{"id":38533,"date":"2024-03-08T17:10:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T01:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=38533"},"modified":"2024-03-08T17:10:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T01:10:58","slug":"tax-loophole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/tax-loophole\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Loophole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\">Raoul&#8217;s Two Cents: March 8, 2024<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Political Pyramid<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\">Warning: A whole lot of politics! Move on to the jokes if you\u2019re not in the mood. I mean it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marcos.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marcos.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marcos-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Remember the dictator, Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines? He transitioned from a legally-elected President to a pretentious democratic president when he declared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-63056898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Martial Law<\/a> at 7:15 p.m. on September 23, 1972. Prior to this, he orchestrated a crime wave that justified this declaration to place himself as the gatekeeper of freedom. Smart move, Mr. Ferdinand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not many know this, but in his first years, the Philippines actually made progress. Gone were the bickering among the power-grabbing political <em>low-lifes<\/em>. Illegal firearms were confiscated and there was less crime for a while. If you bickered too much without &#8220;the big guy&#8217;s&#8221; blessing, you would simply &#8220;disappear.&#8221; So what caused his downfall? Greed among his cronies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcos was a golfer and his golfing buddies eventually became his cronies. He gave them power &#8212; positions in high places. Competence was trumped by loyalty. Among them was Imelda, his idiotic wife of a thousand shoes and a million sob stories. Even a comparatively untrained soldier who came from the same province became the head of his army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fabian_Ver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GeneralVer2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GeneralVer2.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GeneralVer2-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Like a pyramid scheme, only the people at the top of the pyramid benefited. The lower you were in that structure, the less influence you had. At the lower levels, you had <em>wanna-bes<\/em> who abandoned decency and common sense for power and money and followed orders without question; trusting that they would be recognized and pulled up higher in the pyramid. They were notoriously called <em><strong>loyalists<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TV, radio and printed media were afraid to report the honest news. Comedians, musicians, and even a Marcos impersonator, would make occasional jabs at the administration but there was always the fear of stepping out of line. An imaginary dagger hung precariously above everyone who lived in that country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Balimbing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Balimbing.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Balimbing-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the dictatorship crumbled in 1986, it was no longer fashionable to be a loyalist. A new term was given to them. They were now called <strong><em>balimbings <\/em><\/strong>(<em>carambola<\/em> or star fruit) &#8212; because this Philippine fruit has many sides. And these human <em>balimbings<\/em> had many \u201cfaces\u201d &#8212; they changed political sides when convenient \u2026 they had no backbone. They were disgusting. Many wealthy <em>balimbings<\/em> left the country in shame. Know any super wealthy Filipinos? Ask if they were loyalists. (However, not all loyalists are guilty. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/newsbreak\/in-depth\/general-fabian-ver-daughter-reckons-with-her-father-legacy-martial-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wanna<\/a> Ver, General Ver&#8217;s innocent daughter, grew up unaware of her father&#8217;s behavior and has since tried to reconcile with her past.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course I am simplifying the events of the Marcos regime. As in many history books, this is just my personal assessment. I lived through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201c<em>If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own.\u201d <\/em>&#8212; John 15:18-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">I am sharing this now because I was reading the book of John. And it sent up chills as I am seeing history being repeated. It now makes sense why the peaceful, law-abiding, tax-paying citizens are ridiculed and treated disproportionately from the 10 million new illegal refugees (many in New York and Southern California are housed in hotels while American citizens and veterans are homeless in the streets). I can see why the media, the comedians, and other influencers espouse blatant lies \u2026 why the judicial system allows crime to flourish. No, they\u2019re not that stupid. They\u2019re afraid. The loyalists in New York, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco and other so-called sanctuary cities are the mid-level cronies who hope to be pulled up the pyramid. Let&#8217;s not get played by these shouting \u201cKarens.\u201d We&#8217;re better than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cSpeak softly but carry a big stick!\u201d<\/em> &#8212; Theodore Roosevelt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loyalty to a party, should never be above loyalty to country. If your party falters \u2026 if your party changes direction \u2026 if your party forgets your rights, that party will crumble and there won&#8217;t be a pyramid to hold on to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is just me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TGIF people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raoul<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>&#8221; If you don&#8217;t have integrity, you have nothing. You can&#8217;t buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing. &#8220;<\/em> &#8212; Henry Kravis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JOKE OF THE WEEK<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Art of Pasadena. CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TaxesLoop-Art.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TaxesLoop-Art.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TaxesLoop-Art-106x300.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parting Shots<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Tyrel of Chicago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NewYearResolutionFail.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NewYearResolutionFail.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NewYearResolutionFail-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Ted of Philadelphia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AmishIdea.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AmishIdea.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AmishIdea-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Bob of Placentia, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CashCow-Bob.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CashCow-Bob.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CashCow-Bob-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RealIntelligence-Bob.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RealIntelligence-Bob.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RealIntelligence-Bob-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Tom of Pasadena, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gov-Sandwich-Tom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gov-Sandwich-Tom.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gov-Sandwich-Tom-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TermLimits-Tom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TermLimits-Tom.jpg 432w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TermLimits-Tom-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Larry of La Habra, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GiftsOfSpirit-Larry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GiftsOfSpirit-Larry.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GiftsOfSpirit-Larry-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I found these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RiotSeason.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RiotSeason.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/RiotSeason-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Twin-Father.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Twin-Father.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Twin-Father-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MoreCowbells.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MoreCowbells.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MoreCowbells-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-BlindfoldArchery.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-BlindfoldArchery.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-BlindfoldArchery-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-cannotDelete.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-cannotDelete.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-cannotDelete-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-ImBack.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-ImBack.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-ImBack-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-ImBack-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-Memes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-Memes.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/StarTrek-Memes-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/starTrek-FridayFun.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/starTrek-FridayFun.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/starTrek-FridayFun-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My good friend (and jokester) Terry and I came up with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tboy281small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tboy281small.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tboy281small-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgifjoke.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bf23c175d909b4efe05943dd5&amp;id=1ae3251912&amp;e=a460b7e22c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the dictator, Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines? He transitioned from a legally-elected President to a pretentious democratic president when he declared Martial Law at 7:15 p.m. on September 23, 1972. Prior to this, he orchestrated a crime wave that justified this declaration to place himself as the gatekeeper of freedom. 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