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I felt like the economy was nowhere near as strong as it appeared, and as they claimed, for the past year or two. Sure, unemployment numbers were healthy (if you discount the fudging of the numbers) and the stock market was strong (if you take into account the multi trillion dollar giveaway, in the form of a tax break). But, it was way overblown, and real estate prices were not sustainable. So, even before Corona, the financial system was stressed and overvalued. Now, we are seeing a long due correction. I predict the DOW at 15,000 to 18,000 by years end, a weakening of the dollar, continued low oil prices, and unemployment rising to over 5%.
And for certain, an end to Trump's time in office. That, is the silver lining in all of this.
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20 hours ago, Canuck1966 said:
In other news the air in Chiang Mai is well over 400
They closed the schools in BKK when it was 170
As nice a town as Chiang Mai is, it has become a death zone. The entire northern region. The human lungs are simply not designed to handle numbers like this day after day. The pollution is getting worse here each year, not better, as we are dealing with a degree of incompetence and indifference from this administration, that is at a level that is incomprehensible. Levels of over 200 can dramatically shorten ones life. If I were living there, I would be planning a move.
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I am headed to Bangkok! Sounds like an utterly delightful week, to spend time there.
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Note to Prayuth. There is a great reason for the Thai people, and the ex-pat community to panic. You are the PM. Your army is in power. That is enough reason. Stunning incompetency, nepotism, corruption, the inability to handle basic day to day tasks, no follow up on any new policy, nothing being done to tackle the air pollution crisis, the traffic fatality crisis, the environmental crisis. Nothing being done anywhere. That is a good reason to panic. Corona is secondary to your staggering lack of leadership.
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Good reports. Thanks. Keep them coming. Hard to tell what is happening from the media. They are making it sound like the Spanish flu of 1918.
Between the extreme lack of sincerity and leadership and the media people are getting whipped up into a frenzy.
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3 hours ago, sanemax said:
No, you are wrong
The CDC is still open and it has not been closed own
Wow, you are just not paying attention. If this were school, you would be suspended. We are not even discussing the CDC. Get with the program, please.
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23 hours ago, JCP108 said:
This is good for me to know as I am heading to the U.S. tomorrow via Japan and returning via the same transit in about ten days. Will prepare to "self isolate" at home for two weeks upon my return. Let's just keep it at that, though. So, no new restrictions, please. I just need the U.S. to not ban people coming in from Thailand or Japan in the next 48 hours.
The US is a hotspot now, with over 3,000 cases. Thailand is very safe in comparison. I doubt you will have a problem getting into the US. The immigration guy might even ask you why you are coming. I canceled my trip for now. Was supposed to go this weekend.
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For the next few months, very few Americans will be attending the movies. Most will watch at home, and the continuing trend of lower box office will continue. If you factor out Netflix, Amazon and the other streaming services, Hollywood is in fora rough patch.
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Just like with the little Joke, and the not so big Oud, his ignorant and racist statements are coming back to haunt him. Chances are, like his predecessors he has been warned. So, rather than risk a very embarrassing dismissal, he is now pretending he never said anything, rather than apologizing, which a real man, with emotional development would do. This man is xenophobic, arrogant and a total loser. Not only that, he is a stunningly incompetent health minister, without any experience in the field of health, who was appointed based entirely on cronyism, and entirely without merit. The Thai army. BOB (bottom of the barrel) picks. That is who they are, and what they do.
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On 3/14/2020 at 1:58 PM, sanemax said:Trump only closed down its Whitehouse offices
The USA CDC did not get dismantled, its still active
Total nonsense, lies and fabrications. Bolton presided over the closing of the pandemic division of the NSA. The entire budget of $30 million was withdrawn, in June of 2018, despite the adamant protest of many experts in the field of epidemiology, who stated at the time, that the next great pandemic was right around the corner. It was a tragic mistake, and a horrendous miscalculation, based on hubris, arrogance, ignorance and indifference to the health and safety of the masses.
So, contrary to what Trump is saying, he knew this was coming, he was warned this was coming, and it is entirely his responsibility. And partly as a result, he will lose the upcoming election, and he will lose big.
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1 hour ago, pgrahmm said:
Perhaps because the western countries are land mass huge comparatively & freedom of movement.....The population isn't taking it as seriously, more business as usual while fighting over toilet paper becomes it's preoccupation.....
Right now it's only a possible inconvenience....
Not the case at all. My friends tell me no concerts, no movies at the theaters, restricted dining out, shortages of all kinds of food and sundries, long lines at pharmacies, no test kits available anywhere in the US, and a very sheltered existence. This is big. People are scared, and lack of half way decent leadership is a large cause of this.
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5 hours ago, Skallywag said:
Isn't it disrespectful and rude to wear a hat indoors in the U.S.? Believe Trump is the first POTUS to constantly do this. I know, its a bad hair thing likely - ????
" for etiquette, you know that every courteous gentleman will always remove his hat upon entering a building. The rule applies to all hats—no bowler, boater, or beanie is exempt." https://bestlifeonline.com/rude-to-wear-a-hat-indoors/
Just sayin
Peace
Respect? That entire concept and Trump cannot be discussed in the same sentence. He has shown an astonishing degree of respect toward all but his ardent devotees. Plus anyone who is not wealthy, and anyone who is not white.
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On 3/14/2020 at 1:04 PM, Logosone said:
Recorded phone calls have surfaced where Amber Heard admitted she was the one who committed domestic violence on Johnny Depp.
That he even needs to enlist Winona Ryder still shows how biased the courts are against men.
"EXCLUSIVE: 'I can't promise I won't get physical again, I get so mad I lose it.' LISTEN as Amber Heard admits to 'hitting' ex-husband Johnny Depp and pelting him with pots, pans and vases in explosive audio confession"
OMG. Talk about incriminating stuff. He comes across as being kind, considerate, frustrated, and cool. She comes across as being insane, out of control, and a fraudster. Hello! Alot of women will not want to see this!
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I am staying here. I feel very safe here.
There are two major issues at stake here, in regard to being able to get back into Thailand. One is Corona. Two is the handling of Corona. Many other countries like China, South Korea, have done a good job with containment, and especially with regard to testing. South Korea developed their own test kit in 21 days! In the US, this has been severely bungled from the beginning. First, the administration turned down the emergency funding request from congress, back in early February, saying it was not necessary. Then Trump repeatedly downplayed this, comparing it to the common flu. His repeated denials caused a massive crisis in confidence, that triggered a massive sell off. Had he been smart, and truthful from the beginning, the sell off would have been milder, and $6 trillion dollars would not have been erased from the markets and people's savings. In addition, the US is badly bungling the test kits.
I was scheduled to fly back to the US in a weeks time, and was going to return here late April. The US state department is stating that Thailand will require a letter from a US doctor or hospital, stating you have been given a Corona test, been determined to be negative for the virus, and have a generally good bill of health. The US was just elevated to the next level. He told me even though he works at Cedars in LA, one of the top hospitals in the state, they do not have one test kit. They have been requesting them for weeks, and cannot get them. In addition, he said no doctor will write that letter, since they cannot determine if you are in the incubation period, even if you test negative. So, I cancelled my trip. What is the point of risking a mandatory hospital quarantine, when this thing explodes in the US? In addition, the State Dept. website said that Thailand may require you to provide proof of health insurance, at a minimum of $100,000. Does not apply to marriage visas, according to immigration. I called them.
So, again the administration is lying. The test kits may be going out, but nobody knows where they are going, and they do not seem to be going to the major hospitals where they are most needed. Lying Pence, and Lying Trump. Causing a massive public health hazard daily. Cases increased in the US by 900 in the past 48 hours, and 60 deaths to date. Total cases now at 2,999 and climbing. Had Trump not allowed Bolton to dismantle the office of epidemiology, of the NSA, and withdraw that partly $30 million, the US would have been far better prepared. This is likely the election for Trump. Had he not been heading toward a loss in November before, it is a near certainly now, with this severe bungling.
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The US has now been added to the top list, which is reasonable, since they have had 900 new cases in the past 48 hours, and are up to 60 fatalities. With no test kits in sight. Since the letter that Thailand requires means getting an actual Coronavirus test result, it is unlikely that they would accept any old letter. And these letters are impossible to get in the US. So nobody can come here from the US now, without a great risk of mandatory quarantine. I think the days of "self quarantine" may be winding down.
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1 hour ago, sukhumvitneon said:
Not really. Google "Jeremy Meeks" and get back to me. If you're good looking you could be an attractive heroin addict and still do alright.
Yup, USA sucks when it comes to this stuff. Thailand makes it easier to pay for it.
You hit the nail on the head. If you are an addict, a thief, a con, a real butthead, or a real game player, you have a better shot. It is amazing how many tens of millions back there, prefer that over a really nice guy.
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22 hours ago, DrTuner said:
The obvious solution is to fly first to a 3rd world country where a hack will happily write such a certificate for 200 baht.
If only it were that easy. Even the US has now been added to the top list, which is reasonable, since they have had 900 new cases in the past 48 hours, and are up to 60 fatalities. With no test kits in sight. Since the letter requires an actual Coronavirus test result, it is unlikely that they would accept any old letter.
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8 minutes ago, J Town said:
There was a time when it was a given that the US would lead in just about every global catastrophe. Trump has removed that thought and made America a pariah, an oligarchic idiocracy.
Correct. America is the new Guatemala.
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4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:
It seems these days, the only ones playing down this epidemic, and the need for testing are followers, supporters, and devotees of the fake orange master.
The total numbers can be dramatically reduced, if an infection is detected, and the person then engages in self isolation. If you do not know you are infected, the disease keeps getting spread and the numbers go up exponentially. This is common sense stuff.
I do agree the media is creating a frenzy. But, this epidemic is NOT HYPE. It is very real. So, let me understand this. Your fake master can hurl insults at whoever he wants, and it does not bother you one iota. He can continue with his daily tirades, and continue inventing his schoolyard names for all of his adversaries. No problem with you. But, when someone who does not care for him or his policies calls him a name, we are infantile, but he is not? Fascinating bit of reasoning there. I do not consider his followers to be evil. But, I would say many fall into the category of devotees.
As the number of cases rise to over 2,300 with over 50 deaths, the US has just been elevated to #7, in terms of the lIst of total deaths. #8 in terms of the list of total cases. So much of this could have been avoided had pandemic office of the CDC not been dismantled by Bolton and Trump and folded into the office of WMD. Bizarre. Who would do that? Why would they do that? To call it irresponsible and foolhardy would be quite an understatement.
The voters will decide in November. And it is my prediction they will decide enough of the nonsense, incompetence and thin skinned churlishness. Let's go Joe/Amy.
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When questioned by a reporter about why the administration closed the pandemic office of the CDC, and withdrew $30,000,000 in funding for it, in June of 2018, despite warnings from epidemiologists that a pandemic like this one could be right around the corner, he accused the reporter of asking a "nasty question", and said he takes no responsibility for that. He said something rather vague about the administration inheriting some issues, and then went on to say he had no personal knowledge of that happening, and would have to ask his staff why they did that. Taking responsibility for tragic errors is what real men do. Boys and juveniles deflect, pass blame, and point fingers.
I have been saying for three years now, that Trump is one of the most dangerous men in the world. He is certainly proving that theory lately.
In fact, all of Trump’s budget proposals have called for cuts to CDC funding, but Congress has intervened each time by passing spending bills with year-over-year increases for the CDC that Trump then signed into law. In 2018, Trump administration eliminated the position of senior director for global health security and biodefense as part of a broader downsizing of the NSC spearheaded by then-National Security Adviser John Bolton. Earlier this month, 27 Democratic senators sent a letter to current National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien urging him to reinstate the position and asking him to clarify how the White House plans to handle global health security threats.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-cut-cdcs-budget-democrats-claim-analysis/story?id=69233170
The cuts started in 2018, as the White House focused on eliminating fundingto Obama-era disease security programs. In March of that year, Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer, whose job it was to lead the U.S. response in the event of a pandemic, abruptly left the administration and his global health security team was disbanded. That same year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was forced to slash its efforts to prevent global disease outbreak by 80% as its funding for the program began to run out. The agency, at the time, opted to focus on 10 priority countries and scale back in others, including China. Also cut was the Complex Crises Fund, a $30 million emergency response pool that was at the secretary of state’s disposal to deploy disease experts and others in the event of a crisis. (The fund was created by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.)
https://fortune.com/2020/02/26/coronavirus-covid-19-cdc-budget-cuts-us-trump/
It is impossible that Trump was not involved in these decisions. Just another lie. He just assumes we are not paying attention, and that required fealty will prevent fact checking.
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When questioned by a reporter about why the administration closed the pandemic office of the CDC, and withdrew $30,000,000 in funding for it, in June of 2018, despite warnings from epidemiologists that a pandemic like this one could be right around the corner, he accused the reporter of asking a "nasty question", and said he takes no responsibility for that. He said something rather vague about the administration inheriting some issues, and then went on to say he had no personal knowledge of that happening, and would have to ask his staff why they did that. Taking responsibility for tragic errors is what real men do. Boys and juveniles deflect, pass blame, and point fingers.
I have been saying for three years now, that Trump is one of the most dangerous men in the world. He is certainly proving that theory lately.
In fact, all of Trump’s budget proposals have called for cuts to CDC funding, but Congress has intervened each time by passing spending bills with year-over-year increases for the CDC that Trump then signed into law. In 2018, Trump administration eliminated the position of senior director for global health security and biodefense as part of a broader downsizing of the NSC spearheaded by then-National Security Adviser John Bolton. Earlier this month, 27 Democratic senators sent a letter to current National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien urging him to reinstate the position and asking him to clarify how the White House plans to handle global health security threats.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-cut-cdcs-budget-democrats-claim-analysis/story?id=69233170
The cuts started in 2018, as the White House focused on eliminating fundingto Obama-era disease security programs. In March of that year, Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer, whose job it was to lead the U.S. response in the event of a pandemic, abruptly left the administration and his global health security team was disbanded. That same year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was forced to slash its efforts to prevent global disease outbreak by 80% as its funding for the program began to run out. The agency, at the time, opted to focus on 10 priority countries and scale back in others, including China. Also cut was the Complex Crises Fund, a $30 million emergency response pool that was at the secretary of state’s disposal to deploy disease experts and others in the event of a crisis. (The fund was created by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.)
https://fortune.com/2020/02/26/coronavirus-covid-19-cdc-budget-cuts-us-trump/
It is impossible that Trump was not involved in these decisions. Just another lie. He just assumes we are not paying attention, and that required fealty will prevent fact checking.
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8 minutes ago, Brickbat said:
Well said! Now to find a party with some balls and half a brain to implement
Thanathorn to the rescue. He is about the only person capable of leading this nation forward, in this time of crisis. The need to get rid of the hapless army gets greater by the day.
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31 minutes ago, sukhumvitneon said:
Welcome to clown world. They've probably gone without a whole lot longer than they let on. Not that they're missing out, dating in the USA is a complete joke these days. But let's be honest, Thai-farang relationships almost always have a $$$$ angle at play anyhow
No, let's be honest, farang-farang relationships almost always have a $$$$ angle at play anyhow. It does not matter where you are. Women want financial security, and dating is expensive. The biggest difference, is here you have an approximate dollar figure, going in. There you do not. Three expensive dates, five, seven? Gifts and prizes? Trips? Cars? Apartments? It is always about money, unless you are under 25 and very good looking. Let's be real about this. It is all so much more honest, and up front here, and the "fortune" that is put on the "ultimate prize" is far more reasonable here. Back there it is insane. The whole dating and relationship scene back there is silly, annoying, desperate, inane, and dumb. And lastly, why on earth would I want to date a woman who is more masculine, than I am?
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Fed slashes rates, rips open crisis tool kit to cushion coronavirus blow
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What’s more, in a service-sector dominated economy much of the lost output is never going to be recovered. If people do not go out to their weekly meal at their favourite local restaurant for the next two months they are not going to eat out four times a week when the fear of infection has been lifted. It also seems likely that the economic pain will go on for longer than originally estimated. There is also a question of how long it will take consumer and business confidence to recover. Policy action by central banks and finance ministries can help in this respect but only so much. The chances are that the imminent recession will be U-shaped: a steep decline followed by a period of bumping along the bottom. There will be recovery but it will take time and only after much damage has been caused.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/15/prepare-for-the-coronavirus-global-recession?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other