Juxtys

Also, they put this in their website: Doing business in Lithuania means doing business in a very challenging, relatively new market, with great opportunities to develop new businesses, implement business concepts and market products that are common in Western Europe, but unknown in Eastern Europe. With the largest, most diversified, and highly competitive industries in the Baltics, low taxes and costs, and half of the GDP of the Baltic States, Lithuania is a relatively small, but potentially attractive market for investors from EU and other countries. The main descriptors and advantages of Lithuania as a country to do business today are: * Lithuania represents an open and rapidly growing economy, with a GDP rise of 6,1 % in the second quarter of 2008. * The government has given priority to financial discipline, currency stability and other business friendly policies. * Economic and political stability: British analysts of the "Economist Intelligence Unit" (the research subdivision of "The Economist" magazine) confirm Lithuania to be a country with very low economic and political risks. The country is a member of the EU and NATO and follows the Western model of internal and foreign politics. * According to the World Bank in its report "Doing Business in 2006: Creating Jobs" announced Lithuania to be the easiest place to do business among the Baltic States and all new EU members. * Lithuania is strategically located at the gateway between huge markets in the north, east and south, the European Union has recognized Lithuania as the prime transport center in the region linking the EU with the East. * Lithuania offers equal protection and guarantees for both local and foreign businesses. The country guarantees the unrestricted movement of capital and dividends and free access to all sectors of the economy. * Lithuania imposes low corporate taxes, and labor costs and secondary costs, such as accountancy and office space, are among the lowest in Europe. * Businesses in Lithuania are fast in implementing the latest technology, and rapidly increase their production efficiencies.

I recently stumbled upon a website BusinessLT which provides info about business opportunities in Lithuania, including starting the company and taxation. I'd like to compare it to other countries. I hope you will help me. The 8 steps to start a company in Lithuania » Choose company type » Choose the company name » Open a bank account and deposit the authorized capital » Obtain the company's registration address » Preparation of foundation documents » Formalize the foundation documents at the notary bureau » Aqcuire the official legal status of the company at the Register of Legal Entities of the Republic of Lithuania » Obtain a company stamp Taxation Tax type Tax rate » Corporate tax (profit tax) 15% or 13% » Value Added Tax 18% » Income tax 24% (salary) 15% (other income) » Social insurance contributions 30,98% + 3% of the salary » State Guarantee Fund contributions 0,1% of the salary

My name there is Juxtys

I am still exploring his website and have read some of his books. To say about his anti-government and anti-military views. Well, it makes sense why he believes so then you read into his writings. In one of his books, 'Universally Preferable Behaviour: A Rational Proof Of Secular Ethics', he states that if it is amoral for a man to murder, it must be amoral for a soldier too. Also, he claims that taxation is theft since we don't choose to pay or not to pay them. It all makes sense if you live in a country like mine.

I live in Lithuania, and businessmen avoid taxes by: *reusing tickets or not giving them at all(bus, taxi drivers); *not printing cheques(bar, restaurant, club owners); *making a company, taking loans in it's name and dissapearing. later, someone known to you opens another company and buys everything remaining of that bankrupt company at a much lower price.

I also want to study mechanical engineering. And I also think about engine improvement. Especially the Stirling motor that's been long forgotten.

there are many families of the first kind, but their parents does not understand that.

I recently discovered his website on the Internet. What do you think of his ideas?

Stefan Molyneux is anarcho-capitalist and believes that the state is actually a human farm. Don't you see anything wrong with that?.. Also, he dislikes family because they are not voluntary...

He's insane? Why? I have read most of his books, and I found them strange, but interesting.

A place called 'Galt's gulch'?

I live in Lithuania. I know that Russia already does this. While joining the EU, Lithuania agreed to shut down the Nuclear Power Plant of Ignalina until 2012. They though they can build a new one before it. And it doesn't seem we will build that. We get about 75 percent of the power from Ignalina and after it being shut down, we're dependent of the Russian oil and gas. Lithuanian oil, although good quality, satisfies only 5 percent of Lithuania's needs. Russians have already set their prices high, so, unless the bridge of electricity with Western Europe is built, Lithuania is energy dependent of Russia. However, latvia and Estonia are more ready: Latvia has powerful hydro power plants and coal plants and Estonia has local fuel resources. Of course, we could burn our trees, sawmill wastes, organic wastes, straws, excess bioproduction, peat and everything else that burns and what we have plenty of, but it's not cheap enough to implement at the times of crisis.

The only reason why it did not happen for me is because I never had many friends. Since I slowly became an Objectivist, I made a lot of new intellectual enemies, not to mention fools who like to make fun of my ideals. I would not care too much about it, I always was some sort of outcast, but when they begin trolling about Objectivism being evil and me being a mindless Objectivist fanatic, I get really furiuos. I think one way of decreasing tension between those who disagree with you, especcially with your friends, is to learn respecting thir opinions. Yes, it is very difficult if their views are in some case stupid. In that case, try finding something you both agree with.

I like this story. It might be used to introduce what creating is all about.

I love it. I will learn to quote it all.

Free Market has never failed because it had never existed. Those are the politicians who failed to create free market, not the free market itself.

And what about 'The Fisherman'?

In most cases, we did. This is the place where Lenin's statue stood: No Lenin here. And we also have many apartment buildings from Soviet time. I live in Chrusciovic one

The only 'art' from The Soviet Union you can easily spot in Klaipeda is 'The Hall For The Soldiers Who Died In WWII', like this: It is something enormous, so we failed at moving it and local Russians still bring flowers there at the day of Victory. Those dudes are huge. They are three or four times taller than me.

None from Lithuania, though...

Stupidity Of socialism is just like time and space - boundless.

Some might, but I doubt if my social skills were that terrible. It's just that some people around me are rather terrible.

That's why I told her it's a bad idea.

By moving to other place or finding other friends?

I had this discussion with my friend lately. She declared that I should adapt to my enviroment in order to be understood, have friends, etc. I replied that I am a human, so I change the enviroment to suit myself. Does the rule Ayn Rand stated applies to social life, that while animals adapt to their enviroment, humans change the enviroment to suit the humans?