Comments by "Jeff B." (@jeffb.140) on "Nomad Capitalist" channel.

  1. Ever since I passed the 500k mark, I felt completely free and basically retired .. I agree with Tate that once you have the money, a lot of the stuff you thought you wanted, you don't actually want. Most gadgets end up owning you anyways, instead of you owning them.
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  2. 5m USD to have the IRS as mother-in-law? Uff, hard pass
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  3. Margaret Thatcher — 'The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.'
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  4. It's a form of slavery
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  5. If taxes weren't so ridiculously high, people wouldn't spent that much time to reduce/avoid/minimize their tax bills.
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  6. What is it about those anglosaxon countries (UK, Aus, NZ, Canada ..) that they suddenly want to go full authoritarian? Are they still sad that they missed out on that during the last century?
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  7. NYC is literally a sinking city
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  8. One of the worst mistakes the Mexican electorate could have done .. With a libertarian president they could have skyrocketed their economy and wealth in the current situation. Hope they survive her.
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  9. In a lot of countries one could easily cut taxes and government spending by 50% without any loss of government provided services. They are run so incredibly inefficient.
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  10. Because they also want to show the population who's the master and who's the slave
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  11. 'How Can Nomads Leave Family Behind'' .. by airplane, train, ship, car .. all valid options to escape from toxic families :D
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  12. I'm often joking that in certain areas of the US property ownership isn't even possible. With 2-3% annual tax its more akin to a perpetual lease from the government with a hefty downpayment than ownership.
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  13. undesirables meaning communists .. yes, i want to get the f... away from them
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  14. As a German I'm very happy we have Poland and Hungary in the EU, so the EU doesn't go completely crazy.
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  15. US micromanages its citizens. In a lot of languages there is not even a word for things like 'jaywalking'.
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  16. When I went to school and heard about how people in feudalistic societies had to pay a tenth of their income to the nobility, I always thought how unfair this was. Now here in western Europe we almost have to be happy to keep a tenth of our income after subtracting all taxes!
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  17.  @michastankiewicz9966  you're such a victim
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  18. Equality of outcome, equity, inclusivity, f*minism ... All those fancy words to conceal what they really mean: Socialism
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  19. Yup and they will award themselves diplomatic passports and travel freely to hotels and buffets payed by extortion money (a.k.a tax) ..
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  20. "Exit tax" is also pretty much a euphemism, in reality it is not different from the payment slaves had to make to buy themselves freedom. They also had an "exit tax".
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  21. This is exactly how I currently feel. Maybe one thing to add for men would be the potential to get drafted (the draft is only paused at the moment) for a nonsensical war after our government basically overnight drastically changed the post-ww2 foreign policy doctrine including a huge increase in arms procurement. And if we know anything from the past then that a large military force always gets dragged into conflicts or starts some on their own.
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  22. Well, there is a reason why Germans are one of the largest groups of immigrants in a lot of immigration countries like the US, Canada, NZ, etc.. Germany has an oversupply of (specific) talent in engineering, law, medicine. This leads to relatively low salaries compared to some of the other mentioned countries and often fierce competition. Especially when you are not speaking German you'll be at the bottom of the pecking order. Combine that with the unwillingness to learn the language and certain attitudes of entitlement from certain expats and I can see why they hate it 🤷‍♂ The housing situation has escalated due to the migration crises from 2015 and now Ukraine. Demand has exploded and even though a lot of new construction is taking place at the moment it can't keep up with that kind of demand.
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  23. Personally the brutal heat alone in Dubai makes it unlivable for me, so KL any day!
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  24. Even as a German I got this occassionally at certain borders: "Where is this country?" as the cover of our passport only states the name in German "Bundesrepublik Deutschland"
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  25. Socialists need broke people .. who will vote for them otherwise?
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  26. They should introduce tax exemptions for every day the thermometer exceeds 30°C in the shade ..
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  27. SA unfortunately can not be saved
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  28. The last few days have shown me very clearly that I don't want to pay ANY tax in a country that sees men only as cannon fodder and cash cows but screeches about "equality" day in day out. That's why I'm leaving. Even if I have to take losses on certain assets now.
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  29.  @alexnezhynsky9707  Yeah, the sweet, sweet poison of socialism. The worst kind of disease on this planet. That is something we would need immunity against. Even though anyone could learn about this using the internet, people still opt to stay ignorant of the dangers and we will be stuck with periodic civil wars/rebellions it seems.
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  30. How many months of health and safety courses do I need to do to open a hotdog stand in Australia? ... Asking for a friend
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  31. US: "We're from the government and here to collect your taxes!" Canada: "Sorry, we're from the government and here to collect your taxes!"
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  32. This is the problem with retirement accounts. They are basically at the whim of the government. In the end they decide how much you will ever be able to withdraw.
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  33. Feel like a stranger in my own country and am currently wrapping things up to leave, selling real estate, cars etc. ..
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  34. Would have thought Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea would be number one on that list .. or maybe the DR Congo
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  35. Bali is chock full with wantrepreneurs unfortunately .. the biggest BS scene I have ever witnessed
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  36. Exactly! Good capital allocation means going where you get the most for your buck! If you're a slave to your location then you'll never be free anyway!
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  37. A no-nonsense analysis. I like it!
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  38.  @TheNVSK  So you mean you own ICBMs and aircraft carriers? Impressive!
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  39. Oh boy, as someone who has traveled to most of these places (Afgh, Syria, Turkmenistan, DR Congo, ..) this brings back so many memories. Dealing with beaurocrats is always 'interesting', dealing with beaurocrats in Turkmenistan however is like Kafka on steroids.
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  40. Tax paying should be voluntary anyway, depening upon ones satisfaction with the governments services at the end of the year.
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  41. Work for your own wealth
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  42.  @rubensnogueira5838  Too many wannabe do-gooders there
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  43. they went full communist with the current pm unfortunately .. i think the country is lost
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  44. Portugal also considers a ridiculous amount of countries as 'tax havens' (basically any country that isn't socialist) .. And taxes business transactions with them extremely high
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  45. Currently buying Ukraine and Russia companies .. everything at least 30% to 50% off of already low valuations and ridiculously high cash flow.
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  46.  @abdiellawrence397  Most Germans couldn't care less about that. We still had the Stasi until 1990 and most Germans have some relative having suffered from their total surveillance police state. Anonymous cash is king here and its making a comeback in a lot of current police states.
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  47. This is like the situation in Germany post 1933 .. "only" around 30-40% voted for Hitler but the rest that spoke up was ostracised
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  48. Been to somewhere between 70 or 80 countries. The only ones creating problems were Vietnam, Tajikistan and Mali. In those three the border guards asked more or less directly for a bribe when trying to leave the country even though my papers were in order and I wasn't overstaying.
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  49. Like Zelensky .. cough
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  50. Can't really blame the many Kiwis living overseas. It's an eco-ideological nanny state that discriminates against men as well. Also Air NZ the worst airline I've ever flown (Never got a refund when they made me sit in a regular seat eventhough I had payed extra for more legroom just because I was travelling alone and happenened to be seated next to a teenager.).
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  51. The less taxes there are, the better run a country is
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  52. 🤦‍♂️
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  53. As if Canada didn't have enough land area ..
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  54. As a non-native speaker ironically the countries where I had the biggest problems understanding spoken language and being understood were Australia and Ireland ..
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  55. Same goes for a lot of other countries. The people that travel are usually the openminded, intelligent ones. The first times I visited Canada, Australia and NZ have all been letdowns, cause the Aussies, Canadians and Kiwis you meet traveling are usually adventurous, fun and easy going. Then you visit those countries and man are they stiff and have ridiculous HSE regulations.
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  56. That is what socialistic regimes do. Same in Cuba, Soviet Union, former Eastern Germany ..
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  57.  @freyagrayden9851  Its crazy that a country that seemed to be very sane and normal only a few years back suddenly went full totalitarian.
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  58. Did Andrew get a divorce? That'd explain a few things about the last few vids
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  59. It sounds all well and good but how do you handle the heat though?
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  60. From a European perspective, this is probably the worst US president possible. I suspect a lot of the foreign meddling that he did under Obama to resume, i.e. Ukraine, Libya, Syria, just to mention a few on our periphery.
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  61.  @LetsDoItOldSchool  The gulf countries have way higher humidity in addition to the heat. Its not dry heat like some desert countries.
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  62. As someone who had similar experiences, I can empathise with that
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  63. NZ has a much better image internationally than it really it. (Yes, the landscape is fantastic, but ...) The country is full of hypocrisy. It prides itself on civil liberties but there are A LOT of taboo subjects which you cannot really talk about. Basically, you have to agree with the leftist mainstream and their government in public and your work place. A lot of conformism going on. The work ethic is also mediocre at best. I found people to basically cherish their private activities, hobbies, tending to work little with not exactly high quality standards and tending to shut up about the problems in the country, they'd rather go to the pub for a couple of pints (which is ok but not to drown your own frustration with your own situation).
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  64. God I miss the free internet of the 90s!
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  65. For imperialist overseas actions like banker and oil corporation wars, destabilization of countries and regime change?
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  66. Cape Town is great if after a fantastic five course meal with great wines you like to get mugged and stabbed on the way home
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  67. Being a westerner I actually much prefer Malaysia. The street food is awesome and one can walk around without dying of heat (Dubai is not really livable outside of buildings or cars).
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  68. I always had the feeling UK is the worst in terms of government overreach actually in Europe. Nowhere else did I have to submit ideological statements or disclose my sexual orientation or what I consider to be my "race" (whatever that is) to my employer but in UK universities this is normal even in STEM fields.
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  69. We do. But you can't be a 500lbs blue haired land whale 😅
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  70. As a beginning entrepreneur the cost of living, especially rent, in those places will eat you up alive.
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  71.  @markhazzard9730  To me its synonymous, but fair point.
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  72. Mexico, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan have all been awesome. HK used to be great too! My worst experience ever .. it is true .. I had with Air New Zealand .. I had payed extra for more legroom and was sitting at the emergency exit when just before take off a stewardess came and told me i had to move to a different seat as i as a man was not allowed to sit next to a teenager. First they basically tell you they think youre a pedophile, then i only got a normal seat and no refund on that, and then on top of it all my luggage never arrived at the destination and it took another full day at that airport to get that documented and file for some, tiny compensation of only around 150 NZD for the total loss of my luggage, which was worth like at least 20x that.
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  73. Wouldn't want to live in Monaco. You'd practically have to buy into that superficial lifestyle there and be in a golden jail. No real freedom.
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  74. This is awesome!
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  75.  @tronwars7130  As a white european who has worked for a while in NZ (not work&travel but a real job), my impression was that the country has some real issues (lack of career opportunity, racial relations, gender relations, "only women are good") and it is not really possible to voice concern publically over these as that would lead to social stigmatisation. So everyone just tends to shut up and try to work as little as possible (As an ambitious guy, I found work ethic to be rather poor) and go out into nature but also to drown frustration in overeating and overdrinking (hence the obesity epidemic). To me this was a shock as I found overseas Kiwis to be rather different, a much more happy and hardworking bunch. Is that somewhat accurate?
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  76.  @speicherkanal4894  A weak/failed government is a blessing in disguise
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  77. Go to a country with 0% income tax 0% capital gains
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  78.  @jim-ce5kt  Are you on location and fighting? Or are you a pathetic guy sitting on the sidelines and cheering people on to die? Disgusting!
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  79.  @Twitch760  Oh boy .. 😂😂😂 .. Some folks are really nuts .. Everyone who doesn't share my opinion is a bot 😂
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  80. With those sort of requirements I'd rather go straight to Singapore ..
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  81. you sound like a leftist
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  82. And folks from the US have to audacity to call Russia or China communist .. LOL!
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  83. who wouldn't be
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  84. An old joke: EMTs load a critical patient into the truck and start driving. Keep driving for a while. Pass the hospital. Patient is wondering and asking EMTs "But .. but where are we going!?" "To the graveyard" "BUT .. but I'm not dead yet!" "And we're not there yet!"
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  85. It's socialism there + discrimination of men
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  86. Let me guess .. its some very socialistic city
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  87.  @Twitch760  This isn't a channel for mindless sheeple
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  88. Taxpayers of the member states
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  89. It's been like this for two decades. Germany has an oversupply of physicians therefore salaries are depressed, whereas Switzerland doesn't train enough of their own, so there is quite the physician migration going on. The salaries in Switzerland have been going down quite a bit as well due to that compared to twenty years ago, which has caused some resentment from Swiss doctors.
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  90.  @JonnyMReck  It has nothing to do with "elitists" its simply paretos principle in action in a free market
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  91. SA needs to be isolated internationally
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  92. A huge victory for human civilization itself!
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  93. Andrew helping to keep me on track grinding towards my goals with a video every single day! Thanks!
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  94. IMHO working on the beach is just as overrated as sex on the beach (not the drink). Sand doesn't really mix well with either.
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  95. Actually when Trump got elected the world got a lot more peaceful! Now it will be the opposite again!
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  96. Very sketchy place. Several famous international transplant surgeons have spoken out against this and suspect China to pre screen prisoners and then execute them "on demand" for such surgeries as the likelyhood of finding a suitable donor is just zero in those timeframes of a few hours.
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  97.  @simonpeter9617  doesn't affect you unless you join one .. mexico city is safe .. can walk around at night .. no problems
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  98.  @augustojosegarciareyes6997  The risk is extremely low. Almost free gains. Either we return to normal or get nuclear annihilation, in that case I don't need to care about my bottom line :)
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  99. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is 👍
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  100.  @spermshopper5713  It should say Banana republic anyway :)
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  101.  @Twitch760  Hope your not from the US or UK which do this all the FRICKING TIME!
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  102. Your money in a bank is literally a sitting duck for governments
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  103. Indonesia and Iran are definitely under the radar gems with an open dating scene and educated, beautiful women!
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  104. What are these folks doing with their family and friends all the time ? I don't get it.
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  105. Well rather Russian than feminist socialism, that's for sure
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  106. I bet 100$ it won't be his last one :))
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  107. It's the fate of any country with feminism ..
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  108. It does 💯
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  109. it's very safe. most of southeast asia is actually pretty safe
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  110. Not everyone is a black/white thinking simpleton
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  111. As a European I was shocked at the level of micromanagement of citizens in AUS and NZ. I thought our countries were bad and had ridiculuos levels of beaurocracy but they easily took the cake. The HSE rules basically let you abandon any common sense approach. Need a certification to change a light bulb or plug in a cable. I thought at first my colleagues were joking ..
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  112. Sounds all too familiar here as well.
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  113. They voted for socialism in Portugal and they will get it .. including all of its consequences
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  114. Overhyped? South Africa + Brazil
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  115. Why not? Russia has a solid future
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  116.  @klwthe3rd  Have you ever visited it? I was in Rwanda and eastern DRC and prices are approximately as high as in central Europe.
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  117. In Norway a public bus driver I asked for directions to my hostel once took a detour between two bus stops and dropped me right in front of that hostel and the bus was still on time afterwards. Awesome hospitality!
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  118. ding ding ding .. aaand its a socialistic prison too
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  119. Not nearly as bad as humidity in the gulf countries
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  120. This is not different from other asset classes.
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  121. @Armando Machado Well a lot of other western countries aren't much behind. Australia, NZ, Canada, a lot of US states ..
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  122. So true, a lot of these steps do take quite some preparation and time. I'm currently the executor of my fathers estate and oh boy, does it take ages with all the current additional restrictions. Taxes are one of the next steps on the list .. Gathering all the neccesary documents and piecing the financial puzzle together for someone you can't ask any longer is a nightmare.
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  123. Most international organisations .. UN ..
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  124. Well .. if those cryptos ever move on the blockchain again .. guess who'll be hit with a huge bill
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  125. Onlyfans ?
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  126. Yup. If we see expats having too much fun around here, we'll feed them sauerkraut! That'll show'em! 😅
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  127. Would love to spend some time in Mexico, unfortunately the consulates here want to see some proof of a business connection (letter of employment signed and stamped by the Mexican ministry of the interior or being a student at a mexican university) in addition to the financial requirements. Pain in the ass ..
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  128.  @shaunhackney4112  nonsense
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  129.  @cliffm6566  These two are the worst nanny states of the western world
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  130. How to get Russian residency however? I live too far away to be granted citizenship through invasion
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  131. If you are ambitious, NZ is a hell hole.
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  132. Also not very family friendly ... Divorce court will force you to bend over and take it dry ... and more than just once!
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  133. Usually those laws never even hit the really wealthy as they are gone quicker than they can pass these laws. So the first to take a hit are usually your upper middle class, then normal middle class, etc.
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  134. Well stats can be very inaccurate in countries with dysfunctional administrations or they might want to appear better than they really are
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  135.  @xinzhang6241  If you work as an expat for an embassy there, at least its somewhat safe compared to those others.
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  136. ​ @mynamename5172  Well the Mall has air condition. Its better than having to be outside. But couldn't live there myself for the brutal heat alone.
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  137. Same here. Someone tried to rob me and a colleague of mine and some police just stood next to us, watched and laughed ..
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  138. Depends on what you do. I you simply buy and hold for over a year you can cash out in Austria, Germany, Portugal tax free
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  139. A card game would also do. Country, different tax obligations, visa, residence and citizenship requirements. :D
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  140. If you are working as a scientist and happen to be born white and male and therefore now incredibly discriminated against .. it's a no-brainer to leave really .. My supposedly own country hates people like myself!
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  141. extreme sexism
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  142. In Cyprus they offer free haircuts even .. for your bank account that is :)
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  143. Efficient in wasting resources yes. Other than that, nope.
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  144. Let them stupid folks dump it. I will get as much as I can at or below 40k .. once we break the current accumulation structure at around 60k the technical target is around 130k .. its only a matter of time
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  145.  @vladimirkazakov3033  you mean fiat .. btc has lots of intrinsic value
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  146.  @jms1367  yes. they assume you would have sold the day you leave
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  147. Its crazy how some folks are defending government tyranny
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  148. Anglosphere is certainly the worst (they often even have alimony). Philippines is probably good.
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  149. All the real competitors were already excluded from joining the list before this "competition"
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  150. This is the feminized education system though and not vaccinations ..
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  151. And I thought Canada claimed it was fighting against totalitarianism in ww2 .. My bad, need to go study history again.
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  152. In Feudalism 1.0 the tax was only the tenth. Now we have to be happy to even keep a tenth ..
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  153. Monaco with its 1 BTC hamburgers?
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  154. Merkel and her supporters are a catastrophe yes
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  155. What bear market ? LOL! Super bullish setup for crypto, gold, commodities
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  156. If California was independent it might take the cake!
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  157. Supported by the communist city government and the transfer payments they get from working federal states
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  158. Yes
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  159. Ask yourself why the US got so upset about the NS2 pipeline .. the first to directly connect the € zone countries with Russia when all the other (~a dozen) pipelines all didn't matter. Because it would enable directly selling gas for € and not dollar, a direct attack on its status as global currency.
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  160. MOS Burger anyone ?
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  161.  @AndrewPriceEsq  Wow .. this is worse than here in socialist Europe .. Always thought US was way more capitalist than that.
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  162. Then they also ban gold as they did in the past
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  163. Berlin is great to visit as a history lesson but living there !? It's a socialistic hellhole. Hardly any sane person in the whole city.
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  164.  @-_.Kiki._-  If you run into one of those groups of fresh off the military service Israelis that need to let off steam yeah, they can be loud and annoying for others. But I've met nice and interesting solo travelers as well and also Israeli girls can be very aggressive flirters.
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  165.  @klwthe3rd  Goma is an interesting place with its mix of people and Virunga national park is absolutely stunning. Congolese people are also very wholesome and hard working. I'm a crazy traveler so I don't mind these conflict areas for a short trip but wouldn't want to live there.
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  166.  @hotepkennels  Can't blame you. I've worked on ships and on Antarctica in places where even satellite connection was spotty .. For some of my colleagues it was frustrating .. For me, it was pure bliss
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  167. How are retroactive taxes even legal .. its like changing the criminal code and what was legal before suddenly is criminal
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  168. yeah .. no
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  169.  @freyagrayden9851  The Soviet Union has joined the chat.
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  170. Worst are probably the Scandinavian countries, Canada and Australia (Beer more expensive than in muslim countries even). + Singapore.
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  171.  @user-wi9nn6dz8w  Its a fake account. The real account names are highlighted by a grey background
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  172. well lets hope the leftists dont win in autumn ..
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  173. I love these series!
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  174.  @mpeugeot  but you have to be 50+ ..
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  175.  @vladimirkazakov3033  How's the food in the mental asylum?
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  176.  @vladimirkazakov3033  Have fun staying poor. There is so much information out there openly. Your fault for not educating yourself, little narcissist. No one owes you an education. It's on you.
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  177.  @ua1514  Had the same experience a decade ago. Was hassled all the time, especially in Casablanca and Fes. Marrakesh and especially Rabat were nicer places but still some hassle. All in all of all the 70+ countries I've visited Morocco has been the one with the most hassle unfortunately. Food is good though but unless it has changed drastically I won't visit again.
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  178. Yes, it's the same for crypto and gold.
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  179.  @toddr3644  Gained the right to go full woke
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  180.  @BalkanMode  I had the same experience in the US quite often .. I think it probably depends more on the establishment and we just were in bad luck
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  181.  @BalkanMode  Never had that experience myself. What are those supposedly great areas in the US? Certainly not big cities like NYC, Chicago or Boston.
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  182. You will still have a citizenship and a tax residence. Just being on a boat doesn't change anything except the need for no real estate.
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  183. First one is temporary, the other is indefinite.
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  184. It's super dodgy yes
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  185. People's Republic of California
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  186. They're lazy or entitled or both
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  187. Oh please .. you are barking up the wrong tree
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  188. Is that a giant golden tucan? Need a close up shot of that one!
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  189. NZ is great for travel and holidays but for life? LOL! Mediocre work ethic, horrible incompetent leftist government .. Wouldn't want my children to go to school there.
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  190.  @AS-hz8cv  Yup and UK fought for this side in WW2.
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  191. I actually dated a girl from Saudi, but outside of the country. She had the craziest lingerie collection I've ever seen. They are very feminine and giggly. Loved it!
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  192. Someone didn't watch the video
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  193. It's fairly safe actually for foreigners
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  194.  @atticman4275  You sound like a bitter racist
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  195. Working for the government is certainly not worth 40-50% of my time
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  196. Make helicopter rides free again
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  197. Oh and as soon as they got what they wanted (the pipeline shut down) all the US personnel and civilians were flown out of Ukraine and now the US is nowhere to be seen helping .. Fishy .. very, very fishy.
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  198. Not being able to get a passport due to a low social credit score is so China .. oh wait, that's Trudeaus idol
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  199. Iran is my favorite in that regard
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  200. This is why moving to a tax free place is so freeing
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  201.  @paraguaymike5159  As a German I'd say we face the same issue here.
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  202.  @shotelco  Thanks for your input! I visited Rwanda last year and am also rather bullish and am looking for investments there in the future! South Africa in my opinion is caught in a long term downward spiral ..
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  203.  @alexisherenowyeah  you poor narcissist with your cheap shaming tactics .. I pity you
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  204. Awesome video!
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  205.  @mynamename5172  If I would value costumer service myself I would only stay in East or South East Asia. Thats where it easily is the best.
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  206. You're missing tax exemptions as well as opportunity costs
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  207. BOAT = Bust Out Another Thousand
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  208.  @speicherkanal4894  Then don't go
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  209. So how much are Irish grand parents? 100k can?
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  210. I'm a cooler weather guy myself and therefore really like Mexico. On the central plateau its just pleasant all year round! Rwanda is also great!
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  211.  @LisaCulton  If you look at the total number of physicians there is quite a large oversupply and people go see some sort of specialist way too often. This leads to the situation that they want to hire specialists for cheap, but the pie doesn't get bigger as there is a set budget from the public insurance. The solution would be to limit seeing specialist to actually needed cases and then hire less specialists but pay them better, i.e. the opposite of the current situation.
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  212. In my country the Mexican embassy wants a lot of documents for even temporary residence, like employment or student status issued by the Mexican ministry of the interior ..
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  213. you have understood nothing sadly ..
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  214. Or you can go to a country where there is no buy/sales tax on crypto like Portugal or Germany or Malta
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  215. If gold was priced for those uses its price would be one tenth of its current price
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  216.  LawAbidingCitizen  Depends on the country. In a lot of countries the onus is on the tax payer to prove anything
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  217. A lifetime subscription to the gravy train they certainly are!
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  218. First time I visited Georgia, the border officials gave me a bottle of local red wine saying "Welcome to Georgia"! Loved it!
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  219. The real pandemic is the virus of socialism spreading
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  220.  @RockinfromtheGrave  Well, in those it really depends whether there is a marriage by the state or if all laws regarding marriage are depending on your religion and then also implemented by religious authorities and courts. Sharia courts and inheritance laws are not really red pilled at all often times but have all the advantages on the female side as well.
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  221. 90% of government expenditures do not go to "roads, hospitals, fire departments, etc ( the things that make life safe and enjoyable)" things but are simply wasted through inefficiency and corruption and buying votes! Cut all taxes by 90% and people will be better off.
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  222. Those islands are more real than the UAE
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  223. How much do you pay in absolute numbers?
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  224. Biden is one too so no difference there
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  225. The jobs are going overseas because its not competitive anymore where they were amongst other things because of too high taxes and social benefits. But instead of cutting taxes and benefits they doubled down on those and made them even more uncompetitive
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  226. Regulatory burden is another big one in Western countries in certain industries.
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  227.  @triquepersonalwork6369  US has crazy high property taxes though. In essence you can't really own real estate in most states but just have a perpetual lease with 2-3% taxes.
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  228. Of course its based on trust
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  229.  @BalkanMode  I live in Europe and on the whole find it comparable to the US .. in some areas a lot worse (opening hours), in others a lot better (banks, airlines, beaurocracy).
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  230. Germany
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  231.  @ian7379  Nonsense. Absolut nonsense. Biden and Hillary caused Syria, Libya and Ukraine! Stability my ass!
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  232. Your biggest issue will be the scorching heat
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  233. Lots of geopolitical problems with Pakistan (Afghanistan is about to collapse again, India, Iran, China ..) and they also have still issues with islamism although the government has cracked down hard and good on some (swat valley, tribal areas).
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  234. Speaking from personal experience, in the more western cities, they do date foreigners.
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  235.  @jeremyleonbarlow  I did the same. Was waiting for a flight to the Highlands and couldn't really leave the room except for a drive with a security guard into town just to have a look.
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  236. In some countries you could also realize losses now and get tax write downs if you need some!
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  237. Morocco is just endless hassle in the big cities unfortunately ..
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  238. There it is! The canary in the coal mine!
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  239. Why I don't own a car? Well, because I like to be mobile!
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  240. Just go to any coworking space in Bali or Thailand and the place will be full of them :D
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  241. Good rant! The non-walkability, the heat and lately the cult like mentality were deal breakers for me.
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  242. Worst places for corruption are Central Asia (incl. Afgh) and West Africa .. They really stand out against all others ..
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  243.  @rivenoak  This is not how the EU works. Of course they accept people who want to live here and stick to the rules.
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  244. True story, Port Moresby is so bad it's almost comical
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  245. All depends on your personal situation and your goals ..
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  246. NZ is great for holidays but not for work. It's not exactly a priority of the folks living there.
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  247.  @simonpeter9617  what security issues !?
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  248. Bring yourself into such a position
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  249. Reducing taxes is good. It's a moral duty.
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  250. Mexican residency, even temporary, unfortunately is not really straight forward with just showing bank statements, now they want an offer of employment or Mexican family ties or being enrolled in a Mexican university
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  251. nope no bear market .. just a correction .. we're in the middle of a bull market
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  252. Interesting interview!
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  253. its very xenophobic though and difficult to enter or live there
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  254. In NZ somehow things went horribly wrong. I'm not from that region of the planet but are the differences between Aus and NZ large enough for this not to happen in Aus?
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  255. Entitlements off the chart .. "I want, I want, I want"
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  256. If you find out how communism works, Venezuela will pretty sure grant you instant citizenship
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  257.  @naillijseer  Yes, a lot. Some hide behind euphemisms ("seeking equity" = communism), some don't.
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  258.  @ronagoodwell2709  China hasn't been communist for decades .. ever since Deng took over. They are more capitalist than the US.
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  259. Just divide the total government expenditure by the amount of citizens and then have everyone pay their equal, fair share
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  260. It is still a police state
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  261. How did she even get her 10-15 mil $ net worth? Teachers and politicians don't make that much. Looks like corruption to me.
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  262.  @samsadeniz  Unless you speak the truth and get kidnapped to mainland CCP China
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  263. whats so bad about NL?
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  264.  @dannysze8183  they are paying more than you .. if they are already "greedy and heartless" than what are you !???
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  265. The state really should be called Taxes .. ridiculous property taxes .. basically property ownership is not possible .. its just like China
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  266. Well its ok at the moment. But Rwanda is a police state .. one has to keep that in mind and it borders problematic areas to the DRC and Uganda
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  267. Is that still viable? Do you have to go there in person?
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  268. How is the wine there?
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  269.  @eksantra502  A very nice place with good quality of life and great food comparably
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  270. Same in Italy .. lots of corruption in real estate deals
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  271. Projecting much?
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  272. They probably didn't find many expats still remaining in China to interview for their survey
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  273. Happy taxpayer .. oh, well .. Some people PAY to get whipped by a dominatrix and are happy that way as well!
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  274. Thats just BS. UK, Germany and Switzerland all have huge pharmaceutical industries and medical research landscapes ..
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  275. France actually as well
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  276. Well they voted for this crap
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  277.  @jackbrown9339  sucks :( .. and not in the good way
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  278. except that doesnt work unless you only engage in barter economics
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  279. Its not safe. Neither from an investment perspective nor from a personal safety point of view!
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  280.  @davidthoreau6353  Interesting .. so just like the US or France
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  281. Sounds like a very interesting option to me
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  282. I seriously hope thats sarcasm
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  283. Problem is the socialistic mindset which leads to entitlement and laziness. Staunchly capitalistic places such as Hong Kong don't have these issues as much as they keep their citizens on their feet even in high age.
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  284. UK is wokestan in Europe. Without the moderating influence of the EU they will go totally nuts.
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  285. I like to always stay mobile, therefore I don't have a car!
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  286.  @michaelferguson4549  You don't happen to have a daughter looking for a husband?
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  287.  @EmpireRules  You mean your pathetic "leeching from others" attitude is the reason we're going down the drain
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  288.  @weasel9062  💯
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  289.  @weasel9062  💯
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  290. If Trump slaps on sanctions or tariffs on the UK in the current situation due to their unwillingness to investigate certain unimaginable vile crimes they will crumble like an old stale cookie. GILTs will melt down and they'll have a full blown financial crisis. I sold all of my London traded shares.
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  291. Father-in-law?
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  292. Have you been to those?
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  293.  @mvnorsel6354  Baghdad and Kabul are not that bad (I've not been in Mogadishu either). A lot of places with a better reputation are actually much worse (even South African cities in my experience).
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  294.  @mvnorsel6354  Safe travels to you as well! Once this lockdown is gone I need to get out of my little prison here again
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  295. Easily Singapore
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  296.  @arthursondheim2255  Exactly! Thats how money is made -- mispricing in the markets.
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  297. Switzerland is strictly neutral, it's for national defense only and not for imperialist overseas actions like banker and oil corporation wars, destabilization of countries and regime change.
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  298.  @Laughter_in_da_rain  US banks, airlines .. all the large corportations have extremely shite service ..
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  299. They have a crazy feminist mayor don't they?
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  300. is it possible to own property as a foreigner in russia?
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  301. Like that excuse will fly any day ... There are laws against these as in the past a lot of mafiosi did claim the same just with cash or other assets
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  302.  @lorenk.775  Most countries have AML (anti money laundering) laws, so it would be that persons responsibility to show the proof that they lost it.
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  303. Unfortunately Armenia doesn't seem to do the government debt option any longer
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  304. Not sure you'd wanna live there honestly. Have you been there? I have ..
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  305.  @wouter1602  What sort of business do you operate?
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  306.  @wouter1602  Ok, I was wondering how dealing with authorities there went. I could not image opening a bank account or registering a company even. When I last visited ~ten years ago (during the war/ethnic conflict) the corruption from government officials was staggering. Otherwise .. I love their bread when freshly out of the oven .. Kymyz .. not so much :D
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  307.  @mynamename5172  there was a screen with a countdown to the next station .. as is rather common in a lot of countries
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  308.  @kevinstfort  yup and you?
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  309.  @speicherkanal4894  Absolutely, it depends on personal lifestyle. Switzerland is probably not the worst choice, especially for families and if you're really wealthy.
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  310. How is dating in Portugal? Are women feminism fans like they are in Spain?
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  311. has it been passed yet?
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  312.  @Twitch760  The ones too lazy and entitled to make a living for themselves?
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  313. piketty is a communist
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  314.  @LisaCulton  I totally agree that the system needs major reform. I personally could do without the socialized system altogether but that's unlikely to happen. I wasn't even having insurance for years due to a legal loophole until everyone was forced to by the social democrats. One of my former partners is a physician in Switzerland as well and for the most part their system makes more sense.
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  315. Miami will sink too unfortunately
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  316. If you want to conduct blue collar crime, ask a taxi driver. If you want to conduct white collar crime, ask a real estate agent.
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  317. Nope
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  318. 80% taxes are not respect for private property
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  319. I work in health care and everyone knows this. But try convincing a patient to change their unhealthy lifestyle in a 15min to 1h time window, success rate unfortunately is very low. Most folks just don't want to be bothered and be prescribed some sort of pill against easily preventable issues. This is why I don't work in a field with these chronic conditions because its just frustrating.
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  320. It's how socialism works. The political class wants all of your wealth transferred to them and you being poor, so you keep voting for them as they promise you "free" stuff (paid for by a fraction of what they steal from you).
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  321. Have only traveled in Afgh. Did you live there? Definitely met some of the most interesting people in my whole life
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  322. Sorry but that is just populistic nonsense.
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  323.  @FitnessOnAutopilot  Where I live they have to advice you to change your lifestyle for at least 6 months before prescribing medication unless it is very, very high.
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  324.  @FitnessOnAutopilot  And you can guess how many patients actually change their lifestyle.
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  325. Common law is a huge problem .. Courts have a hard time striking these orders down
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  326. Venezuela is probably the worst in that list. The others aren't that bad compared to certain central American cities actually ..
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  327.  @zzzowie  I have been to several of those yes. You?
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  328.  @zzzowie  I don't trust you no. LOL! I have been to those myself and have a very different experience. Where have you been in Afghanistan and Iraq?
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  329.  @zzzowie  Kabul e.g. is much safer than Cape Town or say (the worst i've ever been) Port Moresby. One can walk around town alone easily but try doing that in CPT or Moresby alone .. good luck.
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  330. That club membership is a steal!
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  331. HSBC is now also pretty much controlled by the CCP
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  332. Portugal taxes are also nuts ..
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  333. Don't want my kids to suffer a totalitarian socialist government
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  334.  @monsirto  good s heeple
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  335.  @wanderingdoc5075  touts and other low lifes (drug dealers) approaching you in a very pushy, aggressive manner and following you around town
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  336.  @MegaBloodfarts  Perhaps the government did finally crack down on those folks. I've travelled almost all over the Arab and Muslim world and Morocco was by far the worst IMHO.
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  337.  @the_gilded_age_phoenix8717  That's interesting, I didn't think they have a welfare system.
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  338. Not sure what is the biggest threat to the free world .. Biden or the CCP .. oh wait .. They're one and the same
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  339. Ukraine is a corrupt totalitarian state
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  340. Ukraine is a corrupt totalitarian state
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  341. Ukraine is a corrupt totalitarian regime .. so no surprises there
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  342. If the country has socialist leanings in the past .. I'd personally avoid it
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  343. A rigorous boarding school is probably best I'd agree.
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  344. Sounds like how Hitler took control.
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  345.  @burnsvaughan  dating is wild AF as someone who has been working there
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  346. it isn't no .. not by any stretch
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  347. Anglosphere countries are much worse these days unfortunately .. US, Canada, Aus, NZ .. They have all overtaken the EU in terms of socialism
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  348. I heard already several good things about Ghana. Can you share more? Like how is it doing business (lets say buying/selling real estate, operating a business/shop) there as a foreigner?
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  349. That picture of Saint Lucia looks stunning!
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  350. Let's not exaggerate too much. In a lot of places yes, you'd be pretty safe, but certainly not anywhere.
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  351. US is much less free than in the EU
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  352. I knew quite a lot of expats in China and they have all left during the last couple of years.
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  353. then women should not be allowed to vote
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  354. How easy is it to get a residence permit there?
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  355.  @PedroSanchez-zv1lr  Ok, thanks!
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  356.  @monsirto  No ambitious person wants to move there. Only boat peeps looking for some sweet benefits.
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  357.  @BalkanMode  Yup and I have a different verdict! Agree to disagree.
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  358. The average Joe votes for higher taxes so no pity for them!
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  359. its ridicoulously cheap
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  360. Yes, under controlled foreign corporation rules
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  361. Classic projection. If you need "allegiance" (i.e. group think & group feeling) to not feel empty, you are basically ridiculously empty.
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  362.  @thumperhunts6250  its certainly weak ... "feel" .. there is the problem right there .. societal cohesion is just a euphemism for collectivism
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  363.  @fallinginthed33p  Those sound incredibly toxic, I'd cut them out of my life if that was the case. Just ask any professional psychologist
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  364. Yellen is clearly manipulative. Unrealized capital gains don't even exist. You only have made gains if and when you actually realize them. Everything else is just paper valuations.
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  365. Its a collectivist society
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  366.  @heiko272  I guess there is not a lot of business in Namibia except for tourism ?
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  367. If they have crazy military draft laws, I wouldn't want it. Eritrea, Israel, Iran, Syria, ..
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  368. ?
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  369. Ironically the one example you mentioned, transplant surgery, is much more available in some developing countries that are more "ethically flexible" compared to western countries.
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  370. Definitely agree about CPH .. People there look like walking corpses ..
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  371. But if you do it as your day job? Especially on an exchange that is in a country that Portugal considers a "tax haven" (which are almost all non-socialist countries)
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  372. Glad the EU got rid of the woke UK with its nuts agenda
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  373.  @onebridge7231  Another day of TIA
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  374. lol flydubai .. its the only airline where i got food poisoning from their inflight meal
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  375. lol no one will beat you or rob you in places like cambodia or vietnam .. they are way safer than anywhere in north america .. this is just nonsense, man
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  376. 💯
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  377. UK will go full socialist .. it's only a matter of time. This is just another blow for their finance industry which they need to attract capital.
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  378. A proper sh*t hole yes :D
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  379. Russia back then was communist ..
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  380. There is no cap in Portugal
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  381. Found the communist
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  382. I don't know much about Nigeria but SA has become a total dump and it in a downward spiral ..
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  383. You will still have a citizenship and a tax residence. Just being on a boat doesn't change anything except the need for no real estate.
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  384.  @idw9159  they are hardcore feministas though
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  385. that is why i'm preparing to leave
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  386. Ok, racist
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  387.  @leannathomas2013  If they would not vote for crazy people or socialists they would not need to fear for their jobs ..
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  388. Exactly. Life expectancy of the upper 10% in the US is the highest in the world.
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  389. You sound very racist Ahmed ..
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  390. Hey lets rob some people .. its fair because we'll only rob 14000 of them .. for now that is
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  391.  @ronagoodwell2709  Talk about yourself. Probably never experienced communism yourself
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  392.  @ronagoodwell2709  They are less socialistic than the US because they lack any sort of real social program, health care, housing, homelessness, unemployment insurance .. etc
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  393. spain and italy could collapse any day as well .. so not much different
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  394. Well who bought it? IRS knows
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  395. UK is more socialist already than most of the EU
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  396. You have not been to those I guess. Iraq and Afgh have a far worse reputation than they actually are.
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  397. Congolese airports anyone? Come with lots of small dollar bills
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  398. certificates of confiscation all over again
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  399. Difficult to get residency
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  400. lol .. Central Asia .. certain parts of Africa ..
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  401. Just shows the hypocrisy of the US regime again
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  402. What sort of conveniences do you mean? South-East Asia has the best service IMO.
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  403. I think one of the most important things would be a clause in the constitution that limits the size of government and sets an upper limit on taxes as well, as in e.g. max. 10% of income and no other taxes.
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