KhunHeineken

Pig farms in Thailand are a safe haven during these times of instability, if you can get a work permit.

The best investment in Thailand has always been no investment in Thailand. Rent, and pay as you. It's been a proven money maker over decades, and may save your life.

If only we knew when the next military coup was going to happen, then that's the time to short the baht. A little like placing a bet on the date of the election in the UK.

Why not just read the law, and not what you "want" to be correct?

Why are you buying only one condo? You should buy two condo's. The second condo is just as good investment as the first condo.

Yes. I agree.

You might want to do some due diligence on Express VPN. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/expressvpn-cio-among-three-facing-1-6-million-doj-fine-project-raven/ They lost a lot of customers over this, and I would never trust the company.

Why would you want it, or prefer it?

Wired is always faster than WiFi, and no interference from other signals. Simple as that. Mining requires little internet, but a lot of electricity. It could be what he's up to, but if it's a monthly booking, you should be metering the electricity anyway, otherwise, people just leave the A/C running 24/7.

Not pensioner, correct. Not retired, incorrect. Not living in LOS, incorrect. Boomer basher, rubbish. Interesting you think every comment about some sort of tax, from any member, means they are "boomer bashing." Who gives a rats what generation you are from when it comes to tax? Cry me a rive, "boomer."

Same comment as the other thread. When's the last time you have posted some content?

Has the Assistant Treasurer for Labor, Stephen Jones, forgot about it? Liberal surely haven't, they proposed them. The current laws are 90 years old. For how much longer do you think they will last before being moderized? https://www.afr.com/policy/tax-and-super/assistant-treasurer-flags-new-tax-residency-rules-20220826-p5bd1v What about meeting the factor tests? What about expat retirees who haven't been home in years? Any advice for these people, when the proposed changes are passed?

Well, I guess Albo, who you said would be everyone's your saviour, didn't come to the party.

Really? Which one of those famous comments was yours a while ago, and there were many? Was yours the "that's only for guys like Paul Hogan" comment?

That's just capitalism, right?

Spot on. As foreigners, we have no rights here. That retirement visa / extension is nothing more than a 12 month tourist visa. As I said before, the Thai government says" jump" and foreigners ask "how high?" We'll pay what they say we have to pay, right or wrong, and if we don't like it, either leave, or only stay 179 days in Thailand in the future. I'm staying this year, and they will get me for this year, if they do, Thailand will get me once. That's the chance I am giving them. If I feel it's a rip off, it's Thailand 179 days, Vietnam for the rest of the year, with a few days in Singapore for the F1 to be under the resident for tax purposes days for both countries. Thailand is an unstable country, and I have never trusted the government or those in authority here, ever.

WHEN the proposed changes to tax residency are passed, that "pretty standard info" changes the game for many. Eg. Pattaya57 has been outside of Australia for 183 days, thus, no a non resident for tax purposes, therefore, non resident tax brackets apply.

Could be the case. I'm not sure. However, I would say the Vietnamese want to go to the UK to work, not to get on benefits, like those crossing the channel.

The member bangs on about a great lifestyle in Australia on the aged pension. If it's so good back there, why aren't all the Aussie pensioners living back there, and not just those in Thailand, but everywhere, including places like Bali etc?

You post that your lifestyle on an aged pension in Australia is better than that of an Aussie expat living in Thailand, on the same aged pension. It's BS. If that was the case, all these Aussie expats on an aged pension would be living back in Australia. When asked for examples, your only examples were cheap cask wine and Medicare doctors. It's laughable.

So why bother posting on here? You live, full time, in Australia. What relevance do your posts have for expats in Thailand?

Can you imagine the insider trading? American politicians buying stock just before a contract is awarded. Of course, it would be a family member or trusted friend. What about the "lobbying" which is basically corruption, by buying political favoritism. The money involved is massive. War and oil. Big business.

When it's all added up, across ALL of it, it's massive, and the billions of USD involved is mind blowing. I'll be dead, but the next generation, possibly the one after, will have to deal with a country who will have around 400 million people by then, who has been the superpower for decades, dealing with a country with well over a billion people by then, that is catching up quickly, who have visions of global dominance, either through guns and bombs, or money. The money thing is already happening. This tells me, the west will have to make a move before they gain the capability to not only withstand invasion, but to counter invade. As I said, we are leaving a big mess for our children and grandchildren. If only we could all stay in our own backyard, but global politics and domination is not that simple.

I agree. What you describe very well may be the way it happens. Perhaps an end of calendar year total deposit document from your Thai bank/s, and that's the figure they use, and here's your biill. Easy money collection for them. if one wants to prove assessable / non assessable, DTA's etc etc, then they must gather all the paperwork and go through Thai bureaucracy to pay less or no tax. Good Luck doing that.

War is happening somewhere on the planet, everyday. Usually in more than one country / region. As World War 2 followed World War 1, World War 3 will follow World War 2. Ideology. Religion. Land. Energy. Politics. Economics. Humans can't help themselves.