garyh911

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About garyh911

  • Birthday 05/23/1951

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  • Location Dresden
  • Nationality American
  • Hometown Brewster, NY
  • Gender Male
  • Year of birth 1951
  • Interests Travel, Gardening, German history, teaching English

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  1. garyh911 gave positive reputation to a post in a topic: Changing car tires   
  2. Jonny gave positive reputation to a post in a topic: Zero Covid   

  3. The legacy of Merkel.

    garyh911 replied to RenegadeFurther's topic in International affairs

    The ones before weren't fleeing from war, they were fleeing from having to work and coming here to have that id##t Merkel pay them to sit around here and rob and rape people !
  4. garyh911 gave positive reputation to a post in a topic: The legacy of Merkel.   
  5. garyh911 gave positive reputation to a post in a topic: 3G in Restaurants?   

  6. Zero Covid

    garyh911 replied to mgr's topic in Miscellaneous

    Other vaccines don't work either.  I know more people who are vaccinated and got 1 or 2 boosters and wore those stupid masks all the time and still got Corona.  Just a money making gimmick
  7. garyh911 gave positive reputation to a post in a topic: What Covid selftests can be used for reentry into Germany   
  8. Jonny gave positive reputation to a post in a topic: 3G in Restaurants?   
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  10. 3G in Restaurants?

    garyh911 replied to Metall's topic in Life in Germany

    Good, it is about time.  Now Lufthansa cabin crew will have to find something else to harass their passengers about !!
  11. garyh911 gave positive reputation to a post in a topic: American doing taxes for USA and Germany with Stocks and ETF's that generated dividends   
  12. garyh911 gave positive reputation to a post in a topic: DHL customs charges for parcels from outside EU   
  13. garyh911 gave positive reputation to a post in a topic: Divorcing with a small child, hubby wants to leave DE and have him every 3 months   
  14. My wife and I have lived in Germany for almost 3 years. She is a German national who had lived in the US for 17 years and then wanted to come home to go to a Berufsschule for retraining as a Arzt Assistenin. She will be finished this year but for this type of job the yearly pay is only about 12K €. I will be 62 this year and can start collecting Social Security - about US$20K if I take it now.   The question is - if I get US Social Security do I have to pay German or US income tax on it? In the US, the $20K or so that I would get per year would not be taxed because of the small amount. Since this money was neither accumulated during a life of working in Germany or paid to me by the German government I don't see why it should be taxed here. And I'm sure I'll get soaked for taxes here! I know I will have to claim the income to TK for my medical insurance so there is no point in trying to hide it - they know that by 65 or 66 I will certainly be taking it.