My 2006 Tax Audit Verdict Is Finally In

Chained Fury

As is the usual case with my life, there is always a balance to it. One day brings some good news and another day brings some bad news. In this case, the government audit of my 2006 tax return has finally come to a conclusion and the news is not good. A government registered tax shelter that I had bought for that taxation year has been disallowed by the auditors. That means I have to pay back the tax refund they originally gave me at that time; somewhere to the nice tune of $6000-$7000. To say that I am a bit put off by this would be a bit of an understatement. I mean, why is it that the tax shelter is government registered, and this is the ONLY way that it is allowed to be claimed for tax purposes, and then suddenly not allowed? All I can say, and in doing so I will avoid the use of profanity, is that they are so greedy in their parasitic and bloodsucking ways that allowing it would cost them too much money as too many people have now been using it. Plain and simple as that. With an effective taxation rate of 60%-70% (that's right, add it up and you will see that I am not making these figures up), what is left after it all for anything approaching a "normal" life here? Nothing! Continue to rape the people of everything they have and eventually society collapses. And, this country is well on its way to that end. Serves them right. Bastards!

New Job In Incheon South Korea

Nice To Meet You

It's been about nine months since my last entry in this blog.  Time passes quickly these days and even quicker as the end of my two year long "vacation" draws to a close.  I just received an offer of a teaching position in South Korea today and thought it a good time to update the blog.

My plans for taking a few language courses have come to near completion.  English grammar classes and Mandarin classes have ended for the session.  But, the Korean class I wanted keeps getting cancelled.  Maybe this spring/summer I will finally get into it without it getting cancelled.  Maybe.

As for the CELTA course I wanted to take, that is another story.  As I am currently on unemployment benefits, the government refuses to pay me for the time I would need in order to take this course.  As it is a full time course, I would be unavailable to work.  And, as such I would no longer qualify to receive benefits for the duration of the course. That means the course suddenly jumps in price to about three times what it would originally have cost; the original cost + the money lost from no benefits being paid + my living costs during this time.  That's how well the government takes care of you when you want to improve your own situation.  And people wonder why I want to leave this country.

Anyways, the ball is now fully in motion and the visa process and all the required paperwork is next.  This will not be fun.  But, there is an end to it and I will pursue it to its' conclusion.  And, that is the news for now.