I am pretty sure you can game the tax systems by “earning” all your income while offshore or in a tax free jurisdiction and not staying in any particular Western country for more than 179 days [does not work for US citizens]
So fly to Dubai to cash out your BTC and then go skiing for a couple of months, rinse repeat.
The problem that I have is specifically with owning property in that kind of situation. I don't want to go from hotel to hotel or Airbnb to Airbnb for the travel part. But if I could just own two houses and have each of them set up as a fully functional base then I would be perfectly happy to just fly over from one to the other every 6 months. Just haven't found anything specific regarding this edge case yet. Yup, 6 months here 6 there is pretty ideal. I've been doing perpetual summer for the better part of 20 years and its worked out very well. Depending on the country, ownership of land or house can get tricky, especially in SE Asia it has a particular set of headaches. I prefer to rent/lease long term in Asia which also gives me the option to pick up and go much easier if needed and own in the countries which I have citizenship. Just looked out the window. I envy your lifestyle. |
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Never let anybody drive away with your house. Rules to live by.
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Oh, i know her, she´s going to take your house, your car, everything, carefull  This is what houses and cars are for. The Sewerwater Foundation of cuckoldry has spoken.  |
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Art.  Oh, i know her, she´s going to take your house, your car, everything, carefull This is what houses and cars are for. |
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In all shapes and sizes. |
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I am pretty sure you can game the tax systems by “earning” all your income while offshore or in a tax free jurisdiction and not staying in any particular Western country for more than 179 days [does not work for US citizens]
So fly to Dubai to cash out your BTC and then go skiing for a couple of months, rinse repeat.
The problem that I have is specifically with owning property in that kind of situation. I don't want to go from hotel to hotel or Airbnb to Airbnb for the travel part. But if I could just own two houses and have each of them set up as a fully functional base then I would be perfectly happy to just fly over from one to the other every 6 months. Just haven't found anything specific regarding this edge case yet. I think in Thailand you have to be a citizen to buy...you can lease, which is what most foreigners do. Actually most marry a local and the wife buys the property. The citizen part was what I was worried about. Seems to be that case everywhere. I know that foreigners can buy property in Japan, but it seems like that is only for commercial purposes (such as renting out). Suppose using family could work though (in case there are no decent countries that allow non-citizens to own property for private use). About 9 of 10 people, i know, lost everything this way, in Thailand. Don´t do it ! It´s a wonderfull country, but just "rent" there. My Plan: Retirement Visa, and if they decide to open a Karaoke right opposite (which happened to me, complete with a gun waving Thai, never ran faster in my life), i´ll just move. I'm not interested in Thailand (already lived there for a while and wouldn't want to retire there). I'd like a house in two different Western countries (or one Western country and Japan) for tax purposes though, just not sure how viable that strategy is. Tahiti seems nice. I'd have to confirm with Elwar. Are there dancing girls? Dancing girls is the only reason to go anywhere. |
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AXA had a pilot project that tried using blockchain to automate claims payments. It found they saved on manpower, but the code paid too many claims.  |
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I'm the odd looking skateboard. And that's you, riding me again.
gah. A misfired joke. Was meant to be complimentary, but was wrong. I'm forever tempted to go to one of these things. I have an urge to somehow 'be involved'. I come here to set myself straight. I use you people as a sounding board. You'd be right to be bugged by it |
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This reminds me of a paper I read about how the elite will use blockchain to hobble us. Let me find it... Here: VISIONS OF A TECHNO-LEVIATHAN https://www.rosalux.de/fileadmin/rls_uploads/pdfs/Policy_Paper/PolicyPaper_02-2015_web.pdfBrett Scott is the author of The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money Here's me skipping to the end: "This is the vision of the internet techno-leviathan, a deified crypto-sovereign whose rules we can contract to. These rules are a series of algorithms: they represent step-by-step procedures for calculations that can only be overridden with great difficulty. Perhaps, at the outset, this represents, à la Rousseau, the general will of those who take part in the contractual network, but the key point is that if you become locked into a contract on that system, there is no breaking out of it. "This, of course, appeals to those who believe that powerful institutions operate primarily by breaching property rights and contracts. Who really believes that though? For much of modern history, the key issue with powerful institutions has not been their willingness to break contracts. It has been their willingness to use seemingly unbreakable contracts to exert power. Contracts, in essence, resemble algorithms, coded expressions of what outcomes should happen under different circumstances. On average, they are written by technocrats and, on average, they reflect the interests of elite classes. "That is why liberation movements have always sought to break contracts set in place by old regimes, whether they are peasant movements refusing to honour debt contracts, property owners, the DRC challenging legacy mining concessions held by multinational companies, or SMEs contesting the terms of swap contracts written by lawyers for Barclays. Political liberation is as much about contesting contracts as it is about enforcing them. "The concept of the decentralised blockchain is powerful. The cold, distrustful edge of cypherpunk, though, is only empowering when it is firmly in the service of creative warm-blooded human communities situated in the physical world of dirt and grime." |
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 The Mayor having a quick snack before zipping off to the next blockchain conference. I'm the odd looking skateboard. And that's you, riding me again. |
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Again, I could be way out of line here, but look at this for a minute. And this is the cream of the crop. There are 'conferences' all over the place, doing 'talks'  Really? Is this Bitcoin now? 'FinTech'. Give me one good reason. It's not amazing. No it's not amazing. Just a bunch of young people doing a mindshare grab for "Blockchain expert" just to find a high paying job somewhere. I only count about 2-3 people in that roster that I would consider actual crypto experts. But hey it could be worse. Just wait, in 5-10 years when you see a speaker lineup like that and it's all 40-50 yr old men and women in suits with the "Executive such and such of Blockchain" title, you'll know the crypto/blockchain industry has been completely taken over and compromised by the FinTech nimwit snake oil sales and marketing people. I wouldn't mind hearing what Adam has to say, but I could never cringe through that much filler. |
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"Tatiana Moroz: is an American folk singer-songwriter, liberty activist, and peaceful revolutionary, Tatiana Moroz is pioneering creative autonomy and freedom as the creator of the world’s first artist cryptocurrency Tatiana Coin. Tatiana merges music with modern technology to encourage social awareness. She helps renew the power of songwriters to unite our communities. Her inspiring 3rd album “Keep The Faith” was released in 2017."
I remember when social awareness was just called education. Or being educated. But I guess it's not PC to say someone is educated because there are soooo many stupid people out there that at most they can be aware of things. My social awareness duty for the day: there is breast cancer out there. There, now you are aware. #breastcancerawareness There was an Ebola Coin once. Not exactly sure where the proceeds went, but it raised social awareness about the Ebola. Probably. |
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Again, I could be way out of line here, but look at this for a minute. And this is the cream of the crop. There are 'conferences' all over the place, doing 'talks' Really? Is this Bitcoin now? 'FinTech'. Give me one good reason. It's not amazing. Seems like even those conferences are into bands. A crypto band?  "Tatiana Moroz: is an American folk singer-songwriter, liberty activist, and peaceful revolutionary, Tatiana Moroz is pioneering creative autonomy and freedom as the creator of the world’s first artist cryptocurrency Tatiana Coin. Tatiana merges music with modern technology to encourage social awareness. She helps renew the power of songwriters to unite our communities. Her inspiring 3rd album “Keep The Faith” was released in 2017." Step right up. |
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I take no joy in profiting from war
I do, make the rich richer & make the poor poorer. It’s the way the world has been for centuries. Choose which category you wish to fall into. Let me ask you one question Is your money that good Will it buy you forgiveness Do you think that it could I’m willing to go to hell if it makes my time alive better yeah  |
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I take no joy in profiting from war
I do, make the rich richer & make the poor poorer. It’s the way the world has been for centuries. Choose which category you wish to fall into. Let me ask you one question Is your money that good Will it buy you forgiveness Do you think that it could |
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Exterminate all rational thought.  |
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