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TroubleandGrumpy

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  1. In 2016 was it not Clinton that was up by about 10 points - and more?? Is polls by the MSM biased - ROFLOL - of course they are - only a fool would think otherwise - same as Fox the other way. There is only one Independent Polling mob that I believe - Trafalgar Group. Trafalgar Group – Nationally Recognized Polling & Marketing Strategy (thetrafalgargroup.org)
  2. This old man has been seen many times down on the beach - he has been doing it for years I believe. And I heard that before 2020 he also spent a lot of time in his basement. Only someone truly ignorant of the facts would compare Trump's work rate and hours with Biden's or indeed any other POTUS. Trump only sleeps 4-5 hours and is used to being active and doing things for the other 19-20 hours each day. I am sure though that he might now sleep maybe 6 hours a day - but the rest of the time he is working. Taking out a couple of hours (own course and using carts) now and then is fine by me. Donald Trump sleeps 4-5 hours each night; he’s not the only famous ‘short sleeper’ - National | Globalnews.ca
  3. Put up many times - 14 pages of it. Go read from the start - too much 'work' to do that eh?? Here is some of my posts with links/facts - not one debunked - only criticised and abused - atypical teens mentality. https://aseannow.com/topic/1338486-i-love-donald-trump/?do=findComment&comment=19242411 https://aseannow.com/topic/1338486-i-love-donald-trump/?do=findComment&comment=19242648 That is just first 2 pages - try reading.
  4. Everything you said matches that BS above. The world shut down economically due to Covid - it was obvious it would 'grow' once that was stopped and from such a low any growth was going to be numerically high. To explain - if growth is -10% (like under Covid) then just back to normal (zero growth) is +10%. PS - you forgot to mention that the USA economy grew more under Reagan than it did under Clinton who basically just kept it going from what Reagan had done.
  5. Work - doing something - maybe you should try it one day - instead of beers TV walls bar girls
  6. I can see that 'pearls and diamonds' were wasted on you - just like on Harris.
  7. The Independent??? Next up is a quote meme from CNN?? 🤣 Trump was referring to the AT HOME audience watching ON TV/STREAMING. If you think about that and then say to yourself 'hey maybe they deliberately took his comment out of context' and then maybe you will think 'hey maybe they always take his comments out of context' and then you think 'yeh I remember what he said about Charlottesville and it was not what the MSM said it was'. Then and only then will you (and others) be on the way to seeing reality. And that reality is that the MSM are liars and fake news - and they are politically biased. The MSM is 'infotainment' and their 'audience' is the woke liberal left - and they pander to that audience's cognitive bias and their desperate need to criticise Trump who they see as a Hitler because he is likely to stop the woke progressive movement. If you ever do get to that position, then you can still be in favour of woke liberal policies - yes that is OK. BUT when you are 'there' you will understand and accept that Trump is running on a platform - and it is very clear what that platform (of policies) are. Sure you may not like or want them, but that is NOT your decision - it is the decision of the political election system in the Republic of USA. When you have achieved that 'position' on things, then and only then can a person argue like an adult and not merely throw insults and personal abuse - and just echo what the MSM says to them. We conservatives call that freedom of thought - we accept that each and every person is free to make up their own mind and who to vote for. But we see what is being done by our political opponents and it is not a free and open debate about policies and values.
  8. Straws - clutching at straws
  9. Well said mate. You can fix an under-educated person, but trying to educate a stupid is like throwing pearls and diamonds before a swine. They just dont get it, they have no idea, they just do not care, and they never will.
  10. Sorry you dont have the 'skills' to understand the points we both made in our rational debate, and that it was done without personal abuse or insult. So very much unlike your own response.
  11. I know it took you hours to read it mate - and you did not understand most of it. Thanks for trying - any facts to argue your point?? How is Albanese going mate ?? Those lefties are all good stuff aint they???
  12. No facts - just rhetoric and personal BS - atypical woke liberal response.
  13. Mate - IMO they will never have a clue. How can Somchai and Pornchai in a local Provincial TRD Office (where PTI tax returns are done) be expected to understand the DTAs of 61 different countries. And given how Immigration Officers all 'interpret' things differently and are sometimes 'biased' - I doubt they will always give a fair and balanced and correct decision, when they assess your tax return - so IMO dont do it unless absolutely mandatory (you earn 'real' income). Maybe TRD is going to 'centralise' PTI tax returns from Expats due to the complexities of of the different DTAs - that might work out. But leaving it in the hands of under-educated under-trained TRD locals is not something that an Expat should try to deal with. More likely they are going to demand that any Expat using a DTA for exemptions and reductions, must use a registered tax agent - which I am told will cost a lot when it comes to DTA issues. One company quoted me 20K+ for a basic return that included DTA work - and it could cost a lot more if a local TRD Officer questions anything and wants more details.
  14. LIES - I will try again - patiently. THAT 'trial' was a kangaroo court hearing in NY full of anti-Trumpers hitting him with a BS penalty for the 'damage' done to the nutter woman from an ALLEGED sexual abuse that happened 30+ years ago - which was previously thrown out of court. I wont bother even thinking about your definitions BS.
  15. My understanding is that TRD has been looking into a 'global tax' system, ever since they were ordered by the new (then) PM to change the rule regarding tax free earnings overseas after 12 months. I recall an interview on youtube early this year where a Thai TRD Official answered some questions (sort of), and he said a global taxation system would be coming next in a few years. Most countries do that for tax residents - Thailand was one of the few that only taxed foreign income when it was remitted into Thailand (and only taxed it if it was earned in the same year). So my answer is that IMO the global tax system will start in 2026. But will TRD be ready and capable of managing such a drastic change - my answer is a resounding NO. And therefore my advice to avoid TRD for the next few years, if at all possible. This aint Kansas guys - there is SFA appeals available when Somchai in the local Provincial TRD Office decides you have to pay income taxes of XYZ Baht. They are incompetent, ignorant and inherently corrupt - so stay away from them until this all settles down. Hopefully, before this year ends TRD will provide a detailed explanation and clarifications on all the complications involved in taxing Expats money from overseas. But I aint holding my breath - I am keeping my head down.
  16. Nah mate - he has always had a big heart - you just cannot (not allowed) to see it. Sure he can and will attack like a pitbull - but he can and will show his heart - usually privately.
  17. Feelings - all I get are feelings.
  18. I know you dont see or hear them - but they are there - in the form of facts and policies. You clearly dont like the guy - but why hate him so much? Because you are told lies about him and mud sticks. Example - he dodged a bullet and then stood up and shouted FIGHT - he aint no cry-baby mate. Fact. All your other personal criticism are just that - personal criticisms - Harris has many more personal flaws too..
  19. I see - no facts - more feelings and personal insults.
  20. They (Trump haters) are just so rabid - Trump has not decided to 'not be bothered with it' - he has accepted the SCOTUS decision. That decision was that abortion is a health care issue (not a global human right) and therefore whether abortions are legal or not is a State matter as per the Constitution of USA. Some States have banned them except in certain situations (Arizona has OK's up to 15 weeks, then only for proven medical issues), and other States have made them legal - I believe California has made it legal right up until birth. Abortions is being loid about by the Dems and MSM, as an attack against Trump. he has been smarter than last time, and this time he is shutting up about abortions and saying it is a State matter - which it is.
  21. LOL - unbelievable - some more facts but with lots of feelings. Your take on what happened is biased against Trump and mine are biased towards Trump - well done on that. I know you believe fully what MSM states happened - but the fact is that Trump backed off destroying Obamacare because of the situation. Just like he backed off immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan due to the situation that would cause. Likewise, Trump is going to remove the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that caused workers voluntary tips to be taxed - fact. You clearly did not read the article in full - voluntary tips were not taxed unless declared - the IRA made employers legally liable to report estimated voluntary tips (people were not reporting the cash handouts given as tips). Harris was the deciding vote that passed the IRA - fact. Trump states he is going to remove all taxes on tips - Harris camp knows she will lose on that one - so they take the lesser of two evils and agree to also remove that bad part of the tax that she imposed. But if you listened closely she said 'hospitality and service' workers. If you know socialists like I do - that means the Act will decide who are 'service and hospitality' workers. Trump said he is going to remove it for all workers.
  22. Trump's statements are all rated as Liar or False Harris' statements are all Mostly False or Half-Truth. Independently looking at all the statements made by both of them - they are all mistruths and distortions - both of them.

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