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At present, the tax situation in Thailand is as clear as mud. No one knows. IMO it's a good idea to set up proof one is drawing on savings, and not income when transferring funds into Thailand. That's something I have already done.

You'll have to ask my GF, she proposed to me a few years ago.

Hot damn, GG posted something without a single spelling mistake. On topic, I have always found their hotline help centre ( 02 018 0000 ) extremely helpful. Please note, centre is English spelling. Center is American English.

Hard to believe she is a bigger one, although if she married you........

Given the number of times you have posted the same statements on this thread, I'd say you are the one with the wishful thinking. It's going to be an administrative nightmare for the ATO and Centrelink if a pensioner like me decides to game the system by shuttling back and forth between Thailand and Australia within the 'proposed' time frames, and don't think I am not bloody-minded enough to adopt that strategy. Hopefully, the government won't be taxing pensions. Number 1, no other country does. Number 2, there are several ways that could be challenged legally.

So what happens to your predictions if a pensioner says to the Australian government - I am resident in Thailand, and pay tax on my income to the Thai authorities. Therefore, under a double taxation agreement, you cannot tax me. Personally, I think the returns from pensioners are too small, and would have a cost politically. It's probably why there is no rush to implement the proposals. Much juicier and more popular targets around. It's not almost an impossibility you will stop posting the same repetitive material on this thread. It is.

Yes I do. I don't suffer fools gladly.

If you are going to make offensive posts on this forum, you should expect some return fire. Sorry if you lack the intelligence to understand that.

So all the foreigners in Thailand with Thai women are second rate? You sound like one of the guys I would not p!ss on.

With the collapse of the Chinese building industry, the steel producers in China have to find a new home for what they manufacture. It also depends on how many long-term contracts they have for the raw materials - iron ore and coal.

The $83.3 million will become small change if, as expected, Engoron orders the disgorgement that Letitia James wants, or more, in the NY fraud case. IIRC, Trump and his lawyer have not exactly endeared themselves to said judge.

Women choose men. Our preferences are incidental. If a woman decides she is going to pussy-whip a man, it's game over. Women are attracted by physical good looks, power, intelligence, personality and money. Depending on their own looks, they will settle for what is achievable. Women want providers, who can take care of them, while they make a home. That's why some quite ugly guys get women that look as if they don't belong with them. What I don't understand are the women who hook up with guys I would not p!ss on, if they were on fire. They must enjoy being victims.

What Supreme Court case are you talking about? The 14 th Amendment applied by Maine and Colorado?

IIRC "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" was written by Betty Smith, who also authored " Tomorrow Will Be Better".

IMO the only steak worth eating in Thailand is imported. Every time i have tried the local meat, it has been as tough as leather.

Most Thais don't want any involvement with police, they don't have a stellar reputation. The OP's wife is acting normally in that respect. I agree trying to negotiate with a Thai without a reasonable grasp of the Thai language is always going to be difficult.

It does not need to start, all it needs to do is roll. Is there a nearby spot the car could be moved to so it is no longer obstructing you?

I normally put on weight in Australia, different food. 100 kg. I made an effort to lose weight here, went from 93 kg to 78 kg in six months a couple of years ago. Back out to 83 kg.

If you mean only Americans can understand their legal and electoral systems, I'd tend to agree. To the rest of the world, it looks like a basket of snakes. When one in ten people in Washington are lawyers, it's not unexpected. You might be surprised to learn there are quite a few non-Americans ( aliens ) who know more about your systems, in all their cock-eyed glory, than many Americans. Conversely, most Americans think we still have kangaroos and wallabies hopping down the streets of Sydney, not that they would know the difference between the two. From the tenor of your posts, I am under the distinct impression you are a Trump supporter. I can't vote in American elections. I would say Trump makes Biden look like Einstein.

The article is dated August 2023, how many of those cited are still working for Trump? Tacopina is not. I would have thought competent lawyers would have convinced Trump to keep his mouth shut, and let them do the work of getting him off. He's losing on all fronts except the primaries, which won't be much use to him in jail. https://americanjournalnews.com/lawyers-turn-down-trump-legal-team-russia-stormy/ https://www.salon.com/2023/06/12/none-of-us-want-to-work-for-the-guy-nightmare-client-cant-find-a-new-mar-a-lago-lawyer/

IMO you are right, something burning the same old fossil fuel wouldn't get much traction unless it could consume 1 litre of fuel in 300 km, or whatever. It's a similar trap to an EV, however. Any EV getting recharged from a power station using fossil fuel is simply transferring CO2 emissions there. 95% of hydrogen production currently comes from steam reforming of methane and other natural gases, so there's no environmental gain. Even worse, a byproduct is carbon monoxide. Until both EV's and hydrogen -powered cars are derived from renewable energy, business as usual.

There's a simple rule of thumb I use with oil changes. I service my vehicle through an independent mechanic anyway. Mineral oil base with lubricant additives, change oil every 5000 km. Semi-synthetic, 10,000 km. Full synthetic, 20,000 km. Black oil means you have carbon and most probably unburnt fuel in the crankcase, which is not conducive to engine longevity. I can remember a sales rep in my company who handed in his vehicle after the mandated 120,000 km. The oil had turned to thick tar because he had not had the car serviced for said 120K. I agree the service business is a racket. If one was to build most vehicles from the spare parts catalogue, it would cost about ten times the RRP. There is a new wrinkle in the service swindle, aimed at freezing out independent mechanics. The EMS software has been made so complex only the dealer's hardware can read it. They are certainly not making it available to independents. Toyota has unveiled a new engine they claim makes EV's obsolete, although detail is lacking.

Doom and gloom would not exist if there were no shortcomings in EV's. ICE's have flaws too, and there are many brands which have sunk under the weight of justified criticism. It is amusing EV owners hark back to Adam Weishaupt, it's a new form of elitism.

Because no competent lawyer would touch Trump with a barge pole. His record of non-payment and not listening to advice precedes him.

I get it, 91 indictments by grand juries are the figments of a fertile imagination. Ad hominem attacks are the sign of a loser, just like Trump.