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To: Snowshoe who wrote (62989)	4/22/2010 9:39:52 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218851

<<WHAT??? Confiscatory vehicle sales taxes in Freedom Hong Kong? That's outrageous! LOL>> given that we are able to buy perfect condition 2-3 years young mazda 626 type of cars on private market (8-12k km) at say a few (2-6) thousand dollars usd and acquire mini cooper w/ drop top down of same usage at 12-15k, i would say the 120% tax on new cars is a good thing, else we would be consuming all the new cars in the world i know, outrageous out of context, you LOL too soon, due to lack of understanding, assuredly :0)

To: Snowshoe who wrote (62989)	4/22/2010 10:00:32 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218851

just in / out and in e-mail trays, a continuation of this discussion Message 26479404 to improve your understanding re freedom, liberty, enterprise, and dynamism player 6: When I left HK in 2000 Panorama, 15 conduit Rd, 4th floor was charging HKD 55,000 per month for 1600 sqf ...so current prices appear to be reasonable. player tj: steve wynn just announced intention to recommend to board that wynn hq be moved to liberty macau, as debt-ly sin vegas sun is waning and greater china savings stars are moving into alignment, also seeking to turn wynn into a chinese company with local listings my european-listed industrial client is and has been for 2 years preparing for same eventuality as the center of gravity (manufacturing and r&d) of their ops shifts to china should we be witnessing the once in 800-years renaissance of enterprising dynamism and re-calibration of what should be, then hkg real estate is not only reasonable, but dirt cheap what should the valuation be should hkg equity market be the international window of an deserving land that could account for 35% of global gdp? otoh, as usa is clearly the crater center of exportable debt-ly sinful deflation, and prc is obviously the growth supported epicenter of inflation, on average we should do ok, but only if we wager in correct alignment with the forces and calibrate properly the leverage at just about all times what a game enthusiastic player 6: Wynn as just been at war with the democratic establishment in Vegas for so long. I had the same conversation with he and one of Sheldon's top deputies.... Unions are a huge issue in Vegas, which frankly drains all the fun out of the work. Wynn is very down on USA... And he is not the only one.... there will be more...

To: Snowshoe who wrote (62989)	4/23/2010 12:21:37 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218851

continuation of Message 26482171 player 1: You [player 6] left at the top, likely signing in ’97-98 that lease… what happened after that? As a yank, I’m spoiled, admittedly, but am having difficulty justifying paying out US$60k, US$70k in rent a year for so little… player tj: Let us guess that [player 6] left hk for thailand on June 30th 1997, pre-Asian-value crisis, when gold was at us$ 334 / oz, iow, the apartment referenced (with the unchanging # of bedrooms and bathrooms) then cost 21 gold coins per month. Today, post-american-pop-culture debacle, the same hk$ 55,000 per month apartment costs a mere 6.23 gold coins per month We must use the truer gold standard, with small alphabets “g” and “s”, as the trusted measure of value, else we should just use Zimbabwe dollars for accuracy We have been suffering from an income statement depression and a balance sheet deflation for some time now. As long as folks refuse to adopt the true measure of worth, we are ordained to engage with more of the same depressive deflation.