Comments on: How to stop inward investment: Part 37 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2009/03/24/how-to-stop-inward-investment-part-37/ Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: myka_uy http://www.uruguayliving.com/2009/03/24/how-to-stop-inward-investment-part-37/comment-page-1/#comment-771 myka_uy Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:55:57 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/?p=326#comment-771 If you are the director of your own company.... isn't it FAIR that you pay YOUR OWN medical insurance? After all, you ARE doing lucrative business in my country. When you are a director, you are supposed to earn enough to pay yourself for it. That is the thing I love most about Uruguay. I bet, that if everyone got it government sponsored, you would be criticizing us about being too much like Cuba. I love your blog and I love how you feel in love with Uruguay.... but this, sorry, I don't agree. By bypassing this with legal tricks, I think that you already acquired the "uruguayo vivo" mentality. >>I am not the direct of the local companies so it doesn't hurt me at all--it is simply a case of stupid class warfare that will discourage other outsiders from investing here. All who pay BPS should have the same access to benefits. PERHAPS YOU WOULD PREFER I CLOSE MY OFFICES AND THE 30 JOBS THAT GO WITH THEM--WOULD THAT MAKE YOU HAPPIER? By the way, what have YOU done lately to promote investments and create jobs in Uruguay? The Southron If you are the director of your own company….

isn’t it FAIR that you pay YOUR OWN medical insurance? After all, you ARE doing lucrative business in my country. When you are a director, you are supposed to earn enough to pay yourself for it.

That is the thing I love most about Uruguay. I bet, that if everyone got it government sponsored, you would be criticizing us about being too much like Cuba.

I love your blog and I love how you feel in love with Uruguay….
but this, sorry, I don’t agree.
By bypassing this with legal tricks, I think that you already acquired the “uruguayo vivo” mentality.

>>I am not the direct of the local companies so it doesn’t hurt me at all–it is simply a case of stupid class warfare that will discourage other outsiders from investing here. All who pay BPS should have the same access to benefits.

PERHAPS YOU WOULD PREFER I CLOSE MY OFFICES AND THE 30 JOBS THAT GO WITH THEM–WOULD THAT MAKE YOU HAPPIER?

By the way, what have YOU done lately to promote investments and create jobs in Uruguay?

The Southron

]]> By: honey http://www.uruguayliving.com/2009/03/24/how-to-stop-inward-investment-part-37/comment-page-1/#comment-770 honey Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:55:47 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/?p=326#comment-770 This is more of a question. We have lived in Panama for the last 6 years and are considering a move to Uruguay based upon much of what we have read plus the reports of some good friends who have bought there. A Uruguayan living in Panama just gave other friends these comments. Any truth in them? It has become too expensive and harder for foreigners to survive there. The government keeps coming up with new taxes or tax increases. Various things have dramatically gone up in price: o ATM charges: 22% on everything o Average monthly maintenance fees (where applicable): $1000 o Average tax on cars: $1800/yr. o Average car insurance: $3000/yr. o When you rent a place, they will say heating is included. What they don't tell you is they only pay for 4 hrs/day and you have to supplement the rest. Their winters are very gloomy. Lots of cloudy days. Some of this is subjective, but what are the facts? Thanks, Honey, Panama >>Some of the above is simply wrong, some is exagerated, and I agree that I hate the winters. I suggest you join our Open Forum at <ul> www.SociedadSouthron.net</ul> where you can discuss and even debate these issues we a lot of people who live here and know more about these things. I admit to being somewhat insulated by my employees since I am running a goodly sized business. This is more of a question. We have lived in Panama for the last 6 years and are considering a move to Uruguay based upon much of what we have read plus the reports of some good friends who have bought there.
A Uruguayan living in Panama just gave other friends these comments. Any truth in them?

It has become too expensive and harder for foreigners to survive
there. The government keeps coming up with new taxes or tax increases.
Various things have dramatically gone up in price:

o ATM charges: 22% on everything

o Average monthly maintenance fees (where applicable): $1000

o Average tax on cars: $1800/yr.

o Average car insurance: $3000/yr.

o When you rent a place, they will say heating is included. What they
don’t tell you is they only pay for 4 hrs/day and you have to supplement the rest.

Their winters are very gloomy. Lots of cloudy days.
Some of this is subjective, but what are the facts?
Thanks, Honey, Panama

>>Some of the above is simply wrong, some is exagerated, and I agree that I hate the winters.

I suggest you join our Open Forum at

where you can discuss and even debate these issues we a lot of people who live here and know more about these things. I admit to being somewhat insulated by my employees since I am running a goodly sized business.

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