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Biden and his team will work to use Tuesday’s Democratic victories to their advantage — but it’s unclear whether voters will ultimately buy that https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4298989-five-takeaways-from-a-winning-election-night-for-democrats/

I did you are too fast

Yes I know. You've got scruples. From the movie Paper Moon (1973): Moses Pray : You don't have to worry. ... I've got scruples too, ya know. You know what that is... scruples? Addie Loggins : No, I don't know what it is but if you've got 'em, it's a sure bet they belong to somebody else!

Why -- wouldn't it be good to know whether the 70 new RD enforcement attorneys will be accepting agent bribes?

I've done 7 years of marriage extensions, and never given them foreign financial information. I have been asked to provide a "source of Income" letter along with the Thai Bank proof of 12 FTT deposits for extension via retirement. No big deal.

OK. I have said the other mega-topic that -- as of deductions available today -- I might only have to pay about $100 per month in taxes and, due to the US-Thai DTA Article 20, I might end up owing zero Thai taxes.

You said: They will enforce it. In fact, the Revenue Department is in the process of hiring 70 Lawyers.. One in each province to assure tax collection.

So one lawyer for each of 70 provinces: One lawyer for Bangkok and one for Sing Buri?

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/05/politics/trump-leads-biden-in-key-swing-states-new-polling-finds/index.html Trump leads Biden in 4 key swing states, new polling finds Updated 8:06 PM EST, Sun November 5, 2023 Biden campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz downplayed the polling in a statement Sunday, telling CNN: “Predictions more than a year out tend to look a little different a year later.” “Coming off those historic (2022) midterms, President Biden’s campaign is hard at work reaching and mobilizing our diverse, winning coalition of voters one year out on the choice between our winning, popular agenda and MAGA Republicans’ unpopular extremism. We’ll win in 2024 by putting our heads down and doing the work, not by fretting about a poll,” Munoz said. ... With roughly a year until the general election, these polls, which were conducted by telephone from October 22 to November 3, capture only one snapshot of the electorate as it currently stands. But they show a broad sense of discontent. Across these six battleground states, registered voters give Biden low job approval marks (38% approve), with just 19% describing the economy as excellent or good. At the same time, only 42% in these states rate Trump favorably, similar to Biden’s 41% favorability rating.

.. or maybe she just has 2028 on her mind.

From an Opinion survey of NY Times columnists from June 12, 2023 to the question: How seriously should we take Donald Trump’s candidacy? From the extremely liberal Frank Bruni: We should take it with maximal, bone-chilling, psyche-ravaging, hope-slaying seriousness. Even under federal indictment, he’s the likeliest Republican nominee. And the Republican nominee ipso facto has a decent shot at the presidency. Which means a second term of Trump, heaven help us, is entirely possible. From the Conservative David French: Any person who argues that Democrats should want to face him in the general election should be hauled before a pundit tribunal and duly punished. There is no such thing as a safe race against Donald Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/opinion/donald-trump-2024.html

With one year to-the-day (EST 5 NOV) for the US Presidential election: Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds Voters in battleground states said they trusted Donald J. Trump over President Biden on the economy, foreign policy and immigration, as Mr. Biden’s multiracial base shows signs of fraying. Nov. 5, 2023, 5:01 a.m. ET President Biden is trailing Donald J. Trump in five of the six most important battleground states one year before the 2024 election, suffering from enormous doubts about his age and deep dissatisfaction over his handling of the economy and a host of other issues, new polls by The New York Times and Siena College have found. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/us/politics/biden-trump-2024-poll.html https://archive.ph/D9Rgm

... or a spread of salt like this

Why marriage visa extension more difficult? Posted November 14, 2014 193 foreigners face visa revocation for faking marriage with Thai women UDON THANI: -- The Udon Thani Immigration Office has identified 193 foreign men who have faked their marriage with Thai women to be eligible for one-year resident visa Most of them are Indians and the rest came from Nigeria, Nepal, Cameroon and Iran. An official from the office said these 193 foreigners would see their visa revoked soon. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/193-foreigners-face-visa-revocation-for-faking-mar-30247761.html https://aseannow.com/topic/776450-udon-thani-193-foreigners-face-visa-revocation-for-faking-marriage-with-thai-women/ l

Note information on available life and health insurance here: https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/thailand/individual/deductions

I can wait a few weeks for the Appeals Court's decision whether any gag order will remain in effect.

When Trump is charged with Federal witness tampering, I'll let you know. 18 U.S. Code § 1512 - Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant

No.

Appeals Court Temporarily Frees Trump From Gag Order in Election Case A three-judge panel of the federal appeals court in Washington lifted the order for at least two weeks, freeing the former president to say what he wants about prosecutors and witnesses. Nov. 3, 2023 An appeals court in Washington on Friday paused the gag order imposed on former President Donald J. Trump in the federal case accusing him of seeking to overturn the 2020 election, temporarily freeing him to go back to attacking the prosecutors and witnesses involved in the proceeding. In a brief order, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said the pause of about two weeks was needed to give it “sufficient opportunity” to decide whether to enact a longer freeze as the court considered the separate — and more important — issue of whether the gag order had been correctly imposed in the first place. The panel’s ruling came in response to an emergency request to lift the order pending appeal that Mr. Trump’s lawyers filed on Thursday night. While the judges — all three of whom were appointed by Democrats — paused the gag order until at least Nov. 20 to permit additional papers to be filed, they wrote in their decision on Friday that the brief stay “should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits” of Mr. Trump’s broader motion for a more sustained pause. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/us/politics/trump-gag-order-election-jan-6-appeal.html https://archive.ph/7jZaB

... and, per the above, I am happier now full-time in Thailand than I ever was, at least in the recent past, in the USofA.

According to Wikipedia, in 2009 Ms. Lisa won a YG K-Pop spot from among 4000 applicants and was the first non-ethnic Korean signed to the label. All I will say is that, in 2009, she did not look like as in the photo above.

Indirect response to the no way Ho-Zay post above, I will say that my back-of-the-envelope calculation as to my 70K baht/month retirement extension deposit with NO reference to DTA ie social security issues, using only deductions as available TODAY, my tax on income would be about $US 100 per month. I would prefer not paying it but will not invoke the Doomsday scenario because of it.

Hello GB -- You have an immediate family meaning spouse and children and maybe multiples of each. I have had neither in USA and at age 70 first time a wife here in Thailand no children now or planned. Makes ones decision mechanism a bit different.

OK I'll pencil it in.

The late actors James Stewart and Henry Fonda were friends for over 50 years after first meeting as aspiring young actors at the summer stock theater on Cape Cod. Fonda was a die-hard liberal and Stewart an arch-Conservative. People asked how their friendship could last so long? Answer from both: They never discussed politics. There are topics/forums on here that, just about any time I post, I can expect responses, often times multiple responses and often from the same persons, to the effect: Mahoney, you are about the dumbest thing that ever walked. I prefer to get those type social interaction responses on here rather than in person where my response, if any, might not be so civil