<<I didn't know HK had socialized health care but probably s/h given its part of China, I suppose>>
.. wrong, china does not have genuine socialized medicine; and yes, hk is special.
<<Food - ... Baloney>>
... not really, because we have it at every street corner for the streets that matter, which is a lot.
<<Capital control - here are no restrictions on capital flows>>
... no? try hand carrying USD 100,000 on international airplane trip departing any USA city and see how many times you get pulled over and ID-ed.
<<Family value - HK 1.
Wonder why the birth rate is so low? ...>>
... true freedom is expensive. Hardly any HK kids are put up for adoption.
<<Imposition/persuation/brain-washing - So is voluntary religious missionizing not allowed there?>>
... sure, no one cares one way or another. The Mormans are all over the place, recruiting mostly Filipinos.
<<Sexual orientation supervision - not welcomed. HK 1.
There is no such supervision here>>
... yes there is, because people ask and people answer.
<<I wonder about something - American adoptions of Chinese babies is not uncommon. Would China allow adoption of Chinese babies by Rosie O'Donnell - a gay woman who has adopted several children?>>
... yes, but only up to the start of this year, so no. China adopted some international standard and stopped obese and gays and old folks from adopting.
<<Communists, Republicans, Democrats, Social Democrats etc ... what's the difference? In the final analysis, very little.
Communism has murdered tens of millions of people, maintained massive gulags for political prisoners>>
... sounds like the Republicans.
<<This is public knowledge. Why deny it?>>
... exactly.
<<Did you know that should you wish to decamp from citizenship of USA you need to get psychiatric certification as sane
No, I didn't know it>>
... check it out.
<<How many people, sane or insane, give up American citizenship? Very very few.>>
... enough to have Congress passing laws that restrict and hassle the practice.
<<and instantly recognize taxable gains on all holdings even if no sale is involved and pay the taxes? That, Brumar89, is a prison rule, and is CAPITAL CONTROL.
I don't think I believe that>>
... it is not a matter of believing, it is a matter of LAW!
<<Renouncing citizenship would not erase tax obligations, but wouldn't trigger any by itself either.>>
... you are wrong.
TJ
P.s. check the pot, and see if the frog is still moving ;0) |
