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The Standard Deduction in the US for married filing jointly is $29,200. The exemption in Thailand that I worked out is about $16,200 or significantly less. If you're making $29,200 a year in the US you're in poverty really and exempt from taxes. But let's say Thailand can tax all of it. You'd be on the hook for 13,000 USD or about 450K THB. So Thailand would get you for about 25,000 THB in taxes when the US wouldn't even tax you. Not quite fair 'eh? I've read the DTA for the US but didn't notice a clause regarding tax allowance such as the US Standard Deduction or even itemized deductions for that matter. Do you know specifically where in the DTA this is stated? "If you receive less than your home countries tax allowance then you will not have to pay tax, that is double taxing, and against the DTA Double Taxing Authority international agreements."

They could try him in-absentia but they won't. The kid is like Tony - they are Teflon to the Thai judiciary system.

The Left: Kamala Harris Won!!! The RIght: Donald Trump Won!!! Me: The United States Public Lost

You'll know by 2025. Until then it is useless speculation and fear-mongering. Kick back, grab a beer, and chill. Worry about it IF if happens.

J.D.Vance declines to criticize Tucker Carlson over his friendly chat with Holocaust Denier This is they type of sh*t that Communist do. "You must publicly denounce this person and that person for doing this action and that action. FYI - You can burn American flags in the US; you can deny the Holocaust in the US. It's call the First Amendment protections of freedom of speech and expression. Force denunciations of what the Status Quo is maligning is the road to Communism and totalitarianism. Anyone who promotes that Vance must denounce anything protected by the First Amendment is essentially a supporter of Communism as well as authoritarianism - ya'll are now personal friends with Mao and Stalin it seems. Of course many of the American expats here want to see the US turned into a quasi-Communist or authoritarian country. How'd that work out for the Soviet Union?

WTF is a "mini-heart gesture." And really - who cares.

Everyone gets a trial except for <drum roll> Vorayuth Yoovidhya <slide whistle, cymbal crash - canned laughter>. Nope, he'll just wait out the Statutes of Limitation and come waltzing back to Thailand in a manner that will make Tony's luxury hospital penthouse stay look like actual prison time - which of course the kid will completely avoid. He'll be as free as a bird as cops are imprisoned...well, as they should be. But again - two-tiered justice. Red Notice. Bunk. You can check Interpol Red Notices and he ain't got one. Nope, the elite take care of one of their own. Only commoners get thrown under the bus.

Same in Chiang Mai. The lawyer I've used in the past has upscaled and doesn't seem to want to do mundane things like this anymore. So looking for a new law firm in the Chiang Mai area which could draw one up. Both my wife and I created detailed Living Wills that are witnessed and notarized by the lawyer who drew it up (in Thai), but I overlooked a HealthCare Power of Attorney.

Do you know of any Thai legal agencies that can draw one up?

The EC has been used to remove new contenders from participating in politics. However, it is past time for the Thaksin political-machine to be dismantled and allow for a reshuffling of the deck, minus those to have been running the show directly or from behind the curtains. While the EC is at it, they should make campaign promises to empty the Thai treasury into the pockets of the voters if the voters vote their party(ies) into office. It's vote-buying and it is part-and-parcel corruption.

Now there is an interesting approach.

Actually they can. VPN ISPs use an assigned block of IP address and the banks are well aware of which blocks of IP address are assigned to VPNs as well as which company is hosting the VPN.

Seems to be a fully functioning kleptocracy.

In Dubai: I need to come back to Thailand and live out my old age with my grandchildren. Back in Thailand: I'm so frail and ill that I can't be placed in prison. Once released: I'm so frail and ill. See the neck brace and mask, and arm sling. I'm barely able to walk. Look how weak I am. <boo hoo> Pardoned: (Looking as fit as a fiddle): Well let's get the parties huddled together so I can take-over control of Thai politics by proxy again. I know - let's put my daughter in charge. What's wrong with this picture and why is it being allowed Where are all the medical props now? (asking for a friend) 🤔 Really - Thaksin is barred from politics? And yet his daughter is the PM which allows him to directly control the government using his daughter as his proxy. This is wrong in 100 different ways.

BTFD.

And they'll get away with it. Two tier system of justice. One tier for elites like Thakin and the .05%. Another tier for the plebs, commoners, and the other 99.95%. Penthouse hospital suites for the former. Prisons for the latter.

No kidding.

A weakening dollar as the Federal Reserves states that it is going to cut rates. Cutting rates will cause further inflation and continue to debase the dollar. The dollar is weakening globally - it is not the THB getting stronger per say, although the THB may have gotten marginally stronger. You would have to check the FX market charts for the THB against other currencies. Check the DXY index where the USD is compared to this basket of currencies: EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, SEK, CHF. The USD has been money-hammered over the last few months, especially the last two months. But you need to look at the bigger long-term picture. The DXY has been chopping around for two years now. I wouldn't start freaking out unless the DXY falls below 99.58, then things may get interesting.

...people who burn trash at night, arsonists who set fires to Thai forests...

Nor I.

109 THB ($3.25) on Lazada. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/genuine-windows-11-windows-10-32-64-bit-z-i5269828317-s22412414216.html

I'll have to get in my Back To The Future DeLorean and jet back to 1990 and pick one up at Walmart.

Can anyone recommend a Slow Cooker which they themselves use and like? Brand and model? Thanks!

I'll worry about that in Dec 2025.