Re: DRM will not be legislated

2002-07-09 Thread Mike Rosing
On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Voluntary DRM can never stop piracy. With voluntary DRM, people can break once on one machine, then run the latest Napster replacement on the every machine on the internet in non DRM mode, and copy that file that was ripped on one machine, to

Re: Which universe are we in?

2002-07-09 Thread Tim May
On Monday, July 8, 2002, at 07:43 PM, Stephen Paul King wrote: Dear Tim, Are you tacitly assuming some kind of communication between observers when you make the claim of a convergence? Adsent said communications, could we show that the convergence would still obtain? Have you ever

Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen.

2002-07-09 Thread An Metet
What are the tax implications of a US resident green card holder, with substantial assets both in his original nation and in the US, of becoming a US citizen?

Re: Which universe are we in?

2002-07-09 Thread Tim May
On Monday, July 8, 2002, at 08:39 PM, Tim May wrote: No, I was arguing that while the future may be multi-worlded, everything we know about science (evidence, archaeology, measurements, ...) points to a _single_ past. Sorry about this misdirection to the CP list. It was meant to go to

Re: CP meet at H2K2?

2002-07-09 Thread Greg Newby
I heard back from several people interested in this. Someone on the ground in NYC please pick a time place (or we can meet at the conference site and adjourn someplace suitable). The full H2K2 schedule is available, http://h2k2.net In addition to JYA and I, CP speaker presence will include

Re: Which universe are we in?

2002-07-09 Thread Eric Cordian
Time postulates: No, I was arguing that while the future may be multi-worlded, everything we know about science (evidence, archaeology, measurements, ...) points to a _single_ past. The laws of physics, including the laws of quantum mechanics, are symmetric with respect to the arrow of

Re: Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen.

2002-07-09 Thread Tim May
On Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at 01:19 PM, Gabriel Rocha wrote: On Tue, Jul 09, at 11:52AM, An Metet wrote: | What are the tax implications of a US resident green card holder, with substantial assets both in his original nation and in the US, of becoming a US citizen? Well,

Re: Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen.

2002-07-09 Thread Duncan Frissell
On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Tim May wrote: Why do you think a person without a green card is exempt from IRS jurisdiction? I assumed that he meant a US non-resident. Obvi Unless one's stay is a short one (see below), income or other money earned while in the U.S. (and maybe earned outside the

Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen

2002-07-09 Thread Nomen Nescio
On Tue, Jul 09, at 02:02PM, Tim May wrote: Also, a person having extensive offshore (outside the U.S.) assets may well find his assets are now taxable in the U.S. And for those with capital assets not taxed in their home countries (e.g., Germany, Japan), this may be quite a shock. On 9

Re: CDR: Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen.

2002-07-09 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Basically, none. A US resident is taxed just like a citizen. In fact, even if you are not a green card holder, but have a substantial presence in the US, you are still taxed like a citizen. Marc de Piolenc An Metet wrote: What are the tax implications of a US resident green card holder, with

Re: Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen.

2002-07-09 Thread Greg Vassie
years after you leave the U.S. tax scheme. (Yes, any U.S. citizen who moves anywhere in the world must, technically, file U.S. tax returns for 10 years after leaving. And pay various kinds of taxes, though the amount may be different from what he would have paid had he remained in the

cypherpunks@lne.com

2002-07-09 Thread anonimo arancio
On reflection, I did not make my situation clear. I made a fair bit of money in my home country, despite a corrupt kleptocratic government that that does its best to prevent people from earning an honest living. I came to the US, became a green card holder and made a fair bit more money, and

Re: Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen

2002-07-09 Thread Tim May
On Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at 06:30 PM, Anonymous wrote: On 9 Jul 2002 at 14:02, Tim May wrote: Unless one's stay is a short one (see below), income or other money earned while in the U.S. (and maybe earned outside the U.S. if the IRS can make a nexus case) is taxable. The question really

Re: Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen.

2002-07-09 Thread Tim May
On Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at 06:40 PM, Greg Vassie wrote: years after you leave the U.S. tax scheme. (Yes, any U.S. citizen who moves anywhere in the world must, technically, file U.S. tax returns for 10 years after leaving. And pay various kinds of taxes, though the amount may be