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Will the Trump Tarriff Attack on Thailand be met with backlash against American expats here?
He said he wasn't going to carry out the Heritage 2025 plan. But he is. And no, its not a big surprise as he lurches to Dark MAGA. Given the vast numbers of sacked bureaucrats, who's going to do the negotiating? 56 countries, some with more complex trading arrangements than others? He's gotten rid of thousands of bureaucrats, just to create a new bureaucracy. The US Customs and Border Protection is actually responsible for collecting these tariffs. About half of the CBP are involved in physical inspection of cargos etc. Probably their jobs are safe. But there are several thousand in the revenue collecting department, the sort who go around bothering companies with forms and other paperwork. They're the ones asked recently to justify their jobs to DOGE. No company, importer, is going to voluntarily pay the correct tariff. They will try tariff efficiency, some will try tariff evasion. That container of sneakers; were they really made in 10% Maldives, or 46% Vietnam. Expect the Irish border to get extremely fuzzy as to whether something is from the UK or from the Irish Republic. All this running around means extra cost, probably more hold-ups at ports, not just finished goods, but the supply chain. Pharmaceuticals are, for the moment, exempt, because the 47th President doesn't want someone dying because they can't get that excellent German made drug. But Medical devices are not exempt. Sorry, that pacemaker is costing 25% more because its all made in Germany. If you are a diabetic, the insulin you get is a tariff-free medicine, great. But the delivery device is not. That's now gone up in price. And the American supplier of the insulin can't just shift production of their pump or whatever, to the US, because they don't actually make it, because they don't know how to make it, so they went to someone, in Europe, but also in Asia, who does know how to make drug delivery devices. Ok, so they somehow find an American supplier of a device that can deliver the insulin. American company found, can design it. But what, the FDA says that's a new device. You need 5 years of clinical trials plus 18 months approvals to get that to the US market. Oh, and in the interests of government efficiency, there's a bit of a backlog on approvals. But don't worry, the boss says red tape will be cut. Insurance companies, who pay for these things, will step in say no way they are going to pay for shonky devices that they could get sued over. So now they will develop their own tech assessment processes to cover the lack of oversight the FDA is now carrying out, in the interests of government efficiency. Diabetics can always go back to needles and syringes, and insulin thats only works 50% of the time because its gotten too warm, or its contaminated due to a torn septum. They won't even need the Chinese CGMs; Indians do just fine by sensing when they are about to go into a coma, when they need their next shot. Of course, by that time, they've gone blind, and they don't have any fingers left due to the amputations. But its America First, right. -
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Bangkok Building Collapse Sets Unwanted World Records
Like the dubious traffic checks when helmets are checked again when riding a motorcycle, for example. The Thais tell me in advance where there will be another police check and that I should wear a helmet. Failed traffic education measures! -
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Bidding farewell
Not every farang is rich and supportive of local economy. If a Thai ask you to leave if you do not like it here, take it up to his/her superior. Make money work for you. thais generally equate money to power and power to subservience. It is in their patriarchal patronage culture. If you stayed in an upscale community or hotel, you get respect and good service from all walks of life. It is what it is. If Thais treat you lesser than you think you deserved, then if their eyes, you matter not much in their sphere of existence. -
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Trump Admin’s Crackdown on Illegal Immigration: 113,000 Arrests, 100,000+ Deportations
Bondi is at work. The legal action is what the Trump adm. is working on. They want an open and close legal case fast. I agree, why NO ONE in Congress complained about the illegal actions that had taken place. Something was hidden behind the mirror of deceit toward the American people. Time will time. Remember Trump doesn't give a f... since he isn't running again. What is happening behind the scenes now is all his family members are under tight security, something that never happened under the Biden family . -
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UK Passport renewal - email received 'send us your passport' 2 weeks after applying?
He said earlier on in this thread that the payment was taken after a few days. What he doesn’t say if he has tried to make contact with HMPO, there’s a chat line ( phone ) and a helpline ( email ). I recommend, again, that he tries to contact them. -
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