Meanwhile Trump's congressional henchmen MAGA Republicans are so desperate to attack Vice President Kamala Harris following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race that they’ve come up with a new flimsy plan: impeach her.
So who's the coward?
Meanwhile Trump holds worthless interviews without talking specific policies and playing golf. Harris is fine with doing the one ABC debate as significant Republican and religious leaders commit to support Harris' election.
Is it fair that a convicted felon, sexual rapist, thief of US most sensitive nuclear documents and insurrectionist against the US Constitution qualifies for POTUS?
Even make-believe Hannibal Lector would have more credibility.
Religious conservatives - Goodbye MAGA, hello Democrats
Various headlines:
"Evangelicals for Harris? Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket draws surprising support from these religious groups"
"Mormons are organizing for Harris — and they could swing the 2024 election"; "Latter-day Saints, Democrats and Republicans, join forces to support Harris"
"16,000 Faith Leaders Unite to Support Kamala Harris for President"
Already under Biden scenario. In 2024:
"The seven major currency pairs dominate approximately 75 percent of all global forex trading. These pairs include EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, NZD/USD."
No BRIC currencies.
Do you think resident foreigners don't, albeit not directly in the form of an income tax?
For spending to sustain oneself in Thailand, 7% VAT applies to virtually every expenditure. Unlike foreign tourists, there is no refund. VAT goes into the Thai Treasury as part of the general fund.
Another viewpoint:
"The unemployment rate in Thailand has reached a nine-month high of about 2% of registered workers, as the country struggles to deal with slow economic growth and more factory shutdowns, according to the Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai)." Aug 9, 2024.
(my bold)
https://www.pressreader.com/thailand/bangkok-post/20240810/281998972752307
It is also four additional years of interest on the loan Prayut took from China (and other Thai/Chinese investors where applicable) to build the project.
The overall cost will be upwards of 300 billion baht ($9.9 billion), equivalent to 2% of the size of Thailand’s economy in 2017. https://tdri.or.th/en/2019/03/will-thailands-chinese-high-speed-railway-be-worth-it/
In January 2015, the Chinese Government announced plans to provide loans to the Government Thailand for railway construction. Several options were offered, such as a 100 billion Baht loan through the Bank of China at an interest rate of 3% and a repayment period of 20 years, and a 2 billion Baht loan through an unnamed bank at an interest rate of 2.9% and a repayment period of 2.9%. https://china.aiddata.org/projects/38130/
In 2015 the Bank of Thailand policy rate was about 1.5%. https://app.bot.or.th/BTWS_STAT/statistics/BOTWEBSTAT.aspx?reportID=223&language=ENG
Academics raised issues of default on the project but under Article 44 the NCPO junta government of PM Prayut under its absolute power authority bypassed such reviews.
MFP no longer exists as an opposition party in the House. That then gives the minority PTP a majority, ie., 51%. As such the Senate cannot vote for PM if 51% vote is received in the House by party, in this case the FORMER minority PTP coalition.