skydiver30960 0 #26 January 25, 2005 Hmmm.... I am speaking as a person who has seen the Discovery Channel show about the Alaskan Crab Fishermen (work two months a year for fat cash, but with something like a 1% fatality rate every season) and thought "ya know, I think I like those odds..." That being said, I'd still stay home if I were you. The cash sounds fanfuckintastic but, but doesn't skydiving add enough danger to your life? Elvisio "relishing the fact that my head is still attached to my shoulders" Rodriguez PS if ya gotta go, stick close to Clay! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #27 January 25, 2005 QuoteDo you know if as a UK citizen I can apply for any of these jobs at Haliburton ? As far as I know you shouldn't have any problems. The ONLY time your citizenship should really come into play is if you have a job that requires a security clearance. Then it gets a little more hairy. I mean.......I have lived in this country all my life but because I have a CRAZY ex-wife they put me through the ringer. Every time...... Halliburton even asks what currency you would like to be paid in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stardog 0 #28 January 25, 2005 80K tax free, is a shit load of cash. Invest that wisely can go a long way. Things are going to get real hot over there, maybe give it like 6 months, see how its looking at time. After elections, and all that. Job will still be there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #29 January 25, 2005 Might want to check out the tax laws about oversea's income being tax free. There might be a time requirement outside the US to qualify for tax free status. $80k Free room and board But you can't spend it while your there. Want to send it home no problem but Haliburtan may hold back part of your pay as a bonus until you complete your contract. Don't know if haliburton will make life insurance available but someone else might at a very high premium. If not your existing Life insurance is null and void. does anyone keep track of how many Drivers Haliburtan has lost and would you trust your employer to provide you with everything 24/7 includeing keeping you out of harms way or medical aid. Read the contract, think about it, would you go to prison for a year for $80k? tax freeR.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #30 January 25, 2005 Quote Might want to check out the tax laws about oversea's income being tax free. If you work in Iraq and stay out of the country at least 330 days.........you get the first $110,000 tax free. Step back in the states or a territory or make more than that...........you'll be paying! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #31 January 25, 2005 If you spend six months of the tax year in a given country you qualify as a resident there for tax purposes. So you wouldn't pay income tax in the USA. As for the job, you'd be mental to take it. The situation in Iraq is, in the near term, only going to get worse, especially for Americans. The election is probably going to cause instability and it's not particularly likely that any elected government is going to give a shit whether US civilians get killed or not. They'll be busy trying to avoid being assasinated themselves. 80k isn't a lot if you end up seriously injured and unable to work for a long time. And shouldn't losing your wife be more than reason enough to drop the idea . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #32 January 25, 2005 Quote80k isn't a lot if you end up seriously injured and unable to work for a long time. Not that I am advocating this.....BUT.........he is probably covered by the "Defense Base Act" and one other obscure act. Something about Longshoremen. Anyway.......if he gets hurt they actually pay rahter well. Up to 66% of his base salary. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #33 January 25, 2005 Oli says - DO IT I mean you will be tooled up the max, so if you get any shit from those pesky iraq'eeee terrorists just pop a cap in their ass...----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #34 January 25, 2005 Quoteso if you get any shit from those pesky iraq'eeee terrorists just pop a cap in their ass... That's my plan. Quote Oli says - DO IT I'm not sure if your dumb ass noticed..........but Iraq isn't really producing a lot of oil these days. Comparatively of course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #35 January 25, 2005 QuoteQuoteso if you get any shit from those pesky iraq'eeee terrorists just pop a cap in their ass... That's my plan. Quote Oli says - DO IT I'm not sure if your dumb ass noticed..........but Iraq isn't really producing a lot of oil these days. Comparatively of course. Oil???? what are you talking about - check my profile then reREAD....and get back to me.... ----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #36 January 25, 2005 Quotecheck my profile then reREAD....and get back to me.... I claim Rolling Rock Exemption. It's kinda like a "Mulligan" in golf. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #37 January 25, 2005 Clay: Where do you figure the 110k from? Foreign Earned Income Credit is only 80k exempted. Bob.dino: Theres two ways to exclude salary earned overseas. One is by being a bona fide resident (register with the foreign country and pay their taxes instead of US taxes) and the other is physical presence (330 days out of US before you're eligible. Please explain where you're coming up with 6 months from - I'd certainly like to be able to come home on vacation more often than 4 weeks a year!!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypicalFish 0 #38 January 25, 2005 You are going to put your life, and your family's future at risk, for EIGHTY THOUSAND WHOLE DOLLARS? Is money really that hard to make these days? "I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stardog 0 #39 January 26, 2005 80k is not enough. You should be able to get at least 100k. I would think. I had forgotten your occupation. However for an example lets just say a truck driver. I know several truck drivers who can easily hussell an pick up 3 grand in a hard three day weekend. I do believe 80k is on the low side. I know a few cops who went over there and made real good money. Also look at going to other places as well, that might not be so hostile for an american. Have no doubt, they want to kill you.. There is alot of need for people all over the world who are ready to work and make a good salery. Be carefull. Good luck..Stardog Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #40 January 26, 2005 QuoteWhere do you figure the 110k from? Foreign Earned Income Credit is only 80k exempted. I'm not 100% positive but it seems like I read somewhere that they upped the exemption for contractors in Iraq to $110,000. I could be wrong though.......I've read so much shit in the last couple days it's rediculous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dan0kun 0 #41 January 26, 2005 my friend just got back from iraq. he tried to sell me on a high-paying (100k+) job over there doing computer stuff, but his anecdotes of being shelled by mortar fire and the gunfire at night made me decide NO to that job offer. he was stationed at a secure military base, so remove that protection and it just gets worse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #42 January 26, 2005 They very well may have uppped the limits for over there - I hadn't thought of that.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
