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Elderly Americans Face Crisis Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown
Guess you missed this FACT ... ... "since President Biden took office; 1.7 million, the number of illegal migrants that Joe Biden released into American communities" ... -
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Report Abandoned Abroad: British Pensioner in Thailand Slams 'Immoral' Frozen Pensions Policy
No it is not. He is more likely to be being paid out more than what he paid in. It is an acknowledged fact that National Insurance contributions do not fully cover the cost of pension payouts for the majority of beneficiaries. It is not the UK taxpayer's fault that Thailand did not agree to a social security agreement with the UK. The EEA group of nations, the Philippines , much of the larger Commonwealth Caribbean countries, Turkey and the USA have an agreement. He picked Thailand, a nation without an agreement. There is no reciprocal agreement with the UK. If there was, he could get his adjustment. It takes 2 to make an agreement and Thailand did not agree. As a resident of Thailand, he is not paying any UK income tax is he? He pays his tax in Thailand, and most likely is at a lower tax rate than in the UK. None of what he receives is spent in the UK in goods and services nor paid in taxes to the crown. The pensioners in the UK are paying taxes in the UK on their income in excess of £12,570 and they pay VAT and many, pay council tax either in full or in part. The cost of living is higher for UK residents than it is for Thailand residents. The UK pensioners spend their pensions in the UK and many have a part of their pensions clawed back by the UK government. -
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How scared should we be of Trump's authoritarian tendencies?
I agree, Trump has a history of being too soft on many issues. He's not authoritarian enough. Maybe JD Vance when he gets to power. -
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Report Rangsiman Rome Refutes Rolex Rumours with Seiko Revelation
For daily operations I wear an Omega Seamaster, but I have been wearing my Tudor Pelagos of late, really liking it. I have a couple of G-Shocks for when I am in the field. I also have several other quality watches including Rolexes. No big deal. Horses for courses. -
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Report Abandoned Abroad: British Pensioner in Thailand Slams 'Immoral' Frozen Pensions Policy
Assuming a 'triple lock' average annual increase of 3%, after 10 years, an annual pension of £10,000 should become 10,000 x (1.03)^10 = £13,439. So, the pensioner living in Thailand is losing £3439/13439 = 25.6% of his pension in Year 10. I would say that is significant. (Funny how people always choose the highest rate of exchange when mentioning exchange rates. It hasn't been over 50 Baht to the £ in the last 5 years!) -
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