Area12

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by Area12 11y ago
Try putting money in a retirement fund in the country you live in. The bizarre requirements the IRS puts on reporting will see your compliance costs exceed the yearly growth of the fund. Sorry, but if your foreign investments include a re
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by Area12 11y ago
I can't remember the details, and can't find it in google, but ... in my possibly faulty memory the FDR administration produced a similar report in the 1930s on the future of the USA. They missed five keys future game-changing ev
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by Area12 11y ago
When I moved from the USA to New Zealand in the early 90s I was surprised at how much easier the banking was. Sure it's a much smaller country with only about 25 banks (about six banks have most of the accounts). The key here is that
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by Area12 11y ago
Why is the "Professional Standards division" a division of the force? In New Zealand the equivalent organisation is very specifically NOT part of any police force. In fact, it's in their name: "Independent Police Condu
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by Area12 11y ago
As a counter-example I give /r/AskHistorians. I am not a historian and not affiliated with the site. It is very tightly moderated and it works. Questions and comments that are off-topic or low-quality are removed. Answers must
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by Area12 11y ago
I accidentally gave you an upvote (I'm a noob at this UI) and I can't figure out how to take it back. Please read the thing you are replying to before replying next time.
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by Area12 12y ago
Hi, I migrated from the USA to NZ in the early 90s. 1) Lack of certification could hurt more than lack of university ("college" = high school in NZ). Got Cisco or Redhat certs, or something similar? Also, knowing some Microsoft
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by Area12 12y ago
"We apologise for the inconvenience"
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by Area12 13y ago
Staaahp.
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by Area12 13y ago
I have a friend who endorses people for "Bikini Waxing".