And you said it couldn't happen

...We've been down this road before, but trust me; being an expat worker is
just another slice of real life; it comes with its benefits and its
expenses, but its not the end of the rainbow. Its a choice of lifestyle
based on knowing the benefits and deficits.....

A choice. Then why the periodic whines?

Wolfgang

On 20 May 2006 17:14:18 -0700, "Wolfgang" wrote:

...We've been down this road before, but trust me; being an expat worker is
just another slice of real life; it comes with its benefits and its
expenses, but its not the end of the rainbow. Its a choice of lifestyle
based on knowing the benefits and deficits.....

A choice. Then why the periodic whines?

Copycat...

Copycat...

****bag.

Wolfgang

On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:35:55 +0800, "riverman" wrote:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/...ess/expats.php

Those rat *******s. Because of the cost of rentals in HK, my housing benefit
is technically higher than my income. And now I'm going to be taxed on this
'invisible money' at a rate higher than if I was even living in the US.

--riverman

I'm with ya, brother...just tell me which one of those rat *******s
forced you into being an expat worker, and I'll not only see about
getting you back to the US, but I'll taunt him unmercifully... Which
one, huh, which one?

Got your back,
R

wrote in message
...
On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:35:55 +0800, "riverman" wrote:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/...ess/expats.php

Those rat *******s. Because of the cost of rentals in HK, my housing
benefit
is technically higher than my income. And now I'm going to be taxed on
this
'invisible money' at a rate higher than if I was even living in the US.

--riverman

I'm with ya, brother...just tell me which one of those rat *******s
forced you into being an expat worker, and I'll not only see about
getting you back to the US, but I'll taunt him unmercifully... Which
one, huh, which one?

Got your back,
R

Yeah, you have a point. Sorry for the bandwidth...I have no idea why I
posted this here; there isn't anything I'm asking of anyone. I'm just
reacting because I'm feeling betrayed by my government again, and bull****
about how damn hard it is to get ahead in this freaking life, and I'm
talking to my primary community since I don't live in the US, surrounded by
neighbors and friends. Something I suspect you certainly don't have any
clue about, as you believe I live some sort of life of gravy surrounded by
luxury and relieved of any financial worries.

Cannibals, that what we've become. With all sure love to see other people
struggle to try to make a living. If anyone gets a benefit, and its not us,
then lets rejoice when they lose it. Certainly its an unfair advantage. What
right do they have to get something I don't get, just because they live and
work outside the country? And if something is prohibited to them or some
other expenses are extreme because of their lifestyle, then its probably
justified. Because expat teachers are obviously getting fabulously rich
doing what they do, and the tax break and housing benefit they are allowed
are most likely just excess spending money on top of a lucrative salary and
luxuriant lifestyle. Just like those corporate execs who closing this tax
'loophole' was intended to impact. Besides, even if they are barely getting
by, at least they're in Europe, or Hong Kong, or Africa or something. They
get to travel.

Forgive me if I don't post here for a bit.

--riverman

On Sat, 20 May 2006 20:33:18 +0800, "riverman" wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:35:55 +0800, "riverman" wrote:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/...ess/expats.php

Those rat *******s. Because of the cost of rentals in HK, my housing
benefit
is technically higher than my income. And now I'm going to be taxed on
this
'invisible money' at a rate higher than if I was even living in the US.

--riverman

I'm with ya, brother...just tell me which one of those rat *******s
forced you into being an expat worker, and I'll not only see about
getting you back to the US, but I'll taunt him unmercifully... Which
one, huh, which one?

Got your back,
R

Yeah, you have a point. Sorry for the bandwidth...I have no idea why I
posted this here; there isn't anything I'm asking of anyone. I'm just
reacting because I'm feeling betrayed by my government again, and bull****
about how damn hard it is to get ahead in this freaking life, and I'm
talking to my primary community since I don't live in the US, surrounded by
neighbors and friends. Something I suspect you certainly don't have any
clue about, as you believe I live some sort of life of gravy surrounded by
luxury and relieved of any financial worries.

I don't claim, nor have I ever, anything about your financial situation.
But if didn't know anything about what it would be like before you
jumped in, that's on you. And if you were being taxed in such fashion
so as to move you from a "live of gravy surrounded by luxury" to
poverty, that might be a different story. However, the link you posted
gave the example of someone who made 75K and was provided a 3000.00USD a
month Paris apartment, whose tax bill was going from 600.00USD to about
5100.00USD. That 4500.00 difference is more than a goodly number of
people in world make, so it's kinda tough to get all worked up and
outraged for that poor unfortunate, toughing it out on a mere 71K in a
paid-for Paris apartment...

Cannibals, that what we've become. With all sure love to see other people
struggle to try to make a living. If anyone gets a benefit, and its not us,
then lets rejoice when they lose it. Certainly its an unfair advantage. What
right do they have to get something I don't get, just because they live and
work outside the country? And if something is prohibited to them or some
other expenses are extreme because of their lifestyle, then its probably
justified. Because expat teachers are obviously getting fabulously rich
doing what they do, and the tax break and housing benefit they are allowed
are most likely just excess spending money on top of a lucrative salary and
luxuriant lifestyle. Just like those corporate execs who closing this tax
'loophole' was intended to impact. Besides, even if they are barely getting
by, at least they're in Europe, or Hong Kong, or Africa or something. They
get to travel.

Hey, then quit teaching and become a corporate exec. If you got into
teaching for the purpose of getting rich, you ****ed up...in several
ways...

HTH,
R

riverman wrote:
wrote:
I'm with ya, brother...just tell me which one of those rat *******s
forced you into being an expat worker, and I'll not only see about
getting you back to the US, but I'll taunt him unmercifully... Which
one, huh, which one?

Got your back,
R

Yeah, you have a point. Sorry for the bandwidth...
snip
Forgive me if I don't post here for a bit.

That's some pretty thin skin you got there Myron.

The gubmint screwed you with your pants on and neither
Knight nor Dickie Dean has any sympathy for you. So
friggin' what ? You have my sincerest condolences on
your impending financial loss, now quit yer whining.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
et...
riverman wrote:
wrote:
I'm with ya, brother...just tell me which one of those rat *******s
forced you into being an expat worker, and I'll not only see about
getting you back to the US, but I'll taunt him unmercifully... Which
one, huh, which one?

Got your back,
R

Yeah, you have a point. Sorry for the bandwidth...
snip
Forgive me if I don't post here for a bit.

That's some pretty thin skin you got there Myron.

The gubmint screwed you with your pants on and neither
Knight nor Dickie Dean has any sympathy for you. So
friggin' what ? You have my sincerest condolences on
your impending financial loss, now quit yer whining.



Nah, its not their lack of sympathy, Ken. I feel a bit embarassed for
bringing it here.

myron

riverman wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
et...
riverman wrote:
wrote:
I'm with ya, brother...just tell me which one of those rat *******s
forced you into being an expat worker, and I'll not only see about
getting you back to the US, but I'll taunt him unmercifully... Which
one, huh, which one?

Got your back,
R
Yeah, you have a point. Sorry for the bandwidth...
snip
Forgive me if I don't post here for a bit.
That's some pretty thin skin you got there Myron.

The gubmint screwed you with your pants on and neither
Knight nor Dickie Dean has any sympathy for you. So
friggin' what ? You have my sincerest condolences on
your impending financial loss, now quit yer whining.



Nah, its not their lack of sympathy, Ken. I feel a bit embarassed for
bringing it here.

Why ? Is it not something that might come up in a conversation
on a fishing trip ? As in, Man, you won't believe how I got
screwed ? Well then, it's a perfectly good roff post in my ever
so humble opinion.

--
Ken Fortenberry

riverman wrote:

Nah, its not their lack of sympathy, Ken. I feel a bit embarassed for
bringing it here.

You're losing sight of the bigger picture. This bill isn't a tax
increase. It's a tax cut. According to David Cay Johnston of the Tax
Policy Center:

"The top tenth of 1 percent, whose average income is $5.3 million, would
save an average of $82,415. Those in the top group would see their tax
bill cut 4.8 percent, while Americans at the center of the income
distribution — the middle fifth of taxpayers, who will earn an average
of $36,000 this year — could expect a 0.4 percent reduction in their tax
bill, or about $20.

"Those who make less than $75,000 — which includes about 75 percent of
all taxpayers — would save, at most, $110 each. Those making more than
$1 million would save, on average, almost $42,000."

Now do you feel better?

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.