No Hiding And No Running With Delta

El queso, Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates stateless societies often defined as self-governed voluntary institutions which (the first consequense is to do not pay taxes).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism

High taxes with little return is the consequense of a big external debt to be paid.

I'm well aware of what anarchy is. There are as many brands of anarchy as there are toothpicks available in the grocery store. Saying that someone believes in anarchy because they don't want taxes, or vice-versa, is a half-assed argument. And certainly not germane to the main thrust of my point.

I found it a bit amusing that in one quote you come to me with a Wikipedia definition of anarchy which talks about a political philosophy and in other quote to someone else you mention that anarchy can be found in African countries such as Somalia. I think maybe you don't really understand what anarchy is, but that's understandable because it is an oft-misused word in the English language at least. BTW - I've been to some pretty bad parts of Africa. Not Somalia, but Nigeria, Angola and the Congo (the three worst places I've been there - the Ivory Coast was actually pretty cool and northern Africa is just hot as hell although it's cool to go see the Roman ruins...). I don't think even in Somalia you could say there is anarchy, and certainly not in much of the rest of the bad spots. What there is are people who have decided they would "Lord" it over the others. In Somalia it is from a power vacuum, in many other places (such as Nigeria and Angola) it's a bit more organized. But in Somalia, no one is "self-governed" within a "voluntary institution". War lords are NOT anarchism.

But I come from a country that holds as one of its highest reasons for revolting against the British in the 18th century as "taxation without representation." The pure immorality of people who govern a nation and don't really give a rat's ass what their policies do because they are above the crowd in whatever fashion.

I watch as my own country rejects that notion on many levels in modern times. I suppose I can't fault Argentina for misunderstanding the same thing, but watch out - the poor here will understand one day, lead by people from the middle class who are fed up with such rampant dishonesty and greed.
 
And BTW - who said they came to Argentina to not pay taxes? I came in 2006 and ran a business here legally until it got too difficult and I gave up. I pay taxes now through being a monotributista.

My wife's family has immigrated here, thinking the streets were paved with gold. They are all legal, 4 female and 4 male. All 4 guys work their butt off and three of them do work Argentine beggars won't do (I'm talking about healthy, sane guys who beg for money) and all are in the white. Two of the girls live with us and go to school.

The other one, my wife's oldest sister, tried to do things the Argentine way. She went to chef school (paid for by family) for two years, graduated, got a couple of jobs and started working her way up to chef. She got what she thought was a great job working for (wait for it...) an Argentine lawyer and his wife, who happened to own a restaurant. She was the cook, the food prep person and half the time a lot of the dish washing. She worked 6 days a week, some 12 hours a day, for that couple. When she started they were barely making money with the restaurant (that's why they hired her, they liked the ideas she had to fix up the menu) and when she left, they place was packed every night.

Why did she leave? Because she got pregnant. And she told the owners. The day after she told them, they fired her. They offered her $1000 pesos as severance to just go away. Instead, she went to a lawyer and filed suit. A year and a half or so later, her lawyer is still trying to get a judge hear the case. Two years of employment working three different jobs. And these people never paid her an aguinaldo - she kept hearing them tell her they'd reward her with good money and a part of the restaurant one day, etc.

It's a good thing that she has a "rich" brother-in-law from the States to help her and her three kids (14, 11 and almost a year old) out or she'd be in serious trouble. She's sure getting no help from all the tax money she and her family have been paying over the years

That's the kind of thing that I talk about when I talk about this government taking money from everyone they can get their hands on and not giving anything back to the people in terms of stability, laws that are upheld, even police outside of Recoleta to help discourage robbers.

Sorry for the diatribe, but I really despise tyranny and the victimization that goes with it, and I take huge exception to apologists of said tyrants.
 
WTF: some poor tourist has to change a reservation because of an emergency at home and they have to pay the airline penalty plus the 35% AR tax on that change because the transaction takes place in Argentina. Some poor bugger wants to add a piece of luggage on the return trip to their home country from Argentina, the 35% is added. Welcome to the land of silver. Each night when I go to sleep I pray, "God, please give this Argentine government and all its leaders everything it deserves."
Kiss my grits Bajo
 
Interesting ... a thread about an airline from the US - that charges an extra tax eventhough they are not supposed to (non Argentine cc) leads to a discussion about the government in Argentina.
 
Interesting ... a thread about an airline from the US - that charges an extra tax eventhough they are not supposed to (non Argentine cc) leads to a discussion about the government in Argentina.

Well, it has to do with a tax that many feel is over-the-top and it was justified by an Argentina immigration-specialist lawyer (bajo_cero.) Makes sense to me.

Many things here turn into a debate about the government - because the government screws so many things up.
 
You are so low. Well, that's you.

Tell me, when you were a child, you used to dream about being a cop or a priest, or both? Because when you behave as both you are pathetic.

Your ignorancy, however, has no limits.

I'm pointing out your double-standard - to which you didn't reply. You simply attacked me and called me names like you attacked Nikad and called her an anarchist. That's typical K strategy. For the record, I'm not a perma-tourist. I pay taxes in Argentina.

Bajo, I have no respect for you. It's not because I disagree with you. It is because you are a hypocrite. You have one set of rules that you preach, and yet you do exactly what you tell others they should not do.

I don't agree with much of what Matias or Germano have to say, either. But, as far as I can tell, they actually do what they say. Therefore I have full respect for them.

Countries have a right to tax their citizens in return for services. Citizens have a responsibility to pay their taxes. Those taxes need to be appropriate.
 
Interesting ... a thread about an airline from the US - that charges an extra tax eventhough they are not supposed to (non Argentine cc) leads to a discussion about the government in Argentina.

The tax is required by the Argentine government.
 
Over the top here means: by first time i cannot evade tax, this is too much!!!!

El queso, regarding your wife's older sister, a few thoughts:
1) perhaps she need another labor lawyers, pm me in that case, i know somebody who works honestly;
2) there is asignación universal por hijo, the State gives mothers money per child. It is not a lot, but helps.
3) compensation when the woman is pregnant is extra 1 year of salaries.
 
I'm pointing out your double-standard - to which you didn't reply. You simply attacked me and called me names like you attacked Nikad and called her an anarchist.

Sometimes i have doubts if you are stupid or crazy,
Who do you believe you are to judge me and expect for explanations?

As far as i know, you are just another pathetic coward who hides before a keyboard and insults me everytime i show how empty is your head.
 
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