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Strategies & Market Trends : 2026 TeoTwawKi ... 2032 Darkest Interregnum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TobagoJack who wrote (7583)	7/14/2006 2:55:11 PM
From: Seeker of Truth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217655

Dear TJ, Absolutely, a 52% tax rate would be criminal in some totally crooked country, name your favorite, where the tax money collected mostly goes into private secret hands. Thanks for your kind suggestion but: Consider the advantages of Canada. First and foremost, the chance of getting arrested and convicted for something you never even dreamt of doing is almost as close to zero as they come. I am most sensitive to this, having disappeared into a black hole of torture for 3 years and 7 months. In Canada this is most unlikely. Second, much of that 52% is paid back in free medical treatment. A ten minute ambulance ride from my house is one of the world's greatest hospitals, where I will get a free operation if it is necessary etc. Third, the education system needs more money here but by and large it is excellent compared to most of the world. The university of Toronto gets better and better as students from the hard studying part of the globe pile into the university. My daughter learned mathematics in high school from a teacher who was a professor of math in a university in South Vietnam and has written textbooks. He really inspired her. To this day her success as a business consultant is only partly due to her friendly personality. Her easily handled calculations rightly impress people. Canada is relatively friendly to immigration, particularly of educated people like that Vietnamese teacher. I would get richer faster in Hong Kong but as soon as I landed there my hands would begin to tremble, I would succumb to a panic; I'd turn right around and get gratefully onto the first plane to anywhere outside China. I'd even buy some Qualcomm if that were a requirement to exit. Just one man's viewpoint. Gradually, China will become democratic. That seems certain. But it surely won't happen soon.