Monthly Archives: July 2013

“Why did you call the police? They don’t help you.”

"In May of last year, Los Angeles resident Veronica Cornejo called 911 to report that her mentally disturbed brother was agitated. Three Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched and, as is always the case when police intervene, things became immediately and immeasurably worse. The invaders barged into the home without invitation, dragged all five family members from the house, and threw them to the ground. Veronica — who suffers from a heart condition — tried to explain that she was the one who had called for help. Her father, Jorge, told the deputies that they should expect a lawsuit. That prompted one of them to punch the 53-year-old man repeatedly." Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Tucker: The Joys of Living

"How can we really know what we want if we’ve never had it before? The less free we are, the less we know what freedom feels like and how it shapes who we are. The more dependent on government we become, the less we crave independence. This is why it is important to find literature that takes us out of our present moment and introduces us to different ways of thinking. We have to imagine a different ideal. This is why I’m nuts for a book that came out right at the end of the Gilded Age, and just before we got the permanent income tax and the Fed, as well as World War I. It is the last look at the mindset of what I could call the real 'greatest generation.'" Continue reading →

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Reflecting On Traveling Around The World: The Reunion

"I have a career and businesses I can run from an Internet connection anywhere around the world. There was nothing holding me back from anything I wanted to experience. I do remember the feeling of actually quitting my job. The actual motion and fear of the unknown. The uncertainty of arriving at a destination that no longer knowing where things were or how to find them. It is that very thing that kept me tied to my job for so long. If it wasn’t for the fear of the unknown I would have left my job years earlier. I write this just to reflect on how my life has changed ever since I decided to live this new lifestyle." Continue reading →

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10 Things that Cause Tax Audits of US Expatriates

"1. Not Reporting All Of Your Taxable Income. 2. Filling Out Forms 2555 Incorrectly. 3. Form 1116 (foreign tax credit) not done correctly. 4. Taking Higher Than The Average Deductions. 5. IRS Finders Fee Program. 6. Business Meals, Travel And Entertainment. 7. Claiming 100% Use Of Your Car For Business. 8. Large Cash Transactions. 9. Math Errors. 10. Failure to Properly Abandon your State Tax Domicile." Continue reading →

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What the Passport Pitchmen Don’t Tell You…

"A few years ago, my father had heart problems. I’m his only child, his only living relative, and his sole heir. So I thought that if I could come back to the United States, we could spend time together while we still had the chance and I could be close to my future inheritance. We put in all the paperwork required by U.S. Immigration, paid all the fees, etc. You would think that 'immediate family' members of U.S. citizens would get a residency permit easily right? NOT!!! Long story short, two years later the paperwork was STILL in process. Then, in April this year, I got that call that all of us dread, announcing the death of my father." Continue reading →

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Ohio Lawsuit Seeks To Use Court Precedent To Shut Down Speed Cameras

"Earlier this month a Hamilton County, Ohio judge declared Elmwood Place in contempt of court for ignoring a ruling that found speed cameras to be an unlawful 'scam.' A group of lawyers is seeking to replicate that legal success by shutting down the automated ticketing machines in New Miami, a village of 2000 residents located twenty miles to the north, with a class action lawsuit filed on Friday, citing the March decision in the hope that a Butler County Court of Common Pleas judge would agree that the automated ticketing ordinance fails to provide adequate due process to vehicle owners that receive a ticket from Optotraffic demanding payment of up to $180." Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania police chief: ‘F*ck all you libtards out there, you take it in the a**’

"The mayor of Gilberton, Pennsylvania is standing by her city’s police chief despite a series of profanity-laced and threatening videos. In a video that has received wide attention, police chief Mark Kessler repeatedly tells those upset by his use of profanity to 'go f*ck yourself' as he fires various automatic weapons. Mayor Mary Lou Hannon told The Morning Call that Kessler had the right to express himself. The city would 'not take action to quash free speech, whether or not each member of council or any member of council agrees with it.' In one video, Kessler berates 'libtards' and warns of an armed rebellion against the government." Continue reading →

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NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly defends stop-and-frisk in appeal to public

"With his law enforcement legacy hanging in the balance, New York City’s police chief has turned to the media to defend his most controversial initiatives. Kelly has come under intense criticism for the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices – which disproportionately impact communities of color – and surveillance of Muslims both in and out of the department’s geographic jurisdiction, resulting in multiple lawsuits. With Bloomberg’s tenure coming to an end, Kelly’s future is uncertain. President Barack Obama said Kelly would be 'very well qualified' to head the Department of Homeland Security. Others have disagreed." Continue reading →

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US tech firms say they are losing business over NSA surveillance

"Revelations about the US government’s vast data collection programs have already started hurting American technology firms, according to an industry survey released this week. The Cloud Security Alliance said 10 percent of its non-US members have cancelled a contract with a US-based cloud provider, and 56 percent said they were less likely to use an American company. In the survey, 36 percent of US firms polled said the revelations would make it more difficult for their company to do business outside the United States, while 64 percent said it would not." Continue reading →

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