Comments on: And the best place to live in the world is… http://www.taxgirl.com/and-the-best-place-to-live-in-the-world-is/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: John Doe http://www.taxgirl.com/and-the-best-place-to-live-in-the-world-is/comment-page-1/#comment-10569 John Doe Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:15:25 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3285#comment-10569 I lived in Germany for three years and never heard the Germans complain of their high tax rate because they knew they received plenty in return. So I agree totally with th article. The most entrepeneurial fellow I ever met was a German that had worked for Siemens Electric and hated it so he went out on his own and had a list of over 125 jobs he had done to earn money including picking up gargbage at night from Businesses in a VW van with a raised top. He also moved students with this same beat up van and bought antiques in the countryside which I refinished and he sold in his antique shop on main street. He was amazing and the government did not keep him from prospering. Why can't americans see further than their own backyards. I found Europe to be alot less restrictive on my thoughts and political philosophy than the U.S. But then we do have the freedom to drive everywhere because there is no other option, and use up all the natural resources in the world and to work longer and harder for our money than anywhere on the planet and claim we are better off because we have a double wide and a plasma T.V. But do not talk about religeon of politics socially it is a taboo, amazing because in Europe you can talk openly anywhere about these topics have heated debates and not be made to feel unpatriotic or encounter angry, belligerant countrymen who can't deal with self introspection.. One day maybe in another 500 years will Americans be able to discuss such topics at social gatherings. If I lived in Germany for three years and never heard the Germans complain of their high tax rate because they knew they received plenty in return. So I agree totally with th article.
The most entrepeneurial fellow I ever met was a German that had worked for Siemens Electric and hated it so he went out on his own and had a list of over 125 jobs he had done to earn money including picking up gargbage at night from Businesses in a VW van with a raised top. He also moved students with this same beat up van and bought antiques in the countryside which I refinished and he sold in his antique shop on main street. He was amazing and the government did not keep him from prospering.
Why can’t americans see further than their own backyards. I found Europe to be alot less restrictive on my thoughts and political philosophy than the U.S. But then we do have the freedom to drive everywhere because there is no other option, and use up all the natural resources in the world and to work longer and harder for our money than anywhere on the planet and claim we are better off because we have a double wide and a plasma T.V. But do not talk about religeon of politics socially it is a taboo, amazing because in Europe you can talk openly anywhere about these topics have heated debates and not be made to feel unpatriotic or encounter angry, belligerant countrymen who can’t deal with self introspection.. One day maybe in another 500 years will Americans be able to discuss such topics at social gatherings.
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]]> By: Kelly http://www.taxgirl.com/and-the-best-place-to-live-in-the-world-is/comment-page-1/#comment-10479 Kelly Mon, 25 May 2009 03:28:55 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3285#comment-10479 The only way that you could conceivably get a refund is to confess to committing a crime (fake ID + filing false returns). I think you're better cutting your losses. But this is a question that's bigger than me - if you need advice, I'd suggest you contact a lawyer who is familiar with your situation. The only way that you could conceivably get a refund is to confess to committing a crime (fake ID + filing false returns). I think you’re better cutting your losses. But this is a question that’s bigger than me – if you need advice, I’d suggest you contact a lawyer who is familiar with your situation.

]]> By: carlos http://www.taxgirl.com/and-the-best-place-to-live-in-the-world-is/comment-page-1/#comment-10476 carlos Mon, 25 May 2009 01:26:48 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3285#comment-10476 Hi, I was living in the US for 4 years, were I worked with fake Id, I did all my taxes, and the question is..... Can I get retired plan money back......I'm not living in the country best regards. carlos Hi,
I was living in the US for 4 years, were I worked with fake Id, I did all my taxes, and the question is…..
Can I get retired plan money back……I’m not living in the country
best regards. carlos

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.taxgirl.com/and-the-best-place-to-live-in-the-world-is/comment-page-1/#comment-10346 Vanessa Wed, 06 May 2009 13:17:53 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3285#comment-10346 Garagefather, By your theory, I'm sure you don't use our police system and the security it provides? And did you manage to avoid public school? If you have children, you should pay for their private education, otherwise you're supporting socialism, right? I agree that America has more opportunities for the highly ambitious than Europe might have, but this isn't to say that Europe is a terrible place with no opportunities. Garagefather,
By your theory, I’m sure you don’t use our police system and the security it provides? And did you manage to avoid public school? If you have children, you should pay for their private education, otherwise you’re supporting socialism, right?

I agree that America has more opportunities for the highly ambitious than Europe might have, but this isn’t to say that Europe is a terrible place with no opportunities.

]]> By: garagefather http://www.taxgirl.com/and-the-best-place-to-live-in-the-world-is/comment-page-1/#comment-10274 garagefather Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:29:52 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3285#comment-10274 It goes w/o saying that the number of free services provided to people is directly proportional to the taxes levied on those people. In order to have all these things that this study deemed important, taxes must be relatively high. If what a government provides for "free" is a measure of how great a place is to live, then Europe is the obvious choice. If opportunity was added to the list, the US would crush western Europe, even w/o having all the entitlements US citizens enjoy today. No one can argue that if you want to live a mundane life, where your station is generally set at birth, where there is little opportunity to become great, where there is little desire for true freedom and the responsibility it requires, and an ever increasing demand for more entitlements, then Europe is your place. I would like to invite all those in this country that feel that way now, to move to Europe. That way I can stop paying for the museum, zoo, and children science museum I don't go to, the buses I don't ride, and the welfare I don't collect. Your ancestors didn't come here for all that. They came here for freedom and opportunity. It goes w/o saying that the number of free services provided to people is directly proportional to the taxes levied on those people. In order to have all these things that this study deemed important, taxes must be relatively high. If what a government provides for “free” is a measure of how great a place is to live, then Europe is the obvious choice. If opportunity was added to the list, the US would crush western Europe, even w/o having all the entitlements US citizens enjoy today. No one can argue that if you want to live a mundane life, where your station is generally set at birth, where there is little opportunity to become great, where there is little desire for true freedom and the responsibility it requires, and an ever increasing demand for more entitlements, then Europe is your place.
I would like to invite all those in this country that feel that way now, to move to Europe. That way I can stop paying for the museum, zoo, and children science museum I don’t go to, the buses I don’t ride, and the welfare I don’t collect. Your ancestors didn’t come here for all that. They came here for freedom and opportunity.

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