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[quote=”VictoriaLST”]So, here we are living in the Arenal area and I need a nice vacation on the coast. White sand beach and nothing to do (we have a little finca and there is always something to do). Maybe an all inclusive. Who has a suggestion?[/quote]
It is good to remember that the [b]”there is always something to do”[/b] accumulates.
You can count on double the things to do for the same period of time that you are away.
Having just returned from a month in the States I am looking at double the things to do for the next month. 😆[quote=”sweikert925″]According to the IRS:
11. Are US citizens living abroad subject to the individual shared responsibility provision?
Yes. However, US citizens who live abroad for a calendar year (or at least 330 days within a 12 month period) are treated as having minimum essential coverage for the year (or period). These are individuals who qualify for an exclusion from income under section 911 of the Code. See Publication 54 for further information on the section 911 exclusion. They need take no further action to comply with the individual shared responsibility provision.
Since you seem to understand the situation far better than I do, I have a question.
My income is from Social Security and a pension of under $500 per month. I never joined Medicare but opted for Caja when I found out about it.
Am I going to be required to participate in the shared responsibility provision? 😕
[quote=”Scott”][quote=”sweikert925″]And I was having a pretty happy day today. The along came filth like this.[/quote]
I must have missed something.., where is the “filth” exactly?
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I wouldn’t call it filth but there are always those with access to a medium on which they can express their distaste of any group that exists and write opinions promulgated within their own minds to spread hate and fear.
I will wait until someone offers proof of such charges rather than listen to the unproven words and baiting of some individual who may have an axe to grind.
[quote=”sprite”]http://insidecostarica.com/2013/06/19/medical-chief-at-costa-rica-state-hospital-arrested-as-part-of-organ-trafficking-investigation/
http://www.activistpost.com/2013/06/israel-accused-of-organ-harvesting-in.html%5B/quote%5D
Quoting the article ” It is something that Israel as been accused of many times before.”
Nothing has ever come of the accusations before so it remains to be seen if there is any basis for this.
[quote=”kwhite1″] Davidd, I amazes me how when the IRS/NSA was “investigating” tea party folks there was no problem. But when it reached out to Mr. & Mrs. America things start to get a bit sideways.
This is the exact reason for my departure, to a place that is very under the radar and does not have the resources to conduct such an operation. I’ll be in Belize on Tuesday if anyone needs me, hold my calls or better yet, let the NSA take a message for me (they might as well be useful while they are listening).[/quote]
It amazes me that any one of us is worried about the government listening to us.
We express political opinions but I have yet to see anyone here advocating terrorism or the overthrow of the federal government.
The government has no interest in our opinions, only any intended subversive actions we might be advocating.Being overly concerned with the government listening to us is nothing but expressing fear.
Quoting FDR: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” ROFLMAO :lol::lol::lol:
[quote=”imxploring”][quote=”waggoner41″][quote=”ratus”]Greetings all, we have been searching the net and this site for a definitive answer as to how much does CAJA cost? I have read that it is based on income, but I CAN’T seem to find the percentage that is used. I saw 13% but that seems high ….if for example you have a 3000 a month pension do you pay $390 a month? Is that for a couple?
TIA[/quote]
Wife and I both receive monthly SSA totaling near US$3000. We pay CAJA about $122 or 4%.[/quote]
A few questions to clarify your numbers.
1. When did you process your residency application, was it before the new rule requiring mandatory participation and the apparent change in the way the residency applications where being written showing the income amount not just a statement that you met the minimum requirement?
2. How much income did you show on your application, did you include both SSA incomes (for you and your wife) or just one which was enough to satisfy the $1000/month income requirement?
3. Are you utilizing or did you join under the group rate that ARCR was able to offer for participation in CAJA?
Thanks[/quote]
Each of us declared our income individually, my wife in 2008 and myself in April 2009 when we were allowed to join without our residency being approved.
She pays 19,250 colones and I pay 42,250 colones. Our SSA incomes are not that disparate.
To quote Whitehead: “even the best intentions among those in government inevitably give way to the desire to maintain power and control at all costs.”
If you have not realized this fact you have your head in the sand. Corporate America has been assuring that they are represented despite the good of the people for several decades.
If you are just becoming aware of that fact you have been asleep or unconscious.
[quote=”ratus”]Greetings all, we have been searching the net and this site for a definitive answer as to how much does CAJA cost? I have read that it is based on income, but I CAN’T seem to find the percentage that is used. I saw 13% but that seems high ….if for example you have a 3000 a month pension do you pay $390 a month? Is that for a couple?
TIA[/quote]
Wife and I both receive monthly SSA totaling near US$3000. We pay CAJA about $122 or 4%.
Thank you johnnyh.
I am going back to the States for a month and will make sure my kids and grandkids see this antique. 😀I agree with watchdog. The agreement could enhance the ability of Columbian gangs and drug trafficers to move through Costa Rica more freely.
[quote=”sprite”]I am guessing all you needed was the cedula number and that some sort of receipt was given?[/quote]
All you get is the amount you owe. The taxes are paid through BCR where you get a receipt for the payment.
Taxes are recalculated every five years.
[quote=”sprite”]Where can this be paid? I pay the property taxes at the municipal building in town.[/quote]
I paid mine at the local BCR branch.
[quote=”critterhill”]What is INS and how can I contact them? I currently live in the U.S.[/quote]
INS is the national insurance company. You can pay for health insurance, car insurance (marchamo), etc through them. There are INS office all over the place.
You can find their web page here: [url=http://www.ins-cr.com/index.html]INS[/url]
If you Google “instituto nacional seguros costa rica” it is the first listing and you can access it in translation mode.
[quote=”elindermuller”] Then the bugs I call Chiggers here are not Chiggers. Those I thought were Chiggers I have seen come out of the eggs, with the big Mama Tick (dead) next to them (including at my house).
Do you have a scientific name for Chiggers ? Or a webpage to get more info ?[/quote]
How to treat chigger bites
http://www.wikihow.com/Treat-Chigger-Bites
