Dan O

Just read the bills yourself. They are available on line and also check who added pork and who voted. Most "added items " have nothing to do with the original bills but just a way to get something thru that can't be done on its own merit

He doesn't know because he never checked any facts

Check your history for facts not claims made by trumlettes. I guess if you tell a lie often enough people too lazy to fact check believe the bs. " strong borders" He made little impact other than his claims. Check the facts. border issues started decades ago and will go on well into the future. The president has little that they can do other than talk and make claims or blame someone else. Congress and the legislative branch control the laws on what can and can not be done. Check facts on the wars, they were already deescalating and he increase actively in some and instigated the belief it was ok to start or increase others from his removal of treaties and agreements. Then he pulled troops without notice in the middle east and jeopardized the little stability there was there but left the impact for the next admin. History is not on your side and you really need to check facts not claims

Are you revising history?? None of those are from anything he did during his tenure. What record low inflation, covid saw to that. He compromised our national security, f'd up nato alliances as well as European. F'd up WHO. Let covid get out if control and then delayed acting. Cancelled nuclear treaties and gave putin the green light to act. Not to mention his criminal activities and f'n up the election process. I can go on

And never says a credible thing in any of them

As usual Sheryl gives accurate effective advice and information. There are a variety of family dynamics that go on behind the scene that are never seen and may not be understood by foreigners because of culture. Every family dynamic is different. I am in a similar situation as my FIL has advanced Parkinsons, cant speak much but can walk slowly and unsteady with a walker, he also has a separate issue with his esophagus being damaged and reduced in size due breathing smoke from burning plastics for 30 year so has a breathing tube and has to also us a feeding tube. I've made him some walkways so he can slowly go feed the dogs and fish in the pond, his 2 passions and enjoyment. MIL is 86 and thinks she's 20 and can do whatever work around the house she needs to but lasts 20 minutes because of age and high blood pressure and diminished mental cognizance and has to lay down for a couple hours to recoup. I then have to go and undo whatever new project she started, but I wont stop her as that's what keeps her going is thinking she's still running the family and contributing. All the neighbors know the situation and help watch out as do the stores if MIL tries to spend money or order things. They are polite, take her request but then call us and let us know and never take advantage, which they easily could. They both live with us on the farm full time and wifey does almost all the physical care of both, I help where and when I can and try to fit the farming tasks in between every other issue going on as well as taking our daughter to school and mall outings and teenage stuff (which she hates dad being there) to keep her life as normal as possible. We are fortunate that my pension and savings cover living expenses but the farm suffers from lack of sufficient time. Extended family show up randomly with "mysterious spare" time and nothing to do and pitch in, which is great. Wifey has 2 sisters and 2 brothers that live in BKK and we live in NST, 12 hours away by car. They all send money every month to help as the farm isnt financially productive since all these issues and they all take turns coming at least 1 time a month for a week or so to help with care and rotate their visits and give the wife a badly needed break. We have the best situation possible under these circumstances that are completely F'd but its still extremely straining on everyone. No one complains and we do our best to try to make them comfortable and feel like they still have a "good life" which I think is the least anyone should do. We have our bad days mentally but always come back to this is what families are suppose to be like, not the 2024 version of turning a blind eye because its not convenient. It wont last forever and at some point after they're gone no one will have any regrets or feel ashamed that we didnt give them the best life we could. I wrote this as others go thru the same or similar or worse variants of life like this and it seems hopeless and overwhelming some times. Your situations may be new and unique to you but there are ways thru it that can make it workable. Never be afraid to speak up or ask for help or support if you think you need it, someone will answer.

No idea what happens but that is a caution provided by the US govt that if you renounce your citizenship you need to have a country supplying you citizenship or permanent residency agreement or you end up in limbo and the USA can no longer support you.

you lose access to a variety of govt benefits that aren't SS payments also lose tax protections under DTA and lose easy access to medicaid or medicare coverage for health issues, and tax exemptions and subsidies. When you lose your passport that includes and any existing associated visa\permissions to stay until you establish citizenship in another country, your considered stateless which doesnt fly in living abroad. Its not an easy clean process as some may think and all the answers and impacts are not listed in a singular point of access.

Not sure why my post went to you either as I was trying to reply to another poster. Sorry for the confusion

SS benefits are not taxable by any other entity than the US govt. Its clearly outlined in the DTA.

your now talking out the side of your head and deflecting from the discussion. This topic went into renouncing your citizenship and once you do that you loose many but not all benefits of being an American, including protection under DTA if your no longer a citizen. As for the regs, yes they change the interpretation of 1 part but have not written any regulatory guidance on how to process that change. The claim that banks are reject all or only americans is bs and I already explained whats happening there. If you choose to ignore that fine thats your choice. Thailand has agreed to follow and participate in CRS although they have not signed on as a member. Im done discussing this with you as your just going in circles. Have a good day

No Im not mixing topics Im explaining whats really been going on. The OP Topic claimed its Americans and its not, its all foreigners and depending on the Bank they are throwing in their own twists.

Its 1 form that listed name, address, account information and EITN number (SS). Now Thailand is trying to head down this same road

Thats not a definitive statement. I clearly said i don't know if you gamed the system or not.

English is my native language. Look up the word residency and check the meaning. Also look up what the purpose of a passport and what proof it provides and you will see it does not verify where you are a resident currently but what country you are a citizen off. It does guarantee you the right of abode meaning you are allowed to enter and exit the country and live in that country. Residency is where you are living not where you are a citizen Trying using your own advice about not taking a single sentence out of context. Consular jurisdiction is easiest explained like this. In the usa there are 3 or 4 consular jurisdictions. You must apply at the consular jurisdiction assigned for where your residence is located. So for me my home is in Washington DC and if I apply for a visa I must apply in the Washington DC embassy and can not LA or Chicago As for standing corrected, I admit if I'm wrong, you may want to try it.

If not done properly you can lose benefits. You must pay tax on market value of financial investments at the time. You can continue to buy and own but lose all tax benefits afforded a citizen. You lose support of the Dual Tax Agreements with other countries. Banks don't get trouble from the US banking system but they just have to file and account for US investment to the IRS like several other countries. They opened the can of worms by deciding to tax all income with properly writing the controlling regs on how to do it. Also by participating in CRS for transparency they now have to do tge same as filing with the USA because they plan on sharing unilaterally financial information but haven't issued guidance on how that works. You statement about Banks not wanting to work with Americans is not completely accurate as the crackdown is for all nationalities due to the issues outlined above and the financial crackdown on mule accounts and grey market business and issuing accounts to all foreigners that are not on long term visa categories as the bank regs call for .

When you renounce your citizenship you forfit your US benefits and for tax purposes and must pay taxes on market value of financial investments. it doesn't mean you can't buy property or own financial investments but by renouncing citizenship you can not benefit tax wise from that action.

Yes you not only lose all benefits but if you have any financial investment holdings in the USA you must sell them and pay tax on the value.

Not true exactly. I am an American and had to fill out the FATCA paperwork and it was readily accepted. This requirement has been in place for years. Im my opinion the real current issue at the countries is 2 fold. The crack down on mule accounts and accounts set up for foreigners that are not on proper permission to stay visa categories and the 2nd is the tax interpretation change that is started this year as it impacts all partnered countries that Thailand has aligned with but does not yet have any clarity of exactly what is required and what to do to put it in place. As part of that agreement the banks must trade all foreign account data with participating countries.

I believe if you check you will see that 4 of the 6 participants that brought the suit originally and had trump barred from the ballot were republicans and not democrats.

He also forgot the willful occupation by the Japanese in ww2

you assume incorrectly. I have applied for at least 6 e-visas from the USA since E visa came on line, so I do know how the process works. Yes they may have changed some things but the process is basically the same and the E visa site still clearly states you can not apply for a E visa while in Thailand. Now whether or not you gamed the system of they let it slide thru I dont know and dont care Im just stating my experience and what the site info says. Have a good day

for the final compensation negotiation and payout it doesnt take years. It's done in 1 day. I dont believe I suggested going to court and if it were I wouldnt as Thai courts are not known for large compensation settlements for situations like this anyway, regardless of what your nationality is. As I stated. The police often view these situation as a non issue if insurance agrees to pay and the offender admits to being "at fault". they see it as a equal fix for all and everyone is made whole and they dont do any more work. The confusion comes in the "confession". Often it's worded very loosely with no real admission of the facts. The insurance typically writes the statement and then the police copy it. As an example I had this happen to me and rather than saying the truth in the confession that a person riding behind me in the center of the lane on a scooter decided to pass me on the left (wrong side) as I was turning left. My blinker was on a good 50 meters ahead of the turn but they didnt want to slow down or pass on the open lane to the right so they passed on the left during my turn and slammed into the truck, and slide down the whole length back to front. But come time to file the report it turned into they didnt see that I was turning because they were beside me when the collision happened and insurance would cover the damages. No charges to anyone, no real blame indicated. I was told by the police officer if we could not negotiate all the compensation and coverage then I could request that charges be filed and go to court but I would be charged at fault because the scooter had the right of way since they were going straight and I was turning and she was beside me when the collision occurred.

Regardless an agent would have had to come to the station and write a report for the police. The police then take that report and copy it for there file to be opened but no charges have to be assigned. When the offender was caught and made a confession he and his insurance would be at the police station and the same sequence would occur with the offender admitting fault for not seeing the victim and that the insurance would be covering the accident. Again a final negotiation meeting should be schedule at the police station for the compensation to be paid and both the victim and offender have to sign it and the insurance company is getting a copy for there files to show its closed. I just went thru this a month ago and thats the process unless Britman doesn't contact the police to close it and get his compensation. The insurance will not press closing it as they save money if the compensation isn't paid and no charges were filed.

The report that got filed probably didn't admit to what was actually done. It was probably something along the lines that the offender admitted he didn't see the victim and ran into him and didnt realize there was an accident until sometime later and thats why he left the scene. Thats typical and what was done to me.