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Canada is Petrified
As a "born in Ontariariarioooo" guy, I have to say that I am petrified. Petrified that Trudeau will stuff things up with his empty leftist rhetoric and knee-jerk platitudes. He has had 9 years in power and managed to nearly impoverish the country. IF Canada were the 51st state, it would rank 50th in per capita GDP, just edging out Mississippi in the race to the bottom. So I actually think Trump woudn't want us. -
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non O based on marriage visa extension
Immigration offices vary on what they want re map Example, for CW just a hand drawn map showing location of condo/house with street name and to main intersection. Certainly not map from dwelling to immigration office. Some want more. Check with your immigration office -
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Joe Biden Ranked 'Worst President' in Modern History, Poll Reveals
Could care less. I’m not the POTUS. -
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EV Owners Frustrated as Samui Ferries Restrict EV Transport Over New Year Period
Plenty of research going on into extinguishing EV fires, a couple of simple examples below. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23011954 https://ctif.org/news/new-revolutionary-method-extinguishes-lithium-ion-ev-fires-ten-minutes-minimal-water Below is some of the latest guidance for emergency responders on dealing with EV fires, supported by the Australian government. https://www.evfiresafe.com/ev-fire-suppression-methods- 1
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People who support Cashless Society
Going completely cashless is supremely dumb for so many reasons, let's have a look at some: 1. The first and most obvious reason for not doing it is that we, the public, are handing far too much power over to banks, corporations, and governments... and we all know what a bunch of bankers they all are. I'm uncomfortable with the bank and government knowing every tiny little thing I spend money on... might lead to social scoring (even secretive) like in China where if you spend too much, in their eyes, on say beer or something, you lose points and become less socially viable. That is a dangerous and dystopian road. 2. It is good that there are different ways to pay for things as some are more appropriate for some things than for others. It's called choice, and anything that takes away choice from you is taking away your freedom... the more choice you have, the freer you are. 3. There needs to be a currency that can be used in troubled times, barring complete and utter collapse of society and it's instituations... cash is it. What will you do if the internet goes out? How about no electricity? 4. Satellites can go down and malfunction, bad actors can cut internet cables under the sea, unleach EP weapons etc. etc. How about if there is a huge solar storm or coronal mass ejection that hits the earth just right.... only a matter of time, remember the Carrington Event? When that happened we were lucky we were only using telegraph, as it would be very distructive if it happened again. People talk about "hardening the grid" but an estimate of how much it would cost to just harden the US grid would be $25 billion or more, plus take a massive amount of time... not sure if there is the political will for that. 5. If there is only one way to pay, then if it goes down, society will implode much faster than if people have access to cash as a stopgap until things normalize. 6. People say it will cut down on criminality, but in all honesty, the more we digitize everything, the more fraud, hacking, and online scamming is happening... so the criminality would simply shift online, not go away. 7. The removal of the right to privacy, which some might argue has already vanished... would be undoubably gone, period, but I kind of covered that a little in number 1. I still use cash as much as possible as I dislike, and don't trust, the authorities and banks not to use the information for some end, or just sell it whilst they build up a financial profile of everyone. Look what an information treasure trove the cash handout apps are or the Covid app was... can find out almost anything out about everyone. Bet the intellignece agencies were have a party when you combine those with all the data people freely share about themselves on social media too... facepalm. Think I'm paranoid? Think of all the corporate data centers that are being set up everywhere, and all the intelligence agencies around love data and info because, well, you know the old phrase "Knowledge is power". I bet most people would be astonished if they knew how many corporate and government agencies knew so much about their lives in tiny details. -
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Skipped 90 day report. Can they fine you at the border on leaving the country?
As opposed to 2,000 THB WITH a receipt?? -
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Progressive Leaders Join Elon Musk in Critiquing American Healthcare Costs
I believe that, while the quality of healthcare in the US is good, as long as you can afford it, Musk cannot just lower costs without understanding why they are high. A key issue will be the culture of profit before people will be hard to shake. Except for doctors and nurses, everyone involved is out to make profits, from the hospital administrators to pharmaceutical companies. I once had a discussion with an American economist about the pros and cons of the health systems in the EU and US. He was proud that a European hospital was forced to send a patient to the US because it had treatment unavailable in the EU. However, my point was, the patient would not have to pay for the treatment in the US, while an insurance company in the US would unlikely pay for someone to receive specialist treatment in the EU if unavailable in the US. The capitalist system was supposed to lead to lower prices due to competition, but the USA has the highest heal costs of any country in the world. So, what can Musk do? It isn't as if everyone in the US can afford healthcare, let alone the same healthcare as Musk. Hence the poor lifespan compare to similar countries. Moreover, there is an entrenched for-profit mindset that will keep cost to consumers high. -
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Joe Biden Ranked 'Worst President' in Modern History, Poll Reveals
You deserved our respect to
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