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[Homer]

Quick question Veronica: how long have you been here?

[The Man known as The Man]

[Veronica]

[Homer]

Very good veronica.

However, you do realize that things happen outside of your field of vision and that even if you do not see them, they do happen right?

Meaning, you have not heard or seen anyone doing pvts get fined or deported. I and many others have. Hence, by simple deduction, it is a real fact of life here and it can happen to someone who does pvt lessons.

Just because you did not withness anyone getting the boot it does not mean you should dole out advice that says that pvts are pretty much ironclad safe...just a thought here.

[magicwolfman]

I agree, this is a bad thread. I dont think this type of illegal activity should not be talked about or discussed. Do you think you could have this deleted homer?

[Manner of Speaking]

magicwolfman makes a good point. If teaching privates are illegal in Korea, the thread should no more be allowed on the forum than a discussion on where to score drugs. The moderators should remove the thread.

As far as I am concerned, if someone is teaching privates, they are skipping out on paying taxes that I, as a legal teacher, have to pay. If I find out you are teaching privates, I have no problems with turning you in to Immigration.

[Homer]

magicwolfman,

Why would I have it deleted?

It is not up to me. Plus I participated in the thread so I cannot really mod it now can I....

Two different hats.

[desultude]

Why would wild sp..., er magicbo.., er, wack..., er, ummmm, magicwolfboy, want threads deleted?

[ontheway]

Deleting threads that provide valuable information about illegal activities would be a bad idea. This information might help some people evade the law, that's true, but it will also convince others NOT to take the risk of law breaking and possibly even inform people of the existance of laws they were not aware of. I knew almost nothing about this when I came here.

What another poster said is true for me too, though: I don't know, personally, anyone who has been caught doing privates. But I have another story:

A woman, an adult student, with a daughter also attending our hogwan, came to the wonjangnim. She knew we were looking for a new teacher. She said she knew a wonderful American woman named *** who was a great teacher, used to teach her daughter private lessons at home, and really wanted to come back to Korea to teach. Great! But why did she leave? Why isn't she here now, jobs are easy to get?

"Oh, she was caught teaching private lessons and kicked out of Korea. Immigration won't let her come back. Maybe you can help her come back!" was her answer.

And, what do the parents do after a teacher is caught, fined, possibly jailed and deported?! They find a NEW private teacher.

[Veronica]

[Manner of Speaking]

If someone is working illegally on a tourist visa, they are paying zero taxes into the system on their earned income. It's the same as taking the subway every day and jumping the turnstile to avoid paying the subway fee.

If you are working legally, and doing privates "on the side", then you are a) violating your work visa, and b) not paying taxes on your illegal income. Although it's on a smaller scale, what you are doing is equivalent to running a legitimate business through the front door for which you pay and report all your taxes, and running an illegal bootleg operation out the back door, for which you report none of your income at all. Regardless of whether or not you are paying taxes on the legal portion of your income, what you are doing is still income tax evasion. You're breaking the tax laws as well as the immigration law.

[Veronica]

[desultude]

[magicwolfman]

[magicwolfman]