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No doubt our resident prophet of doom will be along, appending links to proposals which are not legislated. IMO there is a lot of detail yet to be worked out in the Thai tax system. For example, I could draw down on the capital of my investments and cash on deposit in Australia, bank the pension I get in Australia, and there would be nothing the RD could lay claim to. I intend to get a Thai tax number from the Revenue Department. However, whether I actually am required to have one by Immigration, or need to put in a tax return if I am only remitting savings, are unknowns at present.

To me, science is based on discovery. New materials, new relationships which shed more light on the world we live in. Without discovery, science would be as sterile as a eunuch. One of the problems science has is that there are a lot more people getting educated in belief than there are in science.

I have always taken it to mean have a good round of golf, but that's just me.

Plenty of houses to rent at the 8-10K baht/month level.

Replacing every ICE vehicle on the planet with an EV overnight would only reduce CO2 emissions by 8%. EV's are fine for places like Norway, where 98.4% of energy production is hydro and wind power. They are also good in city environments, transferring pollution elsewhere. We are in a bind, global warming and climate change are inevitable. The world still relies on fossil fuels for about 70% of power generation. Nuclear is on the nose, expensive and with major safety concerns. Solar, wind and tidal renewables have been delayed by political foot-dragging. Buy property that is not vulnerable to bushfire, wind and flooding. That rules out Bangkok, which is only a metre above sea level.

Gee, I don't know. 91 indictments on a range of crimes from fraud (convicted), lying to officials wanting documents returned, flashing national secrets, setting up fake electors, inciting insurrection, and being a sexual pervert (convicted) might have something to do with it.

Trump would not be wishing for the economy to crash if Biden's numbers were bad, they would speak for themselves.

Probably word of mouth among foreigners, there's plenty of naming and shaming that goes on verbally. Slander is much more difficult to prove than libel, even in Thailand.

I guess it's what men who have not put themselves in a pulpit do, although personally I'm a bum admirer. Not much difference in bra shapes, sizes and cleavage? You're kidding, right?

Russia had already invaded Crimea, and was in the process of invading the Donbas. Quite apart from the sanctions, there's the small matter of Russia nationalizing every Western asset it could, for zero compensation. Why would anyone certify a pipeline when the supplier through that pipeline is behaving like a d!ck?

Leave the assets to your stepdaughter. I'd suggest finding a reputable solicitor to act as executor, then the ex-girlfriend can do nothing.

I'd say I have been quite generous with my GF. I am saying you are out of touch with reality, have you ever been outside a Thai city?

Perhaps you have not noticed, the threats are escalating. It's quite funny to hear a Trumper rabbiting on about due process, there wasn't much of that from his acolytes on Insurrection Day.

As they say, there's one born every minute. 500 baht for an hour or so of cleaning is stupid, when the minimum wage is less than that for an eight hour day.

In other words, Trump has flouted the law for long enough. He's gotten away with inflammatory posts on social media which would not be tolerated from any other defendant.

I am waiting for just one judge to say enough, I am holding Trump in contempt. Take him down, he does not get the option of a fine.

The most viable explanation is Gazprom blew up the pipeline. When the Kremlin shut off the gas supply to Germany, Gazprom was liable for billions in penalties for defaulting on its supply contracts. When the pipeline was blown up, Gazprom was no longer liable for the penalties, as it could invoke force majeure. It's a pretty short-sighted decision by the Russians. Nordstream 1 cost about 8 billion euros, and seawater has by now ruined the pipeline for good. No country in Europe is going to pay to build another one. The Chinese might shell out for one. However, that's going to take 7-8 years to build, by then Russia will IMO be a failed state.

Debt to GDP ratio increased 25% in Trump's last year of office. It was a decrease of 5.8% in Biden's first year in office. My apologies if these facts interfere with your fantasies.

Words out of his own mouth........

The more nuclear arms proliferate, the more likely it is they will fall into the hands of some fruitcake who is prepared to use them in a conflict, or as a terrorist act. Are you deranged?

Putin has repeatedly stated his desire to see the Soviet Union restored to the Cold War boundaries of the eighties, and bemoans the fall of the USSR as the worst thing ever to happen to Russia. If he is successful in Ukraine, he won't be stopping there. It's delusional to think otherwise.

Heterosexual males who are not wowsers or eunuchs.

Already been done, it was called the Strategic Defense Initiative ( SDI ) back in the eighties. No doubt Trump will claim credit for that too. Perhaps he will put on an extra layer, with bleach sprayers. That way, he can have white people, and still get cheap labor.

What alternatives do you have in mind?

Death rates in Republican states were invariably higher than those in Democrat states. It's a matter of conjecture how many deaths the Trump political rallies contributed.