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WISE just shut me down!
Wow, so that's 2 letters from expats in 5 years complaining about a UK bank closing their accounts. Hardly a flood of complaints is it! And by the way, did you know that UK banks are under no obligation to tell you why they have chosen to close anyone's account? 'We have taken the decision to stop holding accounts for customers living in Thailand', could mean 'We don't make enough money off your account to make it worth our while operating for you'. Never forget that banks are commercial enterprises with an overriding desire to make money. -
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Trump & Netanyahu Press Conference: U.S. will "take over" and "own" the Gaza Strip.
What about the Palestinians with Israel citizenship , should they also move to the USA ? All 2 million of them ? Do you mean ALL Israelis or just Israeli Jews ? -
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Trump & Netanyahu Press Conference: U.S. will "take over" and "own" the Gaza Strip.
Try this make a serious suggestion that one of these is denied their land and moved overseas. Then repeat for the others. See how it goes. -
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Trump 2.0 -- Exponentially more damaging than Trump 1.0
NO! He has been a complete disaster to the entire world of people with more than two brain cells and a full set of teeth. -
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Trump & Netanyahu Press Conference: U.S. will "take over" and "own" the Gaza Strip.
I think he wants to invade The British Empire, something about Tea vs Coffee?? -
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Trump's Trade War to Raise Prices on a Wide Range of Products
If there was some level of consistency when it came to his rhetoric on the borders it might be more believable but his arguments are bordering on that of someone who is not only completely unhinged but someone who is completely irrational. In Donald Trump’s mind, and in his alternate reality, there is a “massive” amount of deadly fentanyl pouring into the country across the U.S. northern border with Canada. In the real world, exactly 43 pounds of the deadly synthetic drug were seized at the U.S.-Canada border last year — one-two thousandths of the 21,000 pounds seized at the U.S.-Mexico border. That disconnect illustrates succinctly the president’s approach to both the very real fentanyl problem and the nation’s trade relationships with our North American neighbors — an approach apparently based on his whims and the political expediency of the moment rather than facts and a coherent plan. For months, Trump has been claiming that fentanyl from Canada required the imposition of punitive tariffs — only to later say that Canada deserved tariffs because it ran a trade surplus against the United States while simultaneously suggesting that the entire problem could be resolved if it agreed to become the 51st U.S. state. This week, Trump backed down from his 25% tariff threat against both Canada and Mexico for at least one month without gaining anything. Mexico again promised to deploy troops to help prevent illegal border crossings, as it has repeatedly in recent years. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised the same $1.3 billion in border security enhancements he had already pledged in December, only this time with the addition of a new “fentanyl czar” in the Canadian government. Again, evidence that he is a terrible negotiator. In the meantime, Trump has done nothing since taking office to push for the fentanyl-detecting equipment that had been contained in bipartisan border security legislation that he blocked last summer. Is stunning incompetence is really starting to reveal itself.
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