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My reality … yes, living expenses have gone up here in Thailand since my retirement 13 years ago. Then again, my retirement funds are invested and are providing a sustainable retirement income (knock on wood for the stock market in the USA stays the course).

I can be sensitive to the economic squeeze on the working middle class in the USA. The wealth/income gap has grown to an unsustainable gap. Reality that caused my to be an economic refugee in retirement. On the other hand, living my earned working middle class retirement here in Thailand with my modest retirement funds providing a sustainable income. My apologies to those who wish to say the US economy has been ruined by Biden … not my reality.

Elected by the popular vote of the majority of American citizens voting for her in California. Unlike he who shall not be named never winning an election by the popular vote.

What I enjoy is realizing I am an economic refugee FROM the USA having joined millions of other Americans in retirement (outsourced) as we cannot afford a working middle class retirement in our own country.

Sadly in today’s USA, the “middle” is found on the right. Thus it is harder for me to deal with the diehards. While acknowledging I am moderately left of center and find others moderately right of center with whom to find common ground in focusing on agreed issues needing to be addressed … far too many current Americans would place me automatically as extreme left when that is patently false. Example, I support a national healthcare program such as found in all other developed democratic, capitalist countries.

Color me confused. Pregnant female, afterward trans to become man?

Confused by your assertion that, “ … some of them tells us men can get pregnant”. Do give us a creditable source citation.

Only had this happen one time in 41 years of teaching. A student of mine entered class visibly upset. I approached him personally to inquire the reason. His music teacher in the class preceding mine, had told him the pendant on his necklace represented the “devil”. That was all I needed to hear, I was in the Principal’s office shortly demanding he read the riot act to this “Christian” imposing her personal beliefs on students. Having been raised on the multiethnic U.S. East Coast, they needed me as an educator in “Bible Belt” western Kentucky, whether they recognized it or not. Yes, with my field being history, I am most certainly “woke”.

Look like Pitbull dogs to me. Agreed, never heard the term used here.

Fact is that the cause of the justified frustration/Anger within the working middle class is the direct result of both major parties elites. Serious structural changes are needed. No chance unless the working middle class comes together … I wish, but don’t think it stands a chance. Irony … the interests are the same among us leaning left of center and those leaning right of center.

I tend to believe the Berea College speaker interviewed on a segment of the PBS Newshour, who addressed Vance’s “Appalachia” claims. I cannot claim much direct knowledge of Eastern Kentucky having spent my 46 years in Western Kentucky.

Yes we all know how that came to pass. State, Federal Government Prosecutors gathered evidence and presented the evidence before four separate, independent citizen Grand Juries. Those four separate citizen Grand Juries agreed there was enough evidence to warrant Trial to determine guilt or innocence of som 90+ separate charges of laws broken. And now one citizen Trial Jury (having no connection to the Grand Jury in the case) has found Donald Trump guilty of the 30+ charges in that case. The pending, separate three cases are to be heard by their citizen Trial Juries. There is much bent by money in the USA that needs serious structural changes but … I still trust in the legal processes here outlined.

He lived in Ohio.

My vote? Democrat as I strongly oppose the Trump Party and Project 2025 end game positions.

Yes, agree Trump comes across as in control and forceful … 30+ lies but in control and forceful.

Not even real enough to be humorous. What will be funny is watching the Trump Party twisting and turning with the new reality. They are running the oldest nominees in US history and a convicted felon. So, yes … we will see but I am certainly much more encourage that the majority of American citizen voters will reject the bid for an authoritarian government. What do we hear from Trump and his ilk? The sky is falling, the sky is falling … And the proposed fix? Project 2025, the authoritarian handbook …

Easy, does not equate …

Except that the documentation of fact does not agree with your opinion …

Sad that Americans live in a country with so much fear for one’s safety. Speaks to a failing country where the citizens are at each other’s throats rather than working to build a more safe, secure country.

He lived in Appalachian poverty? Ignorance is no one’s friend, worse, of course is purposeful telling lies.

FDR could not walk at all …

The irony is rich …

Cogito ergo sum …

Sounds like the USA … although in all fairness, I have found the medical care I have been given here in Chiang Mai has been great. That includes the heart attack and associated TIA from a “floater clot” following the stent placement and 2 additional angioplasties in 2015.

Thirteen years in Chiang Mai. While many take care of immigration by themselves, my rationale for using an agency is that it has been worth the charge to let them handle matters. As they work with immigration daily they know if there has been a change in regulation, if there is a new boss who wants to make his mark, which immigration officials are easier to deal with and which to avoid. Here in Chiang Mai, I do take care of the 90 day Reports as the Drive-up window is fast and efficient.