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  1. Purdey
    If age is now becoming a criterion for holding public office, why do people continue to vote, without criticism, for Sen. Charles Grassley, (aged 90), Grace Napolitano (86 years old), D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (86 years old), Rep. Hal Rogers (85 years old), Rep. Maxine Waters (85 years old), Rep. Steny Hoyer (84 years old), Rep. Jim Clyburn (83 years old), or Sen. Bernie Sanders (82 years old) ?
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    Brilliant. Don't check if the policy has worked elsewhere in the world first. Reinvent the wheel again.
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    Accidents are caused by drivers moving faster than the speed limit. If the limit is 80, they do 120. If the limit is 50, they will likely do 120 if there are no speed bumps. Not likely on major roads.
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    Not sure how the government can set a limit on monthly income as so few people pay tax. A lot of people are not declaring their earnings.
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    Should they be hit by a truck in the outside lane and hospitalized, their insurance is unlikely to pay and then they will ask other people to fund their bills .
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    Can't pay off debts, as mentioned above, because it frees the debtors to borrow more in the expectation the government will pay it off for them. High school is the place to teach kids how to handle money but even the teachers are unqualified to teach this subject.
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    Well I suppose they could give people a gift of THB 1,000 every new year over the next 10 years. Hopefully they won't stay in power 10 years.
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    Could you make a complete list? Useful if all are available in Thailand.
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    Thais don't understand economics below master degree level. They just want free money. Pheu Thai just wanted votes and didn't calculate that they would create huge excitement after the election. Now they are stuck and will grind the economy into dust. But no one will remember.
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    Artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes are there for producers to use. Why not profit from? The government should promote a sugar free diet using substitutes. But I guess the sugar companies have a lot of clout.
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    Seems I am ready to stand for president of the USA.
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    It seems no one noticed this sentence: Passengers also claim they were offered 'a 10-franc voucher (£9.06)'. When do the Franc go out of common use? Is this really a 2024 story?
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    If Thaksin is released on parole, does being convicted of another crime means he has broken the conditions of parole? If only Paetongtarn had voted Move Forward...
  14. Purdey
    Is there any free parking left in Hua Hin?
  15. Purdey
    Does America have no one fit to be president?
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    Former Prime Minister Mark Abhisit Vejjajiva was born in the UK and still became PM. He still holds British citizenship. At least Pita was born here.
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    What's the point in being richer than a farang pensioner if one has to follow the hoi polloi? Wealth is power, power creates wealth. The trick now is to re-enter politics while looking sick. Tough one.
  18. Purdey
    It is good to see America introducing universal healthcare. Wish it wasn't only for the White House.
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    I suppose raising rates will impact those with loans now, which suddenly become expensive (unless fixed rate). I am simply guessing that raising rates will create more non-performing loans in this case. I wonder sometimes if it isn't always the interest rates that affects economic growth but also the quality of the borrowers, who shouldn't have been allowed to get into debt in the first place.
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    For goodness sake. Didn't the videographer have anything better to do?
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    Move Forward was planning to get everything passed through parliament. Does that count as "legitimate"?
  22. Purdey
    I assume a panic attack is something serious and hard to control by the victim. Some sympathy for him is due. Unless it wasn't a panic attack and he just decided not to wait.
  23. Purdey
    Really interesting topic. If only the OP had not used the acronym without explanation I might even find it useful... 🤔
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    Again, the Thai government addresses the symptom not the root cause.
  25. Purdey
    5 million? I would value it around 2,000 Baht. That's just for the metal.

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