arrr

Why what's out there?...waaaaait aren't you the guys who have a "lynch Catholics" day??

nice try

does it hide under the floor?

again with the "all information you have is wrong, even though pretty much every international source there is says it's like that, i know these things better cause i am flint fireforge."<<

Which "international sources"? The ones that publish data on NATO armament that we sell to Israel; or the "OMG U usd fos4us!!!11" type of hysterical columnist? The kind who says we took "heavy casualties" in Iraq? And forges photos of Israeli bombings in Lebanon? It's the second kind aint it?

If you use incindieries a lot, you get wildfires and corpses that look like wienies.  And Americans oughta know.  And I don't see either.

wears sweatpants with cutsey catchphrases on the butt

dude I know a guy who worked in China for a US corp and he got a tax bill from the Chinese that took 50% of his gross wages

sooner or later those guys will AGAIN nationalize everything

only they'll do it smart like cuba, and just nationalize American stuff and sell it to Europeans

Taxes
Singapore has a well-regulated tax system, and personal income tax rates are generally lower than in other developed countries. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) assesses, collects and enforces various taxes, duties and levies. Note: Just to prove the point (about the low tax rates), check out the ExpatSingapore survey right here, providing a comparison between Singapore and some other developed nations:

Who are exempted and who aren’t
Singapore uses a territorial basis of taxation. Tax is imposed on income derived from or accrued in Singapore. The source of income is determined mainly by the location at which the services are rendered.

Residents are taxed on income derived from or accrued in Singapore, and on income derived from outside Singapore and received in Singapore.
Non-residents are taxed only on income derived from or accrued in Singapore. They do not have to pay taxes on foreign income received in Singapore. Also, they are exempted from income tax if they work in Singapore for 60 days or less in a calendar year.

Tax rates for non-resident individuals
Residents are taxed at graduated rates ranging from 2 per cent to 28 per cent, after the appropriate reliefs have been deducted.
Non-residents are taxed at either a flat rate of 15 per cent on employment income, without personal reliefs, or the residents' graduated rate, whichever is higher. In addition, non-residents are taxed a flat rate of 27 per cent on non-employment income derived from Singapore.
Singapore has concluded tax relief agreements with some 34 countries to avoid double taxation. The list includes:

Australia
Bangladesh
Belgium
Canada
People's Republic of China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
The Philippines
Poland
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Vietnam

Paying your taxes/tax preparation
Tax returns are based on the calendar year and must usually be filed by 15 April. All tax must be paid within one month of the notice of assessment, which usually comes in the later part of the year. You can arrange to pay your taxes in installments.

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

There is a 3 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on domestic consumption. The GST is levied on the sale of goods and services in Singapore by GST-registered traders, and on goods imported into Singapore. The export of goods and international services is not subject to GST.
The GST covers almost all goods and services, except for the rental and sale of residential land and buildings in Singapore, and the provision of certain financial services. Businesses whose turnover exceeds S$1 million are required to register for GST.

GST alert: Some retailers have tried to profit from GST collection by displaying GST and non-GST prices in different font sizes in their advertisements. Note that under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act and its regulations, traders are required to reflect the GST in their advertised, displayed, published or quoted prices. Thus, GST-registered traders should indicate only one price (the GST price)--the idea being that the price shown is the price that consumers will pay. Non-GST-registered traders should not be collecting GST and should therefore indicate only non-GST prices.

Central Provident Fund (CPF)
The CPF is a social security savings scheme in which employees (under 55 years) and their employers contribute a total of 30 per cent of the salary, with the employer contributing 10 per cent. Besides providing a safety net for old age, the fund can also be used to buy homes, to pay for health care expenses, and to invest in stocks and shares.

Previously, expatriates and their employers were required to make CPF contributions, unless a waiver was granted by the CPF Board. Waivers were generally granted to expatriate employees who were not Singapore permanent residents or citizens. However, some expatriates chose to make CPF contributions because the contributions were tax-free and could later be withdrawn from the fund, also tax-free, when the expatriate left Singapore.

The rules have since changed with effect 1 August 1995. Expatriates and their employers are now not required to make CPF contributions. However, this also means that expatriates lose a potential tax shelter.

Transitional provisions cater for expatriates who were already employed in Singapore on or before 1 August 1995, or who had submitted applications for employment passes before that date. Expatriates who are already making tax-free CPF contributions may continue to do so until 31 December 1998 or the date their employment pass/work permit expires, whichever is earlier. After 31 December 1998, the new rules apply.

If an expatriate later becomes a permanent resident, he and his employer will be required to make CPF contributions from that time.

How to get around CPF

Although CPF contributions are no longer compulsory for expatriates, they and their employers may still make contributions, but with less favourable tax outcomes. If the terms of the employment contract mandate CPF contributions, your contributions continue to be tax-deductible. Your employer's contributions also remain tax-deductible, but become taxable income for you. If no contractual obligation is stated, neither you nor your employer are allowed tax deductions for your respective contributions.

http://www.expatsingapore.com/content/view/1159

>>The countries they choose are rather ironic, too, i would say...<<

South Africa and Australia are too liberal, New Zealand is too hippie...what's left? I'd go to Russia but they already have too many anal-retentive right-wing yahoos and the newcomer to the herd is always the first target of culling

It's only a matter of time before London is overrun by invisible atomic robot-hoverdreadnoughts firing gigawatt masers at point blank range

God knows we warned them

Its organic matter, even if you sterilized it and then sealed it in vaccuum the cellular structure is going to rupture, the sugars will turn to starch, and eventually it becomes dark brown gaak that you wouldn't eat if we paid you

come and get all the expired food you can carry, we're not so jingoist we'd stop you

if you can name me a planned food economy that actually feeds people then you can bash away at a capitalist food economy that has fresh fruit on the shelves 365 days a year

>>In terms of doctors retiring. Yes, some will. Some already plan to retire. There's always slack in the system. In the UK we have recently graduated 10000s of medical students and doctors who cannot get jobs - yet we have numerous foreign doctors. The US won't suffer - as it has been already stated, most people will prefer to work rather than not. Also, there's always resistance to change and a lot of moans.<<

Can we come over there then, when 1/3 of our doctors quit?  You don't get it.  We're gonna declare that if you want a checkup every week, it's guaranteed by the government.  Think we got enough doctors now for that? How bout if anybody quits?  16 years ago Hillary was bitching that we oughta FORCE doctors into general practice to cover the shortfall.

>>Nor will it include many alternative 'doctors', or some specialised physicians or the cosmetic industry. <<
I'm sure it does.

>>Nor does it consider nursing. Most local doctors (GPs) are next to useless anyway, and communities would be as well served with nurses.<<

No, they wouldn't.  That's in line with the lie that "you only have all these tests because doctors get paid by the test so they run lots of tests they don't need to."
BALLS.
We want a guy with 8 years of med school not 3 years of nursing, and we want him to positively eliminate all known forms of cancer before I know that lump doesn't matter.

>>A large proportion of the population can go a year or more without seeing a doctor. For me,  haven't seen a doctor in over two years and doubt I'll make a visit this year.<<

So why do they have to buy insurance and pay a monthly premium???

we lose another one to real life...

stay in touch emo

>>I was thinking more in line with India or Israel... might get shot at a lot in either nation, but at least I would know I was in a place where I would be allowed to make as much money as I wanted to...<<

Look into Singapore; they got a 10% sales tax called GST but only tax you on income earned in Singapore...if you got a good enough job there you can be a Permanent Resident forever...bad news is foriegners on a visa who lose their job got FOURTEEN DAYS to get another one, or get caned and deported

>>true patriots.... wanting to abandon the country where they were born and raised....<<

Awwww....just picture it...our two wallets winging into a Pacific sunset as ukeleles play "Aloha oe"

"Aloha oe
Farewell to thee.."

I didn't leave America, Amerika left me