Comments on: Bank Privacy Part I

By: l.crissman

l.crissman — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:29:14 +0000

Could you please point me in the direction of more information on Hawala, perhaps in the form of a blog posting if not a personal reply.

I am aware of how hawala works, but what I lack is some way to contact hawala agents whom I could reasonably trust, as I lack an ethnic or religous identity that would facilitate such contact.

Thanks in advance.

By: KJ

KJ — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:24:46 +0000

The US government not only applies this to US citizens/residents but also foreign nationals who are non-resident aliens but may be considered residents for tax purposes (i.e. substantial presence test).

“Substantial Presence Test
You will be considered a U.S. resident for tax purposes if you meet the substantial presence test for calendar year 2010. To meet this test, you must be physically present in the United States on at least:

31 days during 2010, and

183 days during the 3-year period that includes 2010, 2009, and 2008, counting:

All the days you were present in 2010, and

1/3 of the days you were present in 2009, and

1/6 of the days you were present in 2008. “

By: Brittany

Brittany — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:20:04 +0000

It is amazing to me that this is happening today in a country that was founded on the premise that individuals were better off with a decentralized and noninvasive form of government. Our forefathers waged war with the most powerful entity in the then modern world in order to free themselves from the intensity and power of the British monarchy so that they could enjoy the liberties and freedoms that came with a more hands off system of goverment. How is it that we got to the point where we cannot even buy toilet paper without alerting the Feds? We need to find a solution to this incredible invasion of privacy so that citizens have the opportunity to go about their business without any anxiety about how their transactions will look to a government inspector as he reviews their transactions. To answer your question, Bill, I can definitely say I am not feeling the love.