wife flies back to SJO on that same day and I can just imagine what the traffic is going to be like around the airport before, during and after his arrival – both vehicular traffic and the scheduled air traffic.
Of course the other solution might be to contact the White House and ask if it is possible that they make a quick stop in Florida to pick up my wife. Even with all the news about how much it costs for Air Force 1 each time it takes off, King Obama doesn’t seem to care, so I’ll give him a call and ask – it can’t hurt. Even if he says no, maybe I can convince him to agree not to disrupt the scheduled arrival of Jet Blue flight #1695.
[/quote]OK David
your right.. how could I be so silly to bring something so insignificant up.:shock::shock::shock:
I loved your statement
“IF IT WERE TRUE IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT… BUT ITS NOT SO IT’S NOT” sounds almost like
“there’s no place like home… there’s no place like home” :roll::roll::roll:
sounds like a good mantra to keep telling yourself.
but one thing I do agree with
it really does NOT matter anyway..
at this point in time the american people got so rightly what it deserves.. and in the end..
whatever will happen .. will happen….. regardless of what you or I or anyone will say or do.
we could keep going back and forth but it’s all moot aside from friendly conversation.
but you keep the faith my friend. and I will end this from one of my favorite quotes of the infamous
Gordon Gekko
“It’s all about the bucks pal… and the rest is conversation… now get back to work” 8)8)
[quote=”DavidCMurray”]You’re right, Victoria, if it were true it would be important, but it’s not, so it’s not.
President Obama’s legal birth certificate was duly recorded by the State of Hawaii’s Office of Vital Records. By legal definition, they have the authority to issue duplicate birth certificates (long form and short) based upon their legal records and they have. His birth certificate is as legally definitive as yours, mine or anybody else’s born in one of the fifty states.
In the “never-going-to-happen” realm of President Obama’s removal from office, Vice President Joe Biden would ascend to the presidency and lay the groundwork for his own re-election in 2016.
[/quote][quote=”DavidCMurray”]I fail to understand your interest in President Obama’s birthplace given that you are not a naturalborn citizen of the United States. When were you naturalized?
We’ll have to see the documentation.
[/quote][b]you fail to realize???[/b] :D:D:D
[b]and who are you again??????[/b]:D:D:D
I used to be an american citizen.. born and raised in the city of new york until exactly 13 months 12 days ago. when I officially went thru the process of renouncing my citizenship.
this took actually longer than expected and wound up costing me close to $1000 in fee’s and attorney.. etc
whew!!! I feel better now.. thanks 😀
pull out the red carpet
the first foreign born king of the U.S. is coming to costa rica 🙂
Obamas birth certificate has finally been confirmed as offically FAKE!!! meaning we have a sitting president that was born in Kenya.. and you hear NOTHING NOTHING in the media.. except some rinky dink local news
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh37rWmUL9Q
amazing!!!!
this information as in most data that comes from goverment sources shiuld be taken with a grain fo salt.
ICT always needs to look like they actually do something productive with thier spend budget$$$$
[quote=”aguirrewar”]The number of people traveling to Costa Rica from abroad in 2012 totaled 2,343,213, according to data released Monday by the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) and the Immigration Administration.
That number is 7 percent higher than that registered the previous year. For the third consecutive year Costa Rica has received more visitors than the previous year.
Most visitors – 66 percent – entered the country by air, mainly through Juan Santamaría International Airport, north of San José, which admitted 1,217,569 travelers. Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, saw 331,116 arrivals.
The second most important route of entry is by land, which represented 33 percent of international arrivals.
North Americans registered the largest number of arrivals with 1,062,522, representing an increase of 8.9 percent compared to 2011. There were 864,340 visitors from the United States last year, 136,261 from Canada and 61,921 from Mexico.
According to Tourism Minister Allan Flores, the increase in arrival of Mexican travelers this year (27 percent) was due to the announcements of new flights by airlines from that country.
INFORMATION comes from La Nacion and Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) and the Immigration Administration.[/quote]
[quote=”MaryLawrence”]I agree..It is really amazing video..I am amazed by the adventurous paragliding.
family vacation costa rica[/quote]
can anyone say DRONE???:shock:
[quote=”costaricabill”][quote=”DavidCMurray”]Good point! In Costa Rica, CD rates are quoted after taxes are withheld, so if a CD is quoted at 9.2%, for example, the actual rate paid is 10% before Costa Rica’s 8% tax is withheld. And no tax return filing to Costa Rica is required.
In the case of non-profits like Coopenae and others, the interest paid on CDs is not taxable.
A U.S. attorney who is a savvy investor recently told me that taxes paid to a foreign government are deductible dollar-for-dollar from your obliation to IRS. So there is no liability for double taxation.
BTW, the most recent two-year rate is now 12.35%. S/he who hesitates can still get a good deal.
[/quote]David – On the advice of friends we got involved with Coopenae about 18 months ago. I was concerned that about dollar fluctuation so I split my deposit 50/50 colones & dollars to “hedge my bet”, firuring that is one went up, the other would go down (I’ll probably hear from W-41 on that theory, but oh well).
Because of the stability of the exchange rate I have made 13% and 7%, respectively. The “blind hog theory” at it’s best, no doubt.
So anyway, before all the naysayers come out of the wood works, I suggest they do a bit of research…..
^^^ 44 straight quarters of making a profit!
^^^ one of the top 8 largest financial institutions in CR (including the “government insured banks”!
^^^ One of the top 5 financial institutions in CR for ROI over the past 10 yearsTo offer an olive branch to the naysayers, I suggest one with vodka and a twist!
[/quote]I remember years ago when I first started my trips here to costa rica. and many people here gringos/ticos were involved with the brothers.
for many years these guys had a great track record of great interest payments. i could not understand how people could invest in instruments like this but they did
and every month they collected $$$ like clockwork.
for many many years..
so to each his own
me personally I would NOT want my money invested in a foreign country like costa rica. :shock::shock::shock:
it amazes me that people do
and all it takes is a comment suggesting
hey.. I just invested in a cd here.. yada yada..
kind of justifying a purchase.. social acceptance.. that sort of thing.
I mean.. it’s costa rica people 🙂
but the lure of passive interest will always attract people.
If I am going to invest money that I could possibly lose
then it must be in something where I can at least gain new valuable skills in the process if I fail.
then at least I am failing forward so to speak.
instead of looking for these types of investments
learn some new skills.. write a book.. create a info product.. etc
nothing happens until a sale is made 🙂
[quote=”elindermuller”][quote=”davidd”][quote=”VictoriaLST”]I hate $16 chickens, so we are raising our own. Farmer’s markets for fruits and veggies until I get my own started, a slow process since i have back trouble but coming along. I really want a couple of pigs and i have room for a vaca or two.
I love CR.[/quote]
$16 chickens???? I buy roasted chickens fully cooked for $$8 pricemart???[/quote]
In Tilaran everything is more expensive than in the Central Valley (I see the adds in La Nacion). In Tilaran a whole raw chicken is 4 $ per kilo, so the whole thing may cost you 8 $. In order to get it on the table you have to add spices, water, electricity, kitchen equipment depreciation, and your time.
I have been reading that the average income per head in C.R. is around 1000 $. There are many that do not make half of that, so it is like everywere, a small number of people take the big piece of the cake.[/quote]that’s crazy.. I think it may be time for this
http://www.buildingachickencoop.com/[quote=”VictoriaLST”]I hate $16 chickens, so we are raising our own. Farmer’s markets for fruits and veggies until I get my own started, a slow process since i have back trouble but coming along. I really want a couple of pigs and i have room for a vaca or two.
I love CR.[/quote]
$16 chickens???? I buy roasted chickens fully cooked for $$8 pricemart???
elindermuller
you have been seeing the same movie as I 🙂
I just went to the new Lincoln mall and I am amazed at the stores that are there and wonder how the hell do they stay in business??? is there enough business to support places like Starbucks????
Mrs fields cookies.. cookies that cost $3 bucks for 1???
I may have to reboot my own reality and star again because I am finding myself not being able to explain all of this.
if you go through the supermarkets.. and you saw imported items that costa more
this made sense.. its imported so you have to add taxes, shipping etc
but when imported items start to cost less than products that are actually made here
then I say hmmmmm..
ok
so now the tico companies are charging more money for products made here.. and there is no rebellion yet??:D:D:D:D
I think there is a large emerging middle class here and the income levels have changed..
this is the marketplace and it has changed right in front of our noses.
I was speaking with a few people and asking how much did they make.. I had salaries ranging from
$1500 to $2500 per month:shock::shock::shock:
and I said holy toledo.. where did that come from.
a friends boyfriend is a manager of a cable company here and his salary is $8000 per month!!!!!
used to be middle class here was $800 to $1200 per month.. or at least I thought it was.
so.. it looks like we have to now look in the future based on what has happened and what is already happening and make some decisions.
or maybe.. these price differences are more towards the urban areas
how are the prices where you guys are???
[quote=”elindermuller”][quote=”DavidCMurray”][quote=”elindermuller”]
I haven´t seen a store with Tico-Prices for years :evil:[/quote]Hmmm . . . That seems like a contradiction in terms. Isn’t any store that sells to Costa Ricans selling at “Tico prices”? If Costa Ricans are setting the prices, and if Costa Ricans are paying the prices, are they not paying “Tico prices”?[/quote]
I made this comment because the poster before was asking if Walmart has gringo prices. I have not seen what I would consider a Tico price for many years. When I came to Costa Rica in 1992 live was quite inexpensive and stores had what I would consider Tico prices (much lower than in Germany or the U.S.). Some restaurants had a Tico-Menu and a Gringo-Menu (same menu but different prices). Ticos very soon started to figure out how much things cost in other countries and put the same price tag on their products “made in C.R.” (Queso Monteverde – same price as good cheese in Germany). When I went back to Germany in 2003/4 I brought a suitcase full of hairspray and other cosmetic stuff back to C.R. because it was so much cheaper there. So, what are really Gringo- or Tico- Prices ? The rule Tico = cheap, Gringo = expensive, does not exist any more. Now nothing is cheap any more, I don´t know how they survive. But when I go to San Jose and see how many malls / Walmart stores etc. they build every year, and see the parking lots stuffed with Prados and other luxury cars, I ask myself, what in the hell am I doing wrong ? Do Central-Valley Ticos have secret gold mines in their back yards ? Are they all drug dealers and money launderers ? Are they politics working for the government ?[/quote]
