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Prosperity comes from making more money than you spend. IIRC Mr. Micawber was the first to enunciate the concept. Every nation seems to be hooked on credit. Instant gratification with depreciating assets.The last time I was in debt was 50 years ago. The average American has a debt of $104,000. To me, they are a nation of deadbeats.

Perhaps Zardoz was not as far-fetched as everybody thought.

There are quite a few nations where populations are collapsing, Russia and China are prime examples. How do you stop breeding? Eliminate religions that encourage it.

Perhaps you should look at South Australia, 70% renewable energy now, projected to be 100% by 2030. Or the work done by CSIRO in making hydrogen a viable alternative to fossil fuels, using ammonia as the transport medium. The fossil fuel industry is fighting a rear-guard action, aided and abetted by a guy in the White House who knows as much about climate science as I know about string theory. You are one of the guys who vocally supported him, so it's a self-inflicted wound. But you still have the effrontery to ask for solutions, when you are part of the problem. Chutzpah.

I continue to marvel at the determination of some posters to bury their heads in the sand. There are areas in many countries which will only be inhabited by people who are rich enough to self-insure, the average person won't be able to afford property insurance, or it simply won't be on offer.

The ancient Greeks remind us Hubris is invariably followed by Nemesis. I am reminded of Rudyard Kipling's " The Man Who Would Be King", except the villagers in his novella are probably smarter than the MAGA crowd.

Evasion of the question, when you damn well know the answer.

Red Herring: A piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting. I often wonder why posters take a statistical sample of one or two people as representing an entire population, as proof of their assertions. Is it because they have no understanding or training in statistics, or are they being deliberately dense?

Attacking me as a racist is classic ad hominem, I have worked with Japanese, Thais, Indonesians, Malaysians, Arabs - you name it.. I have a Thai GF. I have done scut work myself, you try marking lambs in 40 C heat. I don't greedily desire anything, that's just your lying way of twisting the facts I post. Fact: In 2020 to 2022, 32% of crop farm workers were US born. 26% were either immigrants who had obtained citizenship, or were authorized immigrants. 42% had no authorization. You're on ignore now, as a dishonest SOS. Bye bye, and good riddance.

So when your fruit and vegetable prices go through the roof, what excuse will you pick then?

Criminals are criminals, what you are posting is a red herring. I am saying the people who pick your crops, clean your hotel rooms, and generally do the scut work Americans think is beneath them, are an asset to America. I can explain it to you, I can't understand it for you. The point I was making about egg prices vs. the DJT share price is Trump knows S#F#A about living costs, which is not a good starting point for someone claiming they will bring them down. What would a purported billionaire know about such mundane items as eggs, milk, or a loaf of bread?

This week's award for the furthest toss from the pram goes to.......

The first company vehicle I got, I was required to pass a defensive driving course. That has been a useful skill in Thailand. I just assume everyone else on the road is an idiot trying to kill me, and drive accordingly. Advice to the OP - take up golf. No cars or scooters there, except for the ground staff, who will bow to you, and wai. It's a walk of 7-8 km, with no uneven pavements to trip over.

There are plenty of drugs in Thailand which should be medically prescribed, and are available over the counter at most pharmacies. Tramadol is one of them. If abused, more and more Tramadol is required after time, to get the same desired effect. It can also create dependence, so that the effects of sudden withdrawal may be most unpleasant. Tread carefully. Here be dragons.

True. However, TCA's do not help.

I would suggest applying the immigration laws with some judgment of individual circumstances. By all means deport criminals, and those bludging off the system. However, people who are prepared to work for less than minimum wage, sending money to their families, are an asset to America. The stable genius who decided to deport every illegal, without regard for consequences, is not doing any favors to Americans already hurting from high living costs. What's the bet Trump could not tell you the cost of a dozen eggs, although it is odds on he could tell you the stock price of DJT to the last cent.

My GF buys fruit and vegetables in the day markets. Makro, Tops and Big C for anything else by way of food. I buy stuff on Lazada which I can't find in the three B&M stores.

They have not come up with a firefighter yet who can extinguish a fire when it is in the treetops, and pushed along by 100 km/hr winds. It's like saying you can stop a bullet with a sheet of paper. As usual, you are posting ignorant rubbish.

If she had never been to Thailand before, she probably did not understand how corrupt it can be.

Here in third world Thailand, I am paying USD 4.40 for TWO dozen large eggs.

You sound just like the type of person that attacks another poster because they are posting facts you don't like, while not having any facts of your own. Now that IS dishonesty. Try flaming someone else.

I don't have any problem with the ICE deporting criminals. No country would. As usual, a Trump supporter is having a knee-jerk reaction to what I posted, then selectively posting a snippet of it, which suits their response. I don't need therapy or counseling. OTOH, people like you need education in basic economics, so you can understand the unintended consequences of what you voted for.

I was on a tricyclic anti-depressant for many years. While it worked, i did not like the fuzzy don't give a damn feeling I got from it. Reduced my effectiveness at work. I eventually weaned myself off it. I have since learned the years of use may have contributed to my benign prostate hyperplasia. I would rather do my own thinking, than having a drug do it for me.

Farmers in California are worried their oranges will be left to rot on the trees, because they don't have enough labor to pick them. The illegal immigrants who would be picking that fruit are staying where they live. They know the ICE's chances of picking them up for deportation are much better when they are at their workplace. Dumb as a rock MAGA's don't understand basic supply and demand. They applaud the deportation of illegals, when their own living costs are going to be rising even further as supermarket shelves become bare. Oranges are just the tip of the iceberg. If there is a Trump Effect, it's going to create more problems than it solves.

I don't know about you, but a 30,000 pound debt is not something I would just write off.