Poll shows most Thais unable to earn enough to make ends meet

[NoshowJones]

6 hours ago, stoner said:

most humans cant make end meet. 

I have always said that capitalism is the scourge of this whole world.

[MrJ2U]

1 hour ago, bstafford214 said:

Who did they pay brown envelopes to in order to be approved to sell and open so many stores in Thailand?

Theses guy's are the government. 

[GroveHillWanderer]

5 hours ago, ChrisKC said:

This "survey" showing an average of less than 20 people in every province is not representative or statistically significant and it is worth only ignoring it. 

How do you know it's not representative? Did you personally review the participants?

 

Also, it is statistically significant because as any statistician will tell you, a properly conducted survey with a random selection of 1,000 people, gives a 95% chance of coming within about 3% of the true figure for the total population.

 

There's not really that much point in going higher because it only reduces the margin of error very slightly.

 

As the article below about sampling size error puts it:

 

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But once we get to 1,000, additional sampling error falls only slightly. In fact, doubling the sample size from 1,000 to 2,000 only reduces the margin of sampling error by about a single percentage point.

Margin of sampling error (MOSE)

 

[Harveyboy]

18 hours ago, Orinoco said:

And some farmers make 300 baht a day.

Ps, But some how they still find money for lottery tickets. 

 

 

and a nice  4×4 ..

[NoshowJones]

2 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

There are 200 different jobs. Which one job has most people?

Shop assistants in convenience stores like 7-11.

[Harveyboy]

18 hours ago, Orinoco said:

And some farmers make 300 baht a day.

Ps, But some how they still find money for lottery tickets. 

 

 

yep...my wife's cousin works in a laboratory..low paid job just making do .but this week they were out looking at a 1.5 million baht  motor..Thai mentality 

[NoshowJones]

2 hours ago, sambum said:

Where's the "Confused" button when you need it?

It seems plain enough to me. What job employs the most people in Thailand?

Anyone??

[PETERTHEEATER]

18 hours ago, Boomer6969 said:

Are you promoting prostitution? 

Only if that is a euphemism for tradional Thai massage....????

[khunpa]

There are lots of jobs around and anyone willing to work hard can do very well for themselves.

 

It’s all a matter of mindset and not letting other lazy family members leach you for all you work hard for. Which is what happens in many families here.

 

I have an retired guy (handyman) always working for me on various projects around my house. Was so hard to find someone, but this guy said yes and has since done loads of well-paid work for me. E.g. he ended up building me a nice pool and hired others to help him. A very smart guy who has made way more money the past years, helping me out, than many young educated Thais I know.

 

Some Thais are simply just way to lazy and would rather sit drinking and eating, than work to improve their situation.

 

 

[Sparktrader]

46 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Shop assistants in convenience stores like 7-11.

Ask them

[jacko45k]

3 hours ago, hansnl said:

in fact they got filthy rich in their time in power.

I always though he was filthy rich before he came to power. Even born into a rich family.

By the time Thaksin was born, the Shinawatra family was one of the richest and most influential families in Chiang Mai.

(Wiki)

[sambum]

4 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

Not arguing with your post or math, however I am pretty sure that most massage girls do not make that much per day!

He did say "some"!

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, sambum said:

He did say "some"!

Must be the ones he employs for their services rendered.....for 30 minutes of time he sure spends some coin...

[mikeymike100]

2 minutes ago, sambum said:

He did say "some"!

You are correct and I said most do not!

[DJ54]

I agree it’s difficult for people especially in the Village…. not a lot of work for unskilled workers so

most rely on their farms which break even at best for most….

[2baht]

3 hours ago, possum1931 said:

I have always said that capitalism is the scourge of this whole world.

What ism would you prefer?

[paulikens]

they was quite happy with lockdowns and actively encouraged them, so you reap what you sow I'm afraid.

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, paulikens said:

they was quite happy with lockdowns and actively encouraged them, so you reap what you sow I'm afraid.

You just can not help yourself can you. Do you have anything constructive here or should the Russian tourists be assisting the Thais more here since they are fleeing a war that they do not want to be drafted into. Money doesn't grow on trees here.

[Acharn]

22 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

3 to 4 million. Not that small.

More like 150,000-200,000. Most are from the North, Chiang Mai, Chaiyaphum. Girls from the NorthEast are usually too dark-skinned. Used to be a few more before they made 18 the legal requirement in 1996. Most of them don't make very much. Most Massage girls only make about ฿1,000 a day, if even that much. Most street-walkers only make ฿3-400 on a good day.

[Mac Mickmanus]

4 hours ago, possum1931 said:

Shop assistants in convenience stores like 7-11.

Could be that some peoples lives revolve around going to bars and 7/11's and that's the only two jobs they are aware of ?

   Either a bar girl or working in 7/11 ?

[Acharn]

4 hours ago, possum1931 said:

It seems plain enough to me. What job employs the most people in Thailand?

Anyone??

Farming.

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, 2baht said:

What ism would you prefer?

Socialism works quite well for some countries.

 

It's somewhat ironic Americans start frothing at the mouth at the mere mention of the term, while being blissfully unaware their taxes fund one of the most socialist organizations on the planet. The US military.

 

Back on topic, I am seeing quite a few Thais in my GF's village who are giving her their gold to sell in Chiang Rai, which to me is an indicator they are struggling.

[Gwen1234]

23 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Some massage girls make 4000 baht a day. Work 20 days a month, AVG 3000 baht is 60,000. Rent 3,500. Saving 50,000. 

That's before they pay out for the leased truck they buy before getting a driving licence ????

[Neeranam]

On 10/10/2022 at 5:38 PM, Sparktrader said:

Learn to trade forex

Thailand is becoming a crypto hub, with bitkub. 

My mother in law even bought some, it will make her rich in a couple of years.

[sbf]

5 hours ago, possum1931 said:

It seems plain enough to me. What job employs the most people in Thailand?

Anyone??

Farmers at 7.4 million households would be my guess

[NoshowJones]

7 minutes ago, sbf said:

Farmers at 7.4 million households would be my guess

Good one.

[3NUMBAS]

the distribution of wealth is still very unequal as thus it has always been

[3NUMBAS]

i once new a honey from patpong and she tried to go straight at a   jap restrant at mbk but the salary and nhours was so bad she gave up

 

it was also the owners took the pi** keeping tips and working her relentlessly

7 days a week

[Mac Mickmanus]

4 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

i once new a honey from patpong and she tried to go straight at a   jap restrant at mbk but the salary and nhours was so bad she gave up

 

it was also the owners took the pi** keeping tips and working her relentlessly

7 days a week

Aren't their employment rules that state workers must have a day off per week ?

   Bar girl work is easy work and its often difficult for former bargirls to adapt to regular jobs

  

[Sparktrader]

8 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Aren't their employment rules that state workers must have a day off per week ?

   Bar girl work is easy work and its often difficult for former bargirls to adapt to regular jobs

  

Not easy if ugly man