SAffer Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Spending on rural roads and infrastructure is damaging to the nation. Swampy, Airport Link, BTS extentions - not so much.jaltsc: only need one more than the other guy. As one of those who DO NOT live in Bangkok, I can tell you that the lack of spending on rural roads IS damaging the nation. Thailand is not just Bangkok. I would have thought that goes without saying. I live in BKK, but it's obvious that Thailand needs infrustructure upgrades in rural areas... I am quite surprised anyone would think differently. Thailand needs some serious decentralisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bf2002 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) don't feed the birds....or they'll just crap on you! Edited June 2, 2011 by bf2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timekeeper Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Spending on rural roads and infrastructure is damaging to the nation. Swampy, Airport Link, BTS extentions - not so much.jaltsc: only need one more than the other guy. As one of those who DO NOT live in Bangkok, I can tell you that the lack of spending on rural roads IS damaging the nation. Thailand is not just Bangkok. and Thailand is not just Issan although the rreds think it is........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisailer Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 The writer of that article has obviously never worked in a rice paddy. I wonder if he has ever even seen how hard the average Thai has to work to survive. Thailand already has low unemployment, now the challenge is going to be to pay people enough for their hard work so that they can live and have a brighter future. Anyone who thinks That Thai's are lazy are either blind or spending too much time in the bear bars. Everywhere I go I see Thai's working hard to be competent at their jobs and trying to get ahead. One of my wife's high school friends has a four year degree and 3 years experience working in Japan in a Auto factory. He speaks and writes Japanese perfectly and recently got a job with the relatively high pay of 20,000 baht/mo. Every country lives or dies on it's middle class and Thailand has a long way to go. Infrastructure projects make more sense because they improve the country as a whole. Building alternatives to cars and highways provides people a way to get to where their going without clogging the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeGB Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Thai people are weak and dependent, because that's the way they're trained to be from birth. The lack of a decent education also helps to foster dependency. This is news ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 From where I'm sitting in the UK these so called handouts are extremely parsimonious and compared to UK benefits dependants Thais are far from weak and dependant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisailer Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 From where I'm sitting in the UK these so called handouts are extremely parsimonious and compared to UK benefits Dependants Thais are far from weak and Dependant. Exactly, Try getting a grip on the "handouts" at the top. Helping your neighbor today and being helped by him tomorrow is not handouts, it's community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOODLOVER Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 NEWS FLASH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 :jap:They Figured that one all on their own, did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Abhisits promise is the welfare state "5 reductions and 5 increases" = 10 points (in words ten) the number on the ballot paper for the Dem's. Five Reductions reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling reduce cost of university study via soft loans reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare reduce living costs for people by providing free water, power, bus and train services reduce the cost of fertiliser for farmers Five Increases increase profits for farmers by 25 per cent increase minimum wages by 25 per cent in two years increase allowances for elderly people increase the fight against drug trafficking increase efforts to uphold the rule of law without granting an amnesty to wrongdoers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Abhisits promise is the welfare state "5 reductions and 5 increases" = 10 points (in words ten) the number on the ballot paper for the Dem's. Five Reductions reduce education costs for the 15 years of 'free' schooling reduce cost of university study via soft loans reduce restrictions on free universal healthcare reduce living costs for people by providing free water, power, bus and train services reduce the cost of fertiliser for farmers Five Increases increase profits for farmers by 25 per cent increase minimum wages by 25 per cent in two years increase allowances for elderly people increase the fight against drug trafficking increase efforts to uphold the rule of law without granting an amnesty to wrongdoers http://www.thaivisa....ost__p__4442652 Certainly looks better than "credit cards for farmers and taxi drivers" and "free tablet computers for every kid". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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