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SeniorEnglish · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

With all these opinion on the Babapolooza play, it has got me thinking.

Many foreigners here do privates against their visa. They know it is illegal. If they get busted for it and deported, are they going to create a big stink? Basically, I see it this way, the law knows these sorts of things happen. Many parents and students know these illegal acts go on. So, in the laws and many others eyes, most foreigners are doing illegal things for money. You can't get away with it in at home, why do it here? It is tax evasion at the least, which Al Capone was busted for.
If you do privates, you are part of the problem. You effect foreigners reputation by continuing to do the illegal acts. So when someone does a big event where a ton of cash is exchanged, why should people think some of that money isn't going into your own pockets?
I see all these people speaking up. I wonder how many of them are tax evaders. It seems a little hypocritical to me when they say don't enforce the law, let my people go. Cops are cops. In my opinion many cops are pricks everywhere. Should the foreign population have to suffer because a few Canadians got busted with drugs? Should the Korean reputation have to suffer because of a few dirty cops or politicians?

jennateacher · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:52 am Post subject:

and there are no tax avoiding illegal workers in The USA?

SeniorEnglish · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

I'm not saying that. There are even tax avoiders that are citizens like Al Capone. It is wrong in the US too.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:35 am Post subject:

senior english, are you implying that you are without sin and therefore starting a debate/discussion/throwing the first stone?

Otus · Joined: 09 Feb 2006

You make an interesting point when you use Al Capone as an example, although I'm not sure if it's the point you intend to make. Would Al Capone have been busted so hard for tax evasion if he was not such a notorious gangster?

Sometimes the letter of the law is used only when the spirit is in much greater violation. Or I think as Dylan once said: "To live outside of the law you've gotta be honest."

nautilus · Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!

SeniorEnglish · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

blaseblasphemener · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:05 am Post subject:

What I think is "illegal" is in the eye of the beholder in Korea. Laws are not black and white here, like back home. Scooter guys run red lights, so do taxis, and the cops look the other way. taxes don't get paid properly by employers, everyone keeps 2 or 3 sets of books, and the rich get private teachers, bribe teachers, and do pretty much whatever they wish. So, am I gonna lose sleep over making 100,000 won for a couple hours work? heck no.

endofthewor1d · Joined: 01 Apr 2003 Location: the end of the wor1d.

i found a picture of seniorenglish that korean immigration might find interesting....

mr. english... are you sure it's not quite time to confess your own sins?