What about doing something to attract retiree's, many of them have retired here and taken Thai families out of poverty? It is not mainly retiree's who come here and cause trouble or take part in criminal activities.
Thailand must be one of the worst countries in the world to retire to, ie 90 day reports and other negative unnecessary immigration issues. There were no compulsary 90 day reporting when I first came to stay in Thailand about 20 years ago, if I knew that there was a possibility of being treated like a criminal on parole I would never have retired here.