The best country for an American to relocate to

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  1. Will.Spencer

    Will.Spencer NetBuilder

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    #721
    If so, then Wikipedia is wrong:
    Canadian individuals and corporations pay income taxes based on their world-wide income. They are protected against double taxation through the foreign tax credit, which allows taxpayers to deduct from their Canadian income tax otherwise payable the income tax paid in other countries. A citizen who is currently not a resident of Canada may petition the CRA to change his status so that income from outside Canada is not taxed.
    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Canada
     
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    rsrikanth05 Well-Known Member

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    #722
    India, go to Bengaluru, you'll like it there.
    Mumbai is a bit too high priced.
     
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    #723
    Are there any good surf spots in India?
     
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    #724
    I don't think this country exists :(

    Maybe Canada? haha
     
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  5. Will.Spencer

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    #725
    Panama still looks the best! :)
     
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    #726
    It does doesn't it. I"ve been researching... It is the best IMO. Panama can be insanely hot and humid though but ... I'd rather be alittle hot then alittle cold.
     
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    #727
    Panama is really hot -- on the coasts.

    In the mountains, the climate is quite nice. :)
     
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    #728
    True. With the Mountains though if you get bit by a snake you have to catch it or they will have no clue what anti-venom. It's a rain forest up there. El Valle is nice but still a Rainforest :D
     
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    #729
    What brought you back and what part of Panama?
     
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    #730
    Care to elaborate on victimization?

     
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    #731
    You are not taxed on worldwide income if you are NOT a resident. If you are a resident for tax purposes you are charged on worldwide income. SO that doesn't work...

     
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    #732
    next time I go the border I may actually enter Panama and check it out ...
     
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    #733
    Spain is quite nice. Don't know about taxes and things though.
     
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    #734
    The top income tax rate in Spain is 48% (40% national + 8% provincial), plus there is a 16% VAT.

    But... that 48% is calculated far differently than it is in America. You are taxed as a different rate for each "portion" of your income. It's hellishly confusing, but the jist of it is that the rate is effectively less than 48%.
     
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    #735
    I don't have any first hand experiences. I've spent a lot of time in Olancho and never had a problem. La Moskitia and Olancho are great places to travel.

    Honduras is not as bad as Colombia. Some of the things that can cause problems are home invasions, carjacking and kidnapping along roads, gangs like Salvatrucha and M-18, armed robbery.

    For comparison on the murder rates
    Colombia - 77.5 deaths per 100000 inhabitants
    Honduras - 45 per 100000 inhabitants
    Costa Rica homicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people
     
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    #736
    Colombia was nuts.

    Motorcycle theft is so bad that all riders are required to wear their license plate numbers on their jackets and on their helmets.

    Every major building had it's own bomb sniffing dog.

    The automobiles had their license plate numbers etched into all the major external parts.

    One night when we were out drinking the police simply closed down the section of town we were in. We were forced to stay in the bar and keep drinking. It was a real hardship. :D

    When I left the country, a little guy in OD with a machine gun gave me a chest X-Ray to make sure I wasn't smuggling drugs in my intestines.
     
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    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    #737
    That would not be good for me...

    Wait, that I could handle.
     
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    #738
    Are you single? Countries in southeast asia, philippines or thailand :)
     
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    #739
    australia or were I live canada
     
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    #740
    wait on till 2068, probably Antartica would have them all ;) as for now how about Hawaii
     
    indyeah, Nov 11, 2007 IP