Thai PM says no billionaires offered financial help to Government

[Toany]

They didn't even give any money back!

[ronaldo0]

So these people will now be getting their business blocked in some way I would bet. Eg sorry booze selling banned for another few months ! ????

[ChipButty]

6 minutes ago, ronaldo0 said:

So these people will now be getting their business blocked in some way I would bet. Eg sorry booze selling banned for another few months ! ????

Thats ok, but how much excise tax does the government lose?

[LomSak27]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

None of the Thailand’s 20 billionaires, who responded to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s call for help in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, have offered the Government any financial help.

I'm shocked as this seems the complete opposite of what I have been told about "Thainess."

 

Although it does explain the bad farang article of the last couple days; Doi Suthep cyclists, Pattaya beach geezers. If Farangs are actively handing out free food, documented and praised in Thai media and thai billionaires are not ... something must be done.  

[DrTuner]

In a country with the largest wealth gap in the world, what did you expect?

 

Let them eat cake. Thais seem to be as complacent as ever, hungry or not.

[newnative]

So, tax them already with a fat cat tax.

[Grumpy John]

6 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

In a country with the largest wealth gap in the world, what did you expect?

 

Let them eat cake. Thais seem to be as complacent as ever, hungry or not.

I used to think they were bone lazy and work shy....but that's not true in all cases.  Some have been beaten down and downtrodden for so long they just don't have a lot of hope and their dream is they have enough money for a bag of ice some bottles of soda and a small bottle of whisky at the end of the day.

[SteveK]

You could pick a handful of ministers, and between them they'd have enough money to feed millions of citizens for a year.

 

But they'd obviously rather get the begging bowl out.

Edited April 29, 2020 by SteveK

[rwill]

I'm sure it was quite the opposite.  Them asking the government for help.

 

[Yadon Toploy]

5 hours ago, bodga said:

Incredible, me  first to the very  top.

Result of a flawed culture, fabricated history and dismal education system unfortunately.

[smedly]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai PM says no billionaires offered financial help to Government

If I was one of them the first question I'd be asking is - what have you done with all the taxes we and the people pay you and all the income you rave about and how well the Thai economy has been doing the last 5 years - where is the money ???????

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

None of the Thailand’s 20 billionaires, who responded to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s call for help in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, have offered the Government any financial help.

You emptied the pot Mr PM why should they bail you out?

[SteveK]

1 minute ago, smedly said:

 where is the money ???????

Everyone knows where it is, they just aren't allowed to say.

[Yadon Toploy]

1 hour ago, Denim said:

 

Prayuth is exactly the kind of PM that all those idiots who supported Suthep and his Bangkok Shutdown deserve.( including posters on this forum ) I have no sympathy for any of those morons  who were patting themselves on the back for overthrowing democracy. Just too bad everyone else has to suffer the consequences as well.

 

As for Prayuth , sold some land a couple of years back for 600,000,000 baht to a new company based in the British Virgin Islands with no other business on their books. So he is not far short of being a billionaire himself. He should set an example , not be asking for others to donate. Supposed to be the great leader not a foot dragging follower.

Amen brother.

[smedly]

33 minutes ago, SteveK said:

You could pick a handful of ministers, and between them they'd have enough money to feed millions of citizens for a year.

 

But they'd obviously rather get the begging bowl out.

they are so focused on the flow direction of money for decades that reversing it is quite frankly never going to happen - there is only one place any surplus ends up 

[Yadon Toploy]

1 minute ago, SteveK said:

Everyone knows where it is, they just aren't allowed to say.

Oh.. snap!

[Saint Nick]

"He said some of these tycoons had expressed concern that, after the pandemic is over, some employees, who were provided with alternative jobs, might not return to work for them."

I am seriously struggeling, to find the words and not to be aggressive and insulting!

But maybe...just maybe...those "tycoons" should offer better working conditions or wages!

But sure: competition is the enmy of Thailand! 

[Venom]

41 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

I'm shocked as this seems the complete opposite of what I have been told about "Thainess."

 

Although it does explain the bad farang article of the last couple days; Doi Suthep cyclists, Pattaya beach geezers. If Farangs are actively handing out free food, documented and praised in Thai media and thai billionaires are not ... something must be done.  

Doi Suthep cyclists????? Must be some form of suicide to cycle up that mountain during high season when PM 2.5 air pollution is the worst on the planet by double! It would be far more healthy to stay home and smoke three packs of cigarettes. ???? 

[smedly]

3 hours ago, Thailand said:

None of the multi billionaire military persons fronting up either?

are you kidding 

 

they spend years making themselves filthy rich, it is not in their makeup to hand any of it back 

[Saint Nick]

2 hours ago, Canuck1966 said:

They shouldn't give ANY money to the govt

They should be helping people at local and grass root levels. 

 

They should....

[smedly]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Why are some people dissing the billionaires? This mess is not their fault. Do not assume that I think that the billionaires are zippidy doo, altruistic, nice types but the current leaders are at fault here not the billionaires.

A true leader leads by example, not by sending out begging letters and blaming non-politicians for not coming to his rescue. The leaders are not poor, they just have unexplained wealth.

A classic case of blame deflection.

 

you nailed it

[smedly]

1 hour ago, Denim said:

Prayuth is exactly the kind of PM that all those idiots who supported Suthep and his Bangkok Shutdown deserve.( including posters on this forum ) I have no sympathy for any of those morons  who were patting themselves on the back for overthrowing democracy. Just too bad everyone else has to suffer the consequences as well.

although I get your point - the Thaksin redshirt PT mob are no better - all they want is access to the big money trough to enrich themselves 

 

The may actually have been some hope in the now extinguished "Future Forward" group - the current administration saw them as a huge threat and that speaks volumes to me

[Geoffggi]

I thought the government had heaps of cash, when they can order lots of toy's for the military to play with especially as they do not in my knowledge have any substantial border disputes that could threaten the countries security apart from the long running skirmishes with the muslims in the south of Thailand. 

[tomauasia]

He has only now seen that nobody trusts or likes him  With your track record of misappropriated funds l wouldn't be giving either.

[phkauf]

5 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Yep-you don't get to be a robber baron by being nice and once you're there it is a very cozy club..

Agree with the part about getting to the club, but to show absolutely zero sympathy for the people who support your lifestyle is beyond disgusting. Look at people like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Mike Bloomberg all incredibly wealthy beyond belief and these are among the most philanthropic people in the world. (Altho Bloomberg was quite stupid in pissing away $1 billion running for President, money that could have fed millions of people in the third world).

But these mostly Chinese ethnic Thai Billionaires care nothing about anyone but their immediate family. I only hope that the $10 Billion CP is spending on Tesco Lotus ends up bankrupting the company. 

And it's beyond pathetic that the Thai Government essentially went begging for their help and then get stiffed. Talk about loss of face.

[BobBKK]

99% here is owned by 0.1%

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, newnative said:

So, tax them already with a fat cat tax

Then they'd have to exempt themselves of course!

[klauskunkel]

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Thai PM says no billionaires offered financial help to Government

What? Not even your very own billionaire PMs and ministers in your government? How very disappointing...

Or is it that they know a thing or two about corruption?

[FarFlungFalang]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

The rich are certainly not going to help anyone but themselves.

The didnt get rich helping others, but got rich by exploiting others.

Just another example of me me me.

Maybe they are like the rest of us and are hoping he just goes away?

[thaiboss]

NO NEED TO COMMENTS ON THIS ........ THAI WAY let it be as it is..... farang you not in the game here