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Hmm, I wonder how much money other countries would contribute if this was an issue in the Americas? France has thrown in 3% of what USA has contributed. This is ridiculous. Europe needs to stop pretending and actually start contributing to helping Ukraine.

I assume you are the one that put the confused emoji on my post. I get tit now. You have no idea what I'm referring to when I ask you to provide links and not the article. Simply replace the huge post above with your last line ( i.e., https://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-security-employee-under-investigation-000017561.html) You can comment on the link but when I see you joined a thread I move on rather than wear out my mouse wheel scrolling through endless articles. Could you imagine if all of us posted like you do. It would make threads impossible to navigate and destroy any interest in perusing topics.

Where in Korat? I don't mind staying a night or two but reminds me of a giant trailer park. Seems like you found a good area or have different likes. Quite possibly you're the type that would be happy anywhere and assume I could also be happy in Korat if I had to make it home.

Yep and look at his post above he just made. Not going to waste my time responding to him. Now he created a strawman so he could be correct.

It's adjusted for inflation as it is clearly stated. You struggle with basic logic. Whatever, you bore me ...

Chomper just makes up things and calls them facts. Does he really think that GDP tells us nothing about the middle class? He probably does which is idiotic but whatever and he isn't going to stop posting rubbish. The gap is widening between the rich and the middle class would be an accurate statement but Chomper isn't a big fan of accuracy. The median income of middle-class households in 2020 was 50% greater than in 1970 ($90,131 vs. $59,934), as measured in 2020 dollars. Source: Pew Research Center

Just provide links!!! You do this all the time and it is frustrating. Once you join a thread we all have to page through tons of crap you feel is important. Sorry to be rude but your behavior is frustrating. I have no idea why mods allow it.

Many thanks! I'll send him a message. I have big solar plans but I need to clean up my existing system first. Been lucky so far but why test fate.

JingJing claiming he didn't make a post he obviously did and now you. Is that your new strategy. Just deny reality? Below is the post you made on the very same page of this thread. Short memory? I can't wait for your irrational explanation 🙂 Refreshing if you just said oops - you're right.

OK, but left leaning media would disagree. Social security is far from healthy and needs to be dealt with or just wait until piggy bank is empty. Is that what you propose - just ignore that there isn't enough money and at the same time ignore fraud? Maybe fraud is a minor issue but you and I have no idea if that is the case.

I read the article 🙂 You claimed there was no fraud. The article states there is fraud. Yes?

At the time it was 2 years if I remember correctly and I bet there are other means to take advantage of the system. Lots of ways the system can be taken advantage of IMO. I would really like to see actual proof of all the claims that are being discussed by the current administration. Hope that happens in the next 6 months.

That would be great. I live about 1 hour from the city of Ubon on the Mekhong river. I have a guy also but have my doubts he is that knowledgeable. Great guy but young and inexperienced. It would be great to get another installer to look at my setup.

Yep, my worry also but I lack your knowledge and 220v is not something to mess with. I decided about 6 months ago to just do it in regards to solar. Worrying about all the possibilities of failure was stressing me out. My approach has worked well so far and I see no other choice considering where I live in nowhere NE Thailand. I do my best to listen to other advice on this forum. For example britmantoo advised installing much more capacity then I needed. Thought the advice was probably wrong but in the end I doubled what I thought I would need. Wish I would have tripled it. I'll order the switch and find someone to install it. Hope it ends well 🙂

Well the below took a few seconds to find. I myself knew (dead now and probably isn't receiving SS 🙂 ) an individual that was receiving SS payments that from a dead person. The proof of life is easily taken advantage of for expats. How much fraud? Not a clue but have a feeling it is far from inconsequential. Should we not try to eliminate this fraud and try to determine the amount? You seem to think the better solution is to falsely deny it exists.

OK, so what size do you recomend for my inverter. I will need to find an electrician to put it in because I'm not grasping your setup. I'm learning slowly but I knew nothing abouit electric setups before going solar. Thanks for your patience.

or number 10. He has some good podcasts and others I find boring but to each his own.

OK, what SS cuts are scheduled? I have read they are eliminating payments to dead people and other fraud but this is only a good thing if your team does it?

Oh, Joe is only relevant if he is number one? Weird logic but have at it. I rarely watch his podcasts but he doesn't seem to be doing that bad 🙂

Well, you did. Selective cuts will be made and at this point nobody knows where nor the amount. Do you think the SS system doesn't need to be improved and waste be eliminated?

OK, chill. I'm not a fan of his combover also. Why do some get so angry? Feel free to throw more insults at other individuals and myself while being non-combative 🙂

OK, I think I get it. What automatic tranfer switch did you purchase in your setup? What does "CT" in the above diagram?

Older man with a childs temper and sees himself as a caring person. Weird guy and wonder if he can grasp that he like all of us are not 100% sure about most things in life. He seems t think he knows exactly what will happen in the future.

Angry today? Chill and I guess you are all knowing. You seem to have loads of empathy but only for those that agree with "everything" you believe. In my world empathy is all about trying to grasp the position of others which you fail at constantly.