Emergency Offshore Summit Day 1-- "Our Salvation Rests With Ourselves"
Sept. 14, 2011, Panama City, Panama: The situation may be grim in the United States, but there is hope. It is possible to take control of your personal and financial future. This week’s Emergency Offshore Summit in Panama City addresses the best current options and opportunities for taking yourself and your assets offshore.
Dear Live and Invest Overseas Reader,
"Years ago," Robert Bauman began as he opened this morning's sessions of this week's Emergency Offshore Summit in Panama City, "I had occasion to hear Ronald Reagan speak. He told a story:
"A Cuban fled his country, the not-yet-president Mr. Reagan explained. Through great effort and at great risk he made his way to the United States, where he intended to build a life for himself.
"Sometime later, he retold his experiences to an American, who responded to say how great it was that the Cuban man had made his way to the United States.
"'We Americans are very lucky, aren't we, to live in this country,' the American remarked.
"'You're lucky? I am lucky,' the Cuban replied. 'I had somewhere to go.'
"This month is the 10th anniversary of the horrible events of Sept. 11, 2001. It marks another anniversary, as well: Sept. 17, the day that the U.S. Constitution was signed (in 1787) in Philadelphia.
"This second anniversary goes largely unremarked every year, for, I would maintain, the U.S. Constitution is and has been, for decades, largely ignored by the U.S. government.
"Meantime, that same government now consumes nearly 40% of the U.S. GDP.
"There is no shortage of blame to go around for the current state of affairs in the United States, and, frankly, a lot of blame must be accepted by We the People.
"Over the coming few days, with the help of the dozens of experts convened here in Panama City, we're going to look closely at how things have gone wrong, yes, but, more important, we're going to discuss options and opportunities for what to do next.
"Where do we Americans go from here?
"Americans believe in the promise of freedom, and I suggest that there is no reason we shouldn't pursue this promise beyond U.S. borders.
"If you agree, you should know that you are not alone. And you should know that I am hopeful. I have been directly involved in and with government in the United States for several decades, as an attorney and as a Congressman for the state of Maryland. I see big problems, but, again, I also maintain hope.
"Our salvation rests with ourselves. We can take back our own futures.
"Indeed, by coming here to Panama City this week, for these meetings, that is precisely what you are doing. You are on the right track.
"For so long, America has been the beacon, the land of freedom, safe haven, and opportunity. I am very sad to say that this is no longer the case.
"However, we Americans can carry these ideals and pursue these agendas beyond America.
"How...and where? These are the questions we're gathered here in Panama this week to help you consider..."
Kathleen Peddicord
P.S. Attorney and former U.S. Congressman Robert Bauman is one of the most respected experts in the offshore arena. This week in Panama City, Bob is helping to lead the discussions into options and opportunities for taking back control of our own personal and financial futures.
If you weren't able to join us for these sessions in person, don't worry. We're recording every presentation (including Bob's this morning). This entire library of recordings, along with slideshows and other speaker materials, will be bundled as part of our Emergency Offshore Summit Home Conference Kit.
It will take us a couple of weeks following the close of the conference to edit the recordings and to prepare the entire collection of resources. However, now, while the conference is in process, you can arrange to receive copy of the complete Home Conference Kit at a special pre-release discount. Read here for more details.
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This Is Your Final Call
Uncle Sam is working quietly, behind the scenes, to put obstacles in place that will make it more difficult for you to broaden your horizons overseas. And much more difficult for you to be in the driver's seat of your own future.
It's not just the banking arena that's under threat.
In 2008, changes to the Veterans Act allowed for an "exit tax" on U.S. citizens who choose to leave the country and end their citizenship.
What other countries have done this in the past? Nazi Germany. Communist Russia. Apartheid South Africa...
This is your civil liberty at stake. How long before you just won't be able to get your assets out of the States?
I'm not an alarmist. I'm a pragmatist. And, as a pragmatic investor, I've seen the writing on the wall for some time. I've worked all these years and with an added sense of urgency more recently to take control of my own life, my own financial future, and, most important to me now, the future of my family.
Now I'd like to offer you a chance to do the same.
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Kathleen Peddicord is the founder of the Live and Invest Overseas publishing group. With more than 25 years experience covering this beat, Kathleen reports daily on current opportunities for living, retiring, and investing overseas in her free e-letter.
Her book, How To Retire Overseas—Everything You Need To Know To Live Well Abroad For Less, was recently released by Penguin Books.
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