jerrymahoney

Last week I sat about 2 meters from the US Ambassador to Thailand and, while he said the embassy is currently engaged with the Thai revenue folks as regards the taxing of US citizen remittances to Thailand including DTA issues, there was no definitive information he could give at that time.

And Mick Jagger will be 81 in July so it is not just a numbers thing.

Hopefully home baking cookies and having teas.

The last time the NY Times endorsed a Republican Presidential candidate was Eisenhower in 1956. They endorsed President Biden in 2020. If, as on the NY Times opinion piece page 1 this topic, the NYT thinks Joe Biden should step aside, that is no small thing.

For the record after talking about taxes on billionaires BIDEN: We’d be able to right – wipe out his debt. We’d be able to help make sure that – all those things we need to do, childcare, elder care, making sure that we continue to strengthen our healthcare system, making sure that we’re able to make every single solitary person eligible for what I’ve been able to do with the COVID – excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to do with. Look, if – we finally beat Medicare. TAPPER: Thank you, President Biden. President Trump? TRUMP: Well, he’s right: He did beat Medicaid (ph).

Not yet.

While not singling out you, I wish people would stop with this 'convicted felon Trump' -- it carries as much weight with the people who will likely support him as "Grammy award winner". In NY State the lowest level Series E felony of his 34 count conviction would be the same for Criminal mischief in the third degree which would include painting significant graffiti onto the wall of a building that doesn’t belong to you. Murderers and armed bank robbers could also be called "convicted felons".

Remember this one? If you read the transcript of the Biden-Trump debate on CNN website Biden does pretty well. But images are more powerful than words and this one went far to dunk Dukakis.

OPINION THE EDITORIAL BOARD of the New York Times To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race June 28, 2024, 5:59 p.m. ET As it stands, the president is engaged in a reckless gamble. There are Democratic leaders better equipped to present clear, compelling and energetic alternatives to a second Trump presidency. (The rest is no surprise)

First let me say that although I described the Ambassador as a pleasant gent above, I do not mean the to suggest he cannot be tough when required. But really he said that they are deeply involved in the tax on remittance issue also as to DTA's but that he will respond with definitive answers only when he has them. He also remarked that the US Embassy in Bangkok is the largest US embassy in the world with about 7000 staff. To add from the Embassy website (not his remarks) The Economic Section monitors economic, financial, energy, trade, investment, and labor trends in Thailand. The team presents U.S. views on bilateral and multilateral economic issues to the Thai government and the public.

Yes every morning starting about 4 AM (sorry couldn't resist) Also I will apologize a bit as I only came on here to give a re-cap of the US Ambassador's remarks to a small group of US citizens yesterday in UbonR. Not to go into these quality-of-life issues.

Thanks, Mr. Spider. Sometimes you hear musicians say: I didn't leave music -- music left me. For me the US was just no longer a fit. Not on the macro basis; just for me. And I have no desire to go back.

Maybe so but you're still here living in what has been described above as a cesspool.

Sorry to hear that -- you should have stuck with your wife and daughter in the Berkshires.

I am not wealthy but I don't know that I'd want to live in any place I considered a cesspool

So if you were 'wealthier' but not ultra-wealthy, what would be your top 3 places you would want to live?

When the NY Times has as one of its post-debate headlines: A Fumbling Performance, and a Panicking Party President Biden’s shaky, halting debate performance has top Democrats talking about replacing him on the ticket. -- this cannot be said to be good.

'Duh' folder is good. I sometimes just think of this quote from Good Morning, Vietnam for certain persons: General Taylor: (Sgt. Major Dickerson), I've covered for you a lot of times cause I thought you were a little crazy. But you're not crazy, you're mean. And this is just radio.

(Just replying to the general topic) US Ambassador to Thailand Robert Frank Godec (a very pleasant gent) held a meet & greet in Ubon Ratchathani yesterday. He had these 2 comments among others: He and his staff are having discussions with Thai Revenue about the impact of any possible revisions regarding taxes on Thai resident US citizen remittances to Thailand but there is nothing conclusive that he could report at this time. The Thai government is also in discussions with with Ambassador Godec and his staff as to how to provide incentives for wealthier-type individuals to retire in Thailand. Go figure.

And some people are likely the kind of people who are loose as to the application information they supplied to the insurance companies that catches up with them when they file for a claim as in topics here on AN/TV here as to "how can they find out?"

So in other words, those without health insurance should self-insure, and Those with health insurance should self- insure. Thanks.

So was this a helpful suggestion or just another one of your zingers supposedly at my expense?

Yes -- but I mostly meant in terms of family or collegial support.

For any Medicare-enrolled US citizen, Medicare is available (to varying degrees and at varying expense) upon return to the US. For myself, however, I would have zero support for any long-term care type situation which is a major reason I am here in Thailand faults and all.

I guess editing is difficult when you use a speech-to-text app.