The great escape

[qldfrog]

My attitude is, and I'm getting on a bit, is if a country can provide me with affordable housing, a tiny amount of crime against the person, trains that run on time, and good food, entertainment and intelligent friends then that is where I would want to live.

The rent and taxes would not bother me as long as I had something left over to spend on the things I love, like stocks and gold, entertainment, a good airport hub, and books.

Any country that can outlaw crime is a country in which I'd want to live.

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Fully agree, with the caveat i want this to be the case for the next 20y.

 

[qldfrog]

3 Guarantee's in life we Can't avoid!.....Taxes....Death & more Taxes.....As Ned Kelly Said....Such is Life!

Not really, you can pay hardly any tax if you want to and are rich enough.

 

[ShareSuccess]

Not really, you can pay hardly any tax if you want to and are rich enough.

I Love Paying Taxes!....It means i'm Doing Okay & without blowing my own horn, i'm contributing to the future growth of my country & hopefully making the future of Those a Little less fortunate than myself to Have a better life than myself!

 

[wayneL]

I Love Paying Taxes!....It means i'm Doing Okay & without blowing my own horn, i'm contributing to the future growth of my country & hopefully making the future of Those a Little less fortunate than myself to Have a better life than myself!

Yeahbut... That's not what most of your taxes are paying for, tbh.

Additionally, low taxation means that if I make a few bob I'm happy to spend it on my lifestyle, paying people to do and make s*** for me.

High taxation means less money for me to spend on frivolities, less inclined to start a business, less inclined to hire people... Actually even less inclined to stay in this overtaxed s4ithole.

Laffer was onto it.

 

[qldfrog]

I Love Paying Taxes!....It means i'm Doing Okay & without blowing my own horn, i'm contributing to the future growth of my country & hopefully making the future of Those a Little less fortunate than myself to Have a better life than myself!

after paying millions in taxes in the previous decades I am looking ecstatically at the billions wasted in NDIS, the $ 1.5 billion given to Ukraine in the last year while we buy obsolete before built jet fighters and submarines by the 100's of billions, not to mention the Brisbane Olympics none the less in my state and so feel so humbled.
I now understand that the Australian government did not see it needed for me to carry on bringing in regular O/S money during Covid and preferred to put me in de facto house arrest and force my business closure
I am too small so be it, I let others pay for these great net zero achievements and the billions in windmills and solar farms which will be rotten before my old age.So Yes there is resentment since Covid. I paid my way, owe nothing.
I know how all this will end:

Australian Politics General...

Calm down lefty, I did not say that one side is to blame. However, one side has been in power for a full term and must take some of the responsibility. If you want to get technical, the issues we have all stem from the Rudd - Gillard government being such a cluster f&*k that Australian politics...

www.aussiestockforums.com

 

[ShareSuccess]

Yeahbut... That's not what most of your taxes are paying for, tbh.

Additionally, low taxation means that if I make a few bob I'm happy to spend it on my lifestyle, paying people to do and make s*** for me.

High taxation means less money for me to spend on frivolities, less inclined to start a business, less inclined to hire people... Actually even less inclined to stay in this overtaxed s4ithole.

Laffer was onto it.

First of all Wayne....Who's laffer? & when does the conspiracy theory start? ha ha.....we all have & make Choices in life, if we are not happy with the Choices we are always welcome to go elsewhere & look for other opportunities.

 

[qldfrog]

Anyway, time to move at least some assets as an emergency escape pod with residency

 

[qldfrog]

we are always welcome to go elsewhere & look for other opportunities.

Indeed, did that with my birth country, no regrets for sure and look what I wrote in 2019:
"
Luckily,i have reached the stage of pre retirement while still readonably young.
Not only do i see no nice economic future here but it is clear that after having been taxed to the hilt for most of my professional life, the next stages will be getting these assets and 25y of savings seized..call it death duty, asset taxes, home tax, whatever
The pending labour election will precipitate that trend.
While it is still time, i think it is time to move on."
I was right 35y ago with France and sadly was right 6y ago.
No point posting more here until I progress further in the process

 

[TimeISmoney]

 

[ShareSuccess]

Indeed, did that with my birth country, no regrets for sure and look what I wrote in 2019:
"
Luckily,i have reached the stage of pre retirement while still readonably young.
Not only do i see no nice economic future here but it is clear that after having been taxed to the hilt for most of my professional life, the next stages will be getting these assets and 25y of savings seized..call it death duty, asset taxes, home tax, whatever
The pending labour election will precipitate that trend.
While it is still time, i think it is time to move on."
I was right 35y ago with France and sadly was right 6y ago.
No point posting more here until I progress further in the process

Good Luck qldfrog......i sincerely hope that your journey to another land of opportunity is a Happy one & that you may move into retirement with a peaceful mind & heart.

 

[qldfrog]

Good Luck qldfrog......i sincerely hope that your journey to another land of opportunity is a Happy one & that you may move into retirement with a peaceful mind & heart.

Thanks and BTW, great posts you are doing on the forums.Keep these on!!!