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Every cog in the supply chain wouldn't be in business if they weren't making a profit. The total profits from the sale are split many ways not just accrued to the seller in the final step. The materials, labor and transportation costs are all marked up by the provider(s) to become their portion of the total profit.

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Assurances by politicians should be weighed carefully especially early in negotiations. Since the 'assurance' wasn't included in the agreement signed in Sep. 1990 the proffered restriction on NATO rightfully faded away. Were the Soviet signatories sleeping...?

You're correct that the capital gains are not known until the asset is sold or exchanged for a different asset. However, any government can develop regulations that determine what portion of any gain is taxable. It is very reasonable in situations where the asset is not actually sold/exchanged that some life or financial event triggers a deemed disposition at Fair Market Value (FMV). For instance when I moved to a different country my home was treated as being sold and immediately reacquired at the same price. I was then taxed on the deemed capital gain. TRD should treat their new regulations as such a financial event. The most reasonable implementation of TRD's change in assessibility of remitted income would use the FMV as of Dec. 31, 2023. By doing so TRD would eliminate most of the disparity in taxation between long term and short term holdings that would otherwise be created by their arbitrary choice of effective date.

You didn't mention that tax would only be due on the "remitted THB millions in 2024" if it was earned in 2024. It is very likely that by far the bulk of any funds remitted for purchase of property would have been earnings from prior years and as such would be non-assessable. No need for hysterics.

I used to use Superrich rather than SWIFT. We had a condo very close to their branch at VIBHAVADI 22 and we stayed there a few months every year so we brought enough to cover expenses. Now that I live in CM, SWIFT and fee-free "cash advances" on a debit card are the favored methods. My financial needs in Thailand are very predictable so instantaneous transfers are no longer important.

It's more likely a course of action to at least provide some support an aviation industry in their country rather than having none at all. Seems like their national security was a consideration.

At this moment, one of the best rates available from a currency exchanger is 36.33 (Superrich in BKK) and SCB will pay 36.08. The difference in rates is about .688% or about 688 ฿ on the 1M ฿ sent. Don't forget that SCB will also charge you 500 ฿ to receive the SWIFT transfer. TIT.... it's up to you to choose.

Wright seems to worship money above all.... that's what drives his stance on climate change. Granholm is much more respectful of science than Wright.

why do you believe that such a flight is not possible?

I assume you mean that it is a virtual debit card. Was the only thing you received from the bank was the debit card number (16 digits)? and.... you did not receive the plastic card with a magnetic stripe?

when learning something you need to get the terminology correct... things are not "below the surface" .... they are below the unrefracted line of sight.

I was wondering when you would descend into producing oxymorons.

After 5 attempts to get cash advance from BKK bank teller.. I was successful. https://aseannow.com/topic/1336990-do-you-know-americans-ss-to-change/?do=findComment&comment=19658162 It seems BKK bank now limit cash advances to 100K ฿. You may also have to check with several BKK branches before finding one that will even try to do it.

Update on Schwab debit card "cash advance" from Bangkok bank I made several attempts to get a cash advance at my local stand alone BKK bank branch. It failed four times but succeeded on the fifth. 1st - Schwab/bank fraud detection rejected my request for 100K ฿ - Schwab knew about the rejection and said it was due to no recent activity on that card - I told Schwab I was traveling in Thailand and they should expect more transactions from TH 2nd - transaction requesting 120K ฿ was rejected - Schwab didn't see the rejection in their activity log, they did verify that I was in TH 3rd - one more attempt for 120K ฿ was rejected - called Schwab again and they said they did not see the rejection and verified my card should work 4th - had a lengthy discussion with BKK branch manager with OK English. She said they process "cash advance" on debit card most every day and no problems. I tried 120K ฿ again.... failed. 5th - The manager suggested that we try 100K and VOILÀ it worked. My conclusion is that BKK bank limits that type of transaction to 100K per transaction. The attempts for 120K were rejected by BKK bank and the initial attempt for 100K was rejected by the fraud protection algorithm. So far 3 other BKK bank branches wouldn't even try to do a cash advance using my Schwab debit card but would still do cash advances on credit cards. My local branch manager will only do them if the debit card has the person's name on it. The manager also had no knowledge about the 100K ฿ limit. When we were building our house I regularly got over 500K ฿ cash advances on my Schwab card. Schwab's limit is 15K US$ per day.

LOL .... first .... and only.... widely know as the internet's most unreliable source

I don't know about all authentication apps, but at least Google's is available as a Chrome/Brave browser extension as well as the smartphone app.

I think AN needs to tighten the age verification processing... it seems like pre-pubescent posters have invaded us.

and on top of that the Feb. numbers are from preliminary analysis and are subject to adjustment. Adjustments sometimes occur because the CPI is based on spending patterns that are two years old.

I did manage to get Manila to change the account codes via email back in 2022. Both the old and new accounts were with US based banks. Also, I had previously used the "new" account for my benefits so it may still have been recognized by SSA.

I think Manila posts on their website that they are available by phone 4 hours a week, but I called several times during those hours but they never answered. That was probably in 2023.

that may work for a little bit.... in the end, he'll never be known as a great leader

Because I've been a biker for 50+ years.... I ride a lot in CM. Because I inherited a well used scooter, twice I've had mechanical problems while driving. Both times I was on a busy ring road, so I started pushing my bike down the road to get if off the road. Both times it wasn't long before a passing Thai scooter driver stopped and offered to push me by putting his left foot on my right side passenger peg while driving his scooter behind me. And both just smiled and nodded to my thankful wai at the end. Even you can probably see why I disagree with your assessment of the Thai attitude.

In the Trump world a plan is just a scheme by the leftist's to achieve world domination.

If you ever have some complication in your SS claim you'll soon discover how the inept 'autopilot' system performs... it isn't pretty. My problems started about 15 years ago when I questioned why one year my self-employment earnings weren't credited to my work record. I called SSA's toll free assistance and was given what amounted to a guess instead of a real answer. At the time I didn't know much about SS and how it is supposed to work, so I let their response slide. About 7 years later the same error was repeated and I decided I just can't let their errors continue..... fast forward to today.... one of their errors has still not been corrected despite several filings complete with proof provided by the IRS records. In the course of 4 applications filed by the wife and I.... they have yet to complete one without serious errors or unbearable delays.