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It defies logic, doesn't it, but? TIT!

I'd surmise that the majority of Thais engaging in street vending don't rub shoulders with the Shinawatra clan, their buddies, or the Thai HiSo communities. Now regarding the 300K cap on income. That sort of would require Thais to file taxes and from my experience out here in Native Thailand? Most Thais in that sociology-economic category don't file taxes. And then if the Shinawatra clan, their buddies, or the Thai HiSo communities wanted to run a string of Thai citizen proxies and pay them slave wages to run street vending stalls - well look at Teflon Tony kids - Who Is Gonna Enforce the law? My guess is the law will be used as an excuse to shake-down street vendors who are on the margins of income and society. Remember - This Is Thailand!

So 20% of the Thai population are "disabled?" Interesting!

Well there is! Just like in Thailand! "All you commoners get your knickers in a twist. PMs are "Special People" and "Special People" get to play by a different set of rules - not like you commoner swill. Now shut up or the constabulary will be coming around to shut you up. Know your place. We know our and it's above all of you commoners."

Prime Minister Starmer Defends Taking Donations Amid Criticism Of course. He's not like all the dirty little commoners, you know, working people. He's Oxford educated! He's "Special!" His 💩 smells like Lilies of the Valley. He's a "somebody," not a regular pleb. Of course he can take expensive gifts from wealthy people. But don't you dirty commoners try this - you'll be arrested and thrown into the dungeon. Know your place commoners. Oh - by the way citizens - criticizing Starmer is "Hate Speech." The constables will be around to throw you in the paddy-wagon and taken to court where you'll be promptly found guilty and send a UK gulag. 😬 "Sucks to be you, little people! Ha ha ha ha ha. Now shut up and take a knee."

"Possession is 9/10th of the law."

Honest Question: How is Trump a 'threat to Democracy'? Because it's common knowledge that Trump "is actually Hitler" and is a "threat to Democracy" and "he needs to be stopped by any means from becoming president again." Or so the progressive liberal trope is spun via the DNC and the media empire that they control. Hence, don't be surprised if assassination attempt 3, 4, and 5 are right around the corner. The Democrats have whipped their base into a frenzy where the fringe lunatics are thinking of ways to "save Democracy" by removing the former President permanently. Funny that they same people who scream about the dangers of "hate speech" are fully engaged in spewing hatred toward Trump. "Well that's different grrrrrr." Yeah, of course it is. Ah-huh. If Trump gets into office it will be four years similar to his last four years in office, with the exception that he'll probably replace the head of the DoJ and then play the same Lawfare games that the Democrats have done for the last four years - which is what these people really mean - he a danger to their personal freedom when he turns on the "quid pro quo" and starts investigating those who played Lawfare games with him. The Lawfare genie should have never been uncorked from its bottle - but? Too late now. Fools.

Fox in the hen-house, and the real predator is behind the scenes pulling the cute, little foxie's strings.

Tony is Teflon. They'll bury all evidence of conspiracy to game the legal system so deep that the Devil himself will be guarding it.

Of course, so my family, whose grandparents and great grandparents didn't show up in America until the turn of the 20th century, and who were common folk in Slavic and Celtic countries - we're gonna be on the hook to pay reparations? Good idea - the independent swing voters, like myself, with similar ancestry are gonna love this idea.

Looks like we are about 5 seconds from Midnight on the Nuclear Doomsday Clock, imho. If the US approves long-range missile attacks on the Russian interior, using US, UK, French and other EU service members and contractors to enter the classified, encrypted satellite targeting data into these these country's long-range missiles which they will launch from Ukraine - which is called "giving Ukraine the missiles to fire at Russia," but it isn't Ukraine who fires them, it's NATO members - after the first missile is fired, well then it's the end of humanity as we know it. We're about there. Personally I don't think we make it to 2025. So, if you hear an emergency broadcast that the major nuclear powers have just launched their strategic arsenals, what are you going to do? Well, other than either die within the next hour or more slowly over the next week or so? I've been here before, in 1962. My dad was a SAC pilot, I know how close we came then. And we are even closer now. Humankind's history has been nothing but war - unending. Fitting end I say. The Drona Parva in the Hindu Vedas describe the same in an very ancient past. Human-monkey's with nukes - how do you expect it to end? If nothing else, man's inhumanity toward man is predictable. Got Bunker? (of course you don't)

Ha ha ha ha ha. Ahhhh Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. HAHAHAHAHA.

Not being the spelling police. In this case, spelling matter. Bangkok Assay.

Since they finished taking out all of the stop lights on Highway 11 and put in fly-over bridges instead three years ago the 75 kilometer drive to the fly-over bridge next to Central Airport is 1 hour or less. If I want "city" it's a reasonable drive. It I want "small city" Lamphun is 1/2 hour away. But where I live is sandwiched between two mountain ranges with a National Park on one side and state forests on the other. And the Chiang Mai-Bangkok rail-line goes through our village to boot. Far enough away to be remote; close enough if I have need to want "city." It works for me!

Coffee - don't eat to mid-day.

Agreed. Find a new Koi-friend for your remaining fish.

Ya know. I've been social all my life. Parties, friends, more parties, get togethers, social events - been there, done that. At 72+, I'm just fine to be like one of two farang within about a 15 kilometer radius, and there aren't many outside of that range either. I had an ample social life in the past. Now I'm quite happy with quiet and solitude and living life in a Buddhist slow-lane. I have my pack of nine dogs and some other critters and a garden. "Needing a social life?" Good memories and water under the bridge. I'm good.

What's not to love? Well, other than that burning in the background. Lumyai season. They cut the trees back after harvest and burn the branches. Not bad this time of year as there is rain, wind, and no inversion layer. In March you wouldn't be able to see those mountains. Burn season is the primary Suck out here. The other 9 months are great! Imho.

Prior to renewing my US passport this year, I have had three online 90 day reports rejected. No reason given. On one it was: "No valid arrival date." I've submitted them and was approved before using the arrival date in 2009? Why the change? The immigration officer simply refused to follow-up to find out why. "Can you check with Bangkok and track the reason for my 90 day being rejected." "No. No can." So there ya go. "No can!" I bet that they can though, they just don't want to.

Hate to state the obvious, but you should have made sure you 90 day was accepted before sending off your passport. That is exactly what I did. Cleared my 90 report, got my receipt, and then mailed out the passport that week. As mentioned above, try to mail it in, and if that doesn't work, then you just learned a 2000 THB lesson - you won't do that again. Fyi - once you get your passport back, you'll need to do your first 90 day in person if your passport number changes like they do in US passports, ie, the new passport number isn't in the system.

Also easy enough to ask for the order number and check it online.

We have a white board in the living room. Any COD packages are written on that. If something show up without being on the board - it's rejected. Simple.

How many owners of small massage shops pay taxes? My guess - about 0%. If Thailand had a tax enforcement agency like the US, then they would force every adult Thai to file taxes, but they don't. I doubt they have enough government tax employees to process a fraction of the potential number of tax returns by the entire working adult population. "Thai" and "Planning" are mutually exclusive terms. If they really do decide to selectively enforce taxation of foreigners while letting the majority of Thais go tax-free with no mandate to file taxes as a Thai national, then those "wealthy" foreigners who will actually have a tax liability charged at Thailand's insane taxation schedule, those foreigners will leave taking their money and investments with them. Thailand loses again. I don't really see a scenario where Thailand benefits from taxing foreigners, other than VAT, and benefit in the long-term. They'll just drive foreign investment and long-stay wealthy foreigners - who purchase big ticket items in Thailand and pays VAT on those items - away. Thailand's loss. "Tough titties said the kitty when the milk ran dry." Back to "Thai" and "Planning" are mutually exclusive terms - Thais can't see the long-term - something they failed to inherit from their Chinese ancestors who do plan for the long-term. As such, they'll fubar it for sure. Worry about it in 2025.

They'll have to add a few thousand new government tax workers who are capable of deciphering the 197 DTAs from the global village, deciphering each DTA for the each country in which there is a foreigner community which stays in Thailand over 180 day, and then pair up those DTAs with reality, and THEN develop an enforcement mechanism. The adds significant liability cost to the plan to milk assets from foreigners. Thailand can't get 80% of those who are caught on highway speed cameras to pay their fines. What's my point? With that said, now imagine how this is going to be enforced? 🤔 Btw, my guess is that the average long-stay farang over 65 probably has no tax liability in Thailand, and on the contrary will end up having the Thai government pay them back their 15% withholding on the measly interest that the Thai banks pay in interest on the bank funds used for annual extension. It would barely pay for the time expended to file the tax form. Add to that the cost of government workers with government benefits which will be needed to be hired to process the additional work-load, and Thailand will find that it's losing money on the deal. Now if they'd just focus on wealthy Thais attempting to game the Thai system, they could accrue additional tax income. Coming after foreigners living here in order to beat the high cost of living in the West will be a losing proposition. With that said? Wait until, 2025, see what shakes, and then act accordingly. Until then - grab a beer, kick back, and see if there is a 2025 to worry about given the nuclear posturing of the rather insane nuclear-armed countries with whom the West insists on provoking into a potential WW3 and nuclear Armageddon. If you live to see 2025, the Thai taxes may be the least of your worries.

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