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He's just following tradition. I said, “Nah, I’m not going to—or, we’re not going to give you the billion dollars.” They said, “You have no authority. You’re not the president.” The president said—I said, “Call him.” I said, “I’m telling you, you’re not getting the billion dollars.” I said, “You’re not getting the billion. I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours.” I looked at them and said, “I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money.” Well, son of a bitch. He got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time.

Revenue is simply income before expenses and deductions. Is possible to have $millions in "revenue", yet make no money. This is something expats in Thailand will have to watch out for if Thailand moves to global taxation. In the US, capital losses may offset capital gains. This is not the case in Thailand. US expat can sell a stock for $1million, making $100K, then sell another stock for $500K, losing $100K. gain = loss, no tax due to the IRS. Under global taxation, the $100K gain is taxed as ordinary income, whereas the loss is not entered into the PIT calculations.

Income or profit? There is a difference. And do we apply the concept to farmers, as well? No deductions for fertilizer or diesel fuel. No write-offs for crop losses? Good luck buying food. Or,............anything.

But it's only fair. And you don't need to make up just-so situations of some guy gaming the system to validate your socialist tendencies. Just take a guy that has made a fortune over the past decades running a plumbing supply chain or investing. Everything legal and according to the rules. If we're gonna strip him of his annual income "for equity", then it's only fair to compensate him for his annual losses "for equity." Work hard, save some bucks, invest and retire. You, too, can make $60K/year and pay zero tax. Until the commies come along.

The point is the billionaire didn't make a billion dollars this year. That is wealth, assets, savings, prior earnings. If he paid $750 in taxes he likely only made $15,000 income after deducting business/investment losses.

You're absolutely right. That billionaire that only paid $750 did so by writing off $millions in business or investment losses against income. Wouldn't you like to reimburse his losses?

You are more than welcome to do your part by donating all your wealth to be split equally at a local homeless shelter. Or are you suggesting we should be liberal/progressive by being extraordinarily generous with OTHER people's money?

Inequality of wealth is only bad if you're a socialist, and specifically one not at the top of the food chain.

Ooooooooh! Anonymous sources said it!

Probably shower time stories.

That's what I thought. You have a talking point. "Proposed" and "possible" is not definite. Why wouldn't the State Department mention even one of those real offers?

You say this like it's a bad thing. $36.5 Trillion in debt, plus another $120 Trillion or so in unfunded liabilities. Time to stop blowing $Millions turning frogs trans. https://www.usdebtclock.org/

Details, please. What offers?

Parse the statement. The US never offered resettlement anywhere.....just vague proposed possibilities. You can be shirley, if there was a definite offer, it would have been mentioned.

Strange, you din't mention the elephant in the outhouse...... Government accounted for the bulk of layoffs, with Challenger tracking 62,242 announced job cuts by the federal government from 17 different agencies. The government has laid off about 62,530 workers in the first two months of the year, a whopping 41,311% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Keep up the good work! Who's a good Doge!!!!!

Nothing to do with shelling a peacekeeping contingent? Sure, let's just add Georgia to NATO. It'll be fine.

Oh, that old talking point. Budapest Memo (signed by Yeltsin) wasn't a forever get-out-of-jail-free card. It referenced Helsinki Act and UN charter. Ethnic cleansing has consequences. I promise if you don't kick my dog, I won't punch you in the nose. Raping my daughter voids all warranties, expressed or implied.

So Putin just woke up one morning and, just on a whim, decided to take Crimea? Completely unprovoked, naked aggression? Regime-changing the legitimately-elected Ukranian government had nothing to do with it? "We" weren't pushing Kiev to terminate the Russian lease on Sevastapol? "We" weren't going to put missiles on the Russian border? Putin isn't stupid, and isn't a silly comic-book super-villian. He's not Doctor Evil. Constant movement of NATO, bringing more bases up to Russia's borders, despite the assurances of "not an inch to the east" and a series of proxy wars, and we crossed a red line.

There are many specialties.

Thank you for the reply. Did you enter your Thai address and cellphone number, or did you use an existing US address and phone? I'm hoping the file will be processed normally, and only be passed to Manilla in the event of some problem. Please update as the process continues.

Too much trouble to climb the stairs. Considering how many video clips are out there of pedestrians getting run over while crossing the street directly below a bridge, it won't solve the problem.

US social security is not taxable per DTA.

2025 Millions of rice farmers switch to bananas. 2026 Millions of banana farmers switch to catnip. 2027 Millions of catnip farmers switch to rice. 2028 Thailand crowned "Hub of Lather-Rinse-Repeat"

No, that's not what you said. If you're gonna praise murder of politicians, at least have the balls to stand behind your statement.

So.........you're sayin' the Ukranians are, umm..........terrorists?