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07-12-20 20:20 #38087
Posts: 3801Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
As far as buying real estate in Colombia it's tricky, kind of like the wild west with no escrow or title companies, and lots of gringos get burned and duped in the process.
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07-12-20 20:11 #38086
Posts: 4015Always check Medellin gurus's sources. In the case I don't doubt it but it is a marketing web site that heavily motivated by revenue generation.
Originally Posted by Nounce [View Original Post]
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07-12-20 20:06 #38085
Posts: 2922Originally Posted by Knowledge [View Original Post]
One way to look at it is that the government is guessing the future. Things probably won't change until the numbers gets better.
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07-12-20 19:12 #38084
Posts: 2922Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
US citizens pay income tax regardless where they live. The only way to avoid paying is to stay out of US the whole tax year then you get some exemption and it depends on the source of income.
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07-12-20 19:00 #38083
Posts: 2922Originally Posted by JohnGault [View Original Post]
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07-12-20 18:58 #38082
Posts: 1506Originally Posted by SlapShot10 [View Original Post]
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07-12-20 18:57 #38081
Posts: 5446Originally Posted by Surfer500 [View Original Post]
Naturally, he's going to need to make the connections, bring in the lawyers and provide the money.
As far as the visas go, there are 2 distinct classes and several different types. The classes are Temporary and Permanent. To get a Permanent visa you have to hold a Temporary visa, without any breaks of more than 6 months for a period of 5 years. There might be some types of visa which only require 3 years. A permanent visa gives you the option of applying for citizenship. At least that's what I picked up when I was researching all of this.
A Temporary resident visa wouldn't qualify him for a repatriation flight, hence he would need to finagle a special travel permit. Most problems of this type can be overcome if you're willing to spend the money, and you have enough.
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07-12-20 18:54 #38080
Posts: 3211Originally Posted by SlapShot10 [View Original Post]
Whether this covers Medellin, I do not know. I am just passing it along.
Now she just said the president extended the lockdown until July 31.
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07-12-20 18:44 #38079
Posts: 5446Originally Posted by JohnGault [View Original Post]
If testing was 100% random you would need to test roughly 30% of the population before you could have an increase in number of positive results due solely to the number of tests. Even then, the increase would be small.
Start with a control group of 100.33 are infected. For every 3 tests, you should average one positive. These are all completely random. As your pool of untested shrinks, sometimes you're finding more than 1 of every 3, sometimes less. So once you've got about a third tested, you've established a reasonable idea of what more tests will show. Assuming no new infections. Whether you test 15 or all 100 you'll get about the same answer.
However, testing isn't completely random. First priority, people with symptoms. Now let's go back to the 100.18 have symptoms, they get tested and with 18 tests you've found 18 of the 33.7 others have symptoms, but are negative. With 25 tests, you have 18 positive results, indicating 72 infected people. Another 15 get tested, because they've been around someone who was infected. You get 7 more positive results. Now you've identified 25 positive results with 40 tests, still giving you a potential 72 (72.5) infected people. Add in more testing and the numbers keep dropping, until, after 100 tests, you find only 33.
Testing more people, won't find more cases, unless there are more cases to be found.
As for the financial incentive, can someone please show me the money? I understand there have been claims that there's extra financial compensation for hospitals who are willing to claim every death is COVID-19, but I haven't seen anyone showing the money. If someone is paying huge bounties for falsifying death certificates, it should show up somewhere. And I say huge, because what happens when someone proves their family member didn't die from COVID-19? Not only is there a significant payout, but it opens the floodgates. Every COVID-19 death becomes a potential million dollar settlement. That's an enormous risk.
Where does the money come from? Of course the easily debunked conspiracy theory is that Medicare and Medicaid are paying it. There are 2 significant problems with that source. First, those payments would only apply to people who are on Medicare it Medicaid. It would be rather suspicious if every person on Medicare suddenly started dying from COVID-19.
The other, more significant problem is that means Trump's own people are, apparently with Trump's approval, spending money in order to make Trump look bad. I have trouble believing that.
Now to the debunking.
Back when COVID-19 started causing problems, the Kaiser Family Foundation was asked to estimate the cost of the disease. They went back through Medicare records to determine the average cost for treatment of diseases requiring similar treatment. What was the final bill? How much for ICU? How much for a ventilator? Then they published their findings.
On April 8, on the Fox News show "The Ingraham Angle", Sen. Scott Jensen (R-MN) was interviewed and made the claim of extra payments, using the KFF numbers. However, those aren't extra payments. Those are the estimated costs.
In addition, Medicare doesn't pay hospitals extra for deaths. "Patient didn't survive? Here's another $10,000 for your trouble. "
The number of positive cases can't double from increased random testing, unless the number of positive people has also doubled. The number of deaths is not because the Trump administration is trying to make the Trump administration look bad.
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07-12-20 18:39 #38078
Posts: 4015I say a lot of very ridiculous things on this site but wow, this discussion of bribing an immigration agent to get into Colombia is about as silly as it gets. The chance of even reaching a border which you are not authorized to cross is slim.
Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
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07-12-20 18:33 #38077
Posts: 4015Hi Tall man,
Based on your assessment it sounds like most of you Dominican experience is in Santo Domingo and Sosua. Am I wrong? You would find quite a bit more diversity among Dominicans and foreigners than what you described in places like San Jose de Ocoa, Constanza (large Japanese-Dominican community), Salcedo, Azua.
Originally Posted by TheTallMan [View Original Post]
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07-12-20 18:26 #38076
Posts: 4015Pico and schedule never went away. It hasn't been enforced since late March but it likely will be again starting tomorrow. Rappi will still bring you anything you need but you would need to stock up on anything you must bring to the house personally. It is scheduled to last 2 weeks and applies to Centro only. I doubt you will notice it.
Originally Posted by SlapShot10 [View Original Post]
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07-12-20 18:15 #38075
Posts: 335Wifey got all excited, yesterday, as she got a message from a girl that ignored and blocked her, weeks ago. I guess her girlfriend took her phone and deleted everything. So, she agrees to come over, and shows up at 9 p. REALLY REALLY cute. Spinner, nose ring, tongue ring, nipple ring, tight little body, long long dark hair.
It was an overall fantastic night, with both chicas all over each other, sopping wet, orgasming non-stop. We had a lot of fun. Condom with the special friend, but I popped 3 x, and tried for a 4th. I had already banged Wifey in the afternoon, so there wasn't much left in the tank after Friday night and a pre-pop.
300 k and she we here from about 9p-2a. I went to bed, and when I woke up early this morning, Wifey comes walking down the hallway. She usually can't sleep and ends up cleaning or doing whatever to occupy the time. Well, she says the girl got in a fight with her girlfriend and came back. I had kind of been telling Wifey to be careful because I don't want to leave in September and read a story about how she got killed by some jealous ex-girlfriend. Wifey has had her eye on this girl for 10 months, since they met at a mutual friend's house, and vice versa. So, it made for an amazing night, but I'm hoping we can avoid the drama. Anyway, they're upstairs sleeping, as I type this. I have to imagine they went at it late into the morning, as I was sleeping.
So, any info on the lockdown? Will it be back to pico y cedula? Should I stock-up on groceries, today?
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07-12-20 16:40 #38074
Posts: 1792Originally Posted by SJobs [View Original Post]Originally Posted by Orgasmico [View Original Post]
The biggest difference is the chicas, in the DR the vast majority are blacks, wait a moment The Tall Man loves black women and even here in Colombia will at times travel to other areas to get a taste of the black Colombians, so lots of love for them, here in Medellin you have such a range of color which makes it interesting for a guy like me.
Just know that in the DR the majority of mongers are in fact black gringos from the US, just my experience, in my hotel in the Sue it was about 80% black mongers, BUT they treated me this Tall White guy really cool, danced and partied side by side my gringo brothers, all in good fun and respect.
So as Orgasmico states yes you can have a good time in either location just subtle differences.
Now this being Sunday July the 12th and with the new restrictions being implemented for Colombia tomorrow I need to get my sorry-ass down to centro and get some numbers and see what I can find before the new restriction are imposed.
Much love and respect to all!
The Tall Man.
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07-12-20 16:33 #38073
Posts: 1506Originally Posted by Steve9696 [View Original Post]