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Trump supports immigration visas backed by Musk: ‘I have many H-1B visas on
The lesser of 2 evils. It used to be that Trump thought a program wrong that affected hundreds of thousands. Yet something that's less serious than Biden reneging on his promise? A promise that affects one person? It isn't only young Americans who haven't been properly educated in arithmetic. -
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Why some of us did not get COVID symptoms …even though we were exposed.
A three time winner eh? With several Covid vaccinations? Wow. And just to think that I still haven’t had Covid with zero vaccinations…and I’m not Asian. -
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Hotel Fire Near Khao San Road Leaves 3 Dead, Many Rescued From Roof
The incident has prompted Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt to order the temporary closure of the hotel to ensure the building meets safety standards. A little late. -
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Trump supports immigration visas backed by Musk: ‘I have many H-1B visas on
More nonsense about my alleged nationality. Ignorance and obtuseness have nothing to do with nationality. What don't you understand about the simple proposition act that just because something is legal that doesn't make it justifiable? Or do you think that all the various programs and practices enabled by laws passed in the first 2 years of the Biden administration are justifiable because they are legal? -
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Jeju Air Flight from Bangkok Skids Off Runway at Muan Airport, 28 Dead
ABSOLUTELY....!!!! This was a disastrous oversight on the part of the airport designers. In addition, just from Google Street View, one can easily view the conditions past the runway, and it's ALL flat land. There was no need for this to happen, if only someone had thought....ahead. And, as you say, one must wait for the published report in several months' time. Many Years ago, when AV&ST was slightly different in format, and was a lot drier, featuring detailed accident reports, I subscribed to this excellent publication, and enjoyed it very much..like DECADES ago. The full report will be forthcoming. One must wait until then before drawing any firm conclusions. Still....that BURM at the end of the runway was a DEAD-giveaway of one of the factors that might have led to higher death toll....just my view. -
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Why some of us did not get COVID symptoms …even though we were exposed.
I despised being forced to get vaccinated if I wanted to partake in certain important activities I do often. I had my doubts about what the media was selling but in the end I think the vaccines were beneficial. To what extent, I have no clue. The wife and I both got Covid soon after our second shot. We are both slim and extremely healthy but that was a rough week! I never felt I was going to die but it made me realize how important health was and how little the media was promoting health as a cure. Getting a nasty case of Covid and being extremely unhealthy like many would be frightening. Covid preyed on the weak and on this forum you couldn’t even discuss this “fact”. Weird times. -
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Thai gov. to tax (remitted) income from abroad for tax residents starting 2024 - Part II
And taking this information combined with the info you provided in the “who lives on less than 20k” thread, obviously you aren’t someone who will be paying any taxes but are ever so happy to talk about how we should all be paying taxes for….”the social fabric”. Whatever that means. Taxes for thee but not for me is basically your mantra. You stated that you already own your vehicles and toys and don’t need anything else. So of course you aren’t bringing anything into the economy or contributing in any way either via taxes or expenditures. Perhaps, expats who have skirted the system and are living in their wives houses for free should be taxed on whatever the tax board would consider “Equivalent Rent”. If property taxes are instated for foreigners….same thing. Why should a foreigner live for free in a house purchased for their wife be exempted. It’s almost as if there are multitudes of Thai wives who are harboring “tax fugitives”. Tax any property that has a rich foreigner living in it….even if owned by a Thai. Greetings from Vietnam! 😘 -
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Looming Crisis: Private Schools Face Closures Amid VAT Hike
Following on for the above comment.... In Europe, most countries exempt private education from VAT, recognising its role in society and aligning with the principle of supporting educational services. Private education is generally not subject to VAT in... Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece (after revoking its VAT on private education in 2015), Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden These countries typically classify private education as a public good or essential service, aligning its tax treatment with that of public education, which is also exempt from VAT. In Europe, only a few countries apply VAT or equivalent taxes to private education services. These countries usually do so under specific conditions or for particular types of private education. Countries That Tax Private Education: - United Kingdom (as of Jan 2025) - Greece Introduced a 23% VAT on private education in 2015 during austerity measures, this tax was later revoked as it was disaster. - Ireland - Some private education services, particularly non-essential courses or commercial training, are subject - Switzerland - taxes some private educational services if they do not fall under exemptions for compulsory schooling or vocational education. - Norway - Certain specialised or private education services, particularly commercial training programs, are subject to VAT. Thus: the question has to be asked - If the vast majority of the EU identifies that taxing private education is fundamentally flawed, why does the UK Labour government see it differently ????
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