HELP: Avoiding taxes and escaping the system
Hey guys.
Right. In order to avoid paying government protection money and so I dont have to work 24/7 (in my supermarket) just to get by like basically everyone who I know does, I was going to take a tent to the national park near where I am currently stationed and live the rest of my life out there. I will be right near the town so I will be able to access showers at the local swimming pool (for a price), several free water supplies, computers at the library, the hospital, my work and the dry cleaners. I will still be near family but obviously what I am planning to do is something that they will not understand and will not immediately accept. I will take a lockable suitcase lined with heavy stuff (perhaps bricks) to put my clothes in so they dont get stolen when I leave them behind in the tent. I am going to have a 'try out week', during the Summer, with my best friend. This is something that I will, at first, present as a camping trip to my family, so I wont have any trouble moving my stuff up there. I have yet to work out the costs in great detail but it seems that I can get away with working only one or two (or maybe three at the very most) days a week for the rest of my life. I was wondering if you guys could do me a favour and pick holes in this plan. Please be as harsh as possible. I also would like to know what you guys think about it. Thanks! |
Given the climate change you would likely freeze your tushy off.
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Sounds to me like it's gonna get old real fast. I'd come up with a more ambitious plan.
Chas |
If by government protection money you mean taxes, you'll still have to pay them. Playing boy scout doesn't make you immune to taxes. I like the woods and camping as much as the next guy and actually spent two whole summers in a tent while working at a scout camp. What you're doing sounds fun enough when you're still young and free, but the fun won't last long IMHO.
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Hope you enjoy celibacy. The babes tend not to dig it when their man lives in a tent in the park...
...unless you also aim to start a commune in the park. |
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I have slept in a tent midwinter in Canada - I don't recommend it as a long term pastime.
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It's hot in the summer, cold in the winter, tents leak, they're full of bugs, big storms tend to destroy them, even the camper with a table and booths wore a flat spot on your ass, cooking is primitive, the bathroom facilities are primitive...it's just a primitive way to live. Why not just purchase a small parcel of land and build a well insulated small house? Taxes and utilities will be cheap, and you'll be far more comfortable. But don't let me ruin your fun. After you find a snake in your sleeping bag, or a bumblebee stings you on your lip early in the morning, or the whole shebang collapses in a downpour, then you can view rejoining society in a different light. Even a week at fishing camp, where the cabins have all of the comforts of home (besides a telephone or wireless access) is about all I can stand at one time. My old bones miss my easy chair. Chas |
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Although Karl, I say, go for it. At least you're following your own path. And I don't have to take consequences for my advice if I'm wrong :D Pete |
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