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[EihTooms]

I feel ya. Thanks to the Trump economy, my Investment advisor tells me I can do a Penthouse if I want when I show up for the staying-in-Thailand-season. The exchange rate sucks but hey, its the good with the bad.

Oh, please don't tell us your investment advisor was advising you to steer clear of buying and investing at the beginning of the Clinton and Obama economies. If so, you need to dump him and find a better investment advisor.

[Robert Long]

I feel ya. Thanks to the Trump economy, my Investment advisor tells me I can do a Penthouse if I want when I show up for the staying-in-Thailand-season. The exchange rate sucks but hey, its the good with the bad.

Have you seen the price of a Penthouse in Bkk? A simple condo unit, 30 sq meters is 12.5-16 million THB. I stayed in one on Soi 24. They are still selling the units so I asked at the sales counter. This is not a penthouse. 30 sq meters is an insult to most of us from the west. BTW 15 M thb is $484,000.

I asked her who is buying these? She said Thai businessmen that have houses outside of Bkk and do not want to commute except for weekends. I think Chinese are buying also. In Honolulu we have many new condo towers with condos that run as high as $35,000,000.00 and they say they are almost sold out. But at night only a few have lights on. Speculators that are hoping to make a profit when the price goes up.

And think about the Thb at an all time high. Penthouses as well as Pussy is at a Premium.

RL.

[Golfinho]

There is no better country in the world to live right now than the USA under the Trump administration. s.

No better country "to live" in? No better country to make money in! So long as that money continues to be spendable elsewhere. But, best to live? Not so much.

[Member #4698]

Here we go again. Someone on your side started it up again for no Goddamn reason. Then someone on my side responded, then someone on your side, and now you have responded to their responses.

The time before it was a different BM on your team who started it over in the PI forum and finally after way too much back and forth BS everything was deleted as will be the case here.

So can we just cut to the chase and not go there again? Is that not possible? Or does it have to get dumb and stupid first? I don't care what side you are on. Stay on topic!

[EihTooms]

Well, I do agree with that.

To stay on topic, here's a girl I had sex with recently in Thailand with my tax refund.

Nice. Do you have any photos if the girls you had sex with in Thailand during the various massive Republican administration Recessions, property and stock market Crashes? I would include the massive Democratic administration Recessions and Crashes, but as I am pushing 70 in a few years, it turns out there haven't been any in my lifetime except for a very short one, barely 2 quarters long, in early 1980. Otherwise, they have produced mostly recoveries and expansions from the Recessions and Crashes they invariably inherited from the outgoing Republican administrations. Not being petty, really. Just looking at the remarkably consistent historical record on those things.

BTW, I am not a Bernie fan, but his proposed tax plan kicks in at 28%, your top rate, at the same income level it is today. The 52% rate does not kick in until you reach $10,000,001 of taxable income. So anyone who can now afford to travel to Thailand to have sex ought to be able to swing it from 2021 forward and make plans accordingly even if Bernie wins and gets his way with the tax code. Not factoring in whatever massive Recession and Crash history strongly suggests he might inherit, that is.

[Nyezhov]

Well, I do agree with that.

To stay on topic, here's a girl I had sex with recently in Thailand with my tax refund.

I feel ya. Thanks to the Trump economy, my Investment advisor tells me I can do a Penthouse if I want when I show up for the staying-in-Thailand-season. The exchange rate sucks but hey, its the good with the bad.

[D Cups]

Please name one of these countries. And keep in mind they need to have a population of at least close to 300 million like the USA and as diverse a population as the USA. Small countries, and countries with little diversification in their population have far less issues to deal with.

There is no better country in the world to live right now than the USA under the Trump administration. The economy is rocking! I took an extra trip to Thailand this year with my tax break.

I agree with you about disliking the pettiness of US politics, but at the moment, almost all of the pettiness is on the Democrat side of things.

Right on, Smoothy!

[Smoothy]

Your tax bracket is irrelevant, It is what is your standard of living that is important. Believe it or not people in many countries have no desire to live in the US because they have standards of living that are equal to or higher or even lower without the crime, social inequality and downright pettiness of US politics.

Please name one of these countries. And keep in mind they need to have a population of at least close to 300 million like the USA and as diverse a population as the USA. Small countries, and countries with little diversification in their population have far less issues to deal with.

There is no better country in the world to live right now than the USA under the Trump administration. The economy is rocking! I took an extra trip to Thailand this year with my tax break.

I agree with you about disliking the pettiness of US politics, but at the moment, almost all of the pettiness is on the Democrat side of things.

[GDreams]

My tax bracket in the US is 28% right now with Trump. With Bernie, it would likely jump to over 50%. Sorry, but money saved on paying less tax is more important to me than something trivial like legalized brothels in the USA. Sex work in Australia is legal. Have you ever been to an Aussie brothel? Sucks. It would suck in the USA as well. I do believe that sex work should be decriminalized in the USA, but it's not worth voting for Bernie or any Democrat (or socialist, or democratic socialist) in order to get it. And it would still be better to use the money you save on taxes to fly to Thailand than to utilize the services of a brothel in the USA or Australia. You haven't noticed a lack of Aussies visiting Thailand for sex have you?

Your tax bracket is irrelevant, It is what is your standard of living that is important. Believe it or not people in many countries have no desire to live in the US because they have standards of living that are equal to or higher or even lower without the crime, social inequality and downright pettiness of US politics.

[Smoothy]

Bernie Sanders says if he's elected president he will decriminalize sex work in the US. Who's for Bernie? That will have a significant effect on the tourism industry in third world countries, especially Thailand. Think of Thailand without US mongers. Imagine publicly advertised and widely available brothels in every town and city in the US. Imagine a concomitant significantly reduced price per hour due to competition (US $100 per hour?). Can the good old days return?

My tax bracket in the US is 28% right now with Trump. With Bernie, it would likely jump to over 50%. Sorry, but money saved on paying less tax is more important to me than something trivial like legalized brothels in the USA. Sex work in Australia is legal. Have you ever been to an Aussie brothel? Sucks. It would suck in the USA as well. I do believe that sex work should be decriminalized in the USA, but it's not worth voting for Bernie or any Democrat (or socialist, or democratic socialist) in order to get it. And it would still be better to use the money you save on taxes to fly to Thailand than to utilize the services of a brothel in the USA or Australia. You haven't noticed a lack of Aussies visiting Thailand for sex have you?

[Turgid]

Bernie Sanders says if he's elected president he will decriminalize sex work in the US. Who's for Bernie? That will have a significant effect on the tourism industry in third world countries, especially Thailand. Think of Thailand without US mongers. Imagine publicly advertised and widely available brothels in every town and city in the US. Imagine a concomitant significantly reduced price per hour due to competition (US $100 per hour?). Can the good old days return?

[Syzygies]

Just read that G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States) countries can get 30 days free on entry by land or sea, or air. Some other countries only get 30 days by air and 15 by land.

I believe I read about a limit to land crossings per year, before will be deemed excessive "Visa Runs", and then future entry banned. Therefore recommend all Visa Runs or re-entries be by air. This is probably to keep out rif raf with no visible means of support likely to be working illegally. Maybe be possible to avoid these difficulties with bribes for border police.

[Syzygies]

I am already over the limit this year and I have not been questioned. I stayed only a few days each time which can be the difference.

I think the limit is designed to limit visa runs. It does not make sense to limit the number of entries for people who just want to spend the weekends. Plenty of Japanese and Koreans are doing it this way.

Yes I agree. Very short stays maybe be scarcely counted, especially brief transit stopovers. Others are staying 60 days at a time. Coming in on a return ticket helps as others mentioned.

My understanding is the government wants to make some VISA money out of us types that stay for long periods (in total), and prevent any foreigners who have no visible means of support other than by criminal activities. Not everything the military govt. Does, has to really make sense.

I heard that Lao persons here whose passport ran out (very common), can go to the Laos embassy and get (same day) a permit to exit back to Laos. Supposedly extremely busy despite charging 5000 Baht for it, and then they have to pay police extra on both sides of the border. So Laos embassy is ripping off their own people.

A lot of illegal Laos workers here, Cambodian, Myanmar, etc. Some legal ones too. My Hotel seemed to be hiring Cambodians to clean the rooms.

[Nounce]

Yes it has changed. Consulates in other countries are using the 2 free entries per year line. Obviously applies to flying since there is no other way from my consulate location. Previously I used to do 7 entries in a year no problem (all by air).

I am already over the limit this year and I have not been questioned. I stayed only a few days each time which can be the difference.

I think the limit is designed to limit visa runs. It does not make sense to limit the number of entries for people who just want to spend the weekends. Plenty of Japanese and Koreans are doing it this way.

[Syzygies]

I thought it was six times. Has this changed (once again)?

Yes it has changed. Consulates in other countries are using the 2 free entries per year line. Obviously applies to flying since there is no other way from my consulate location. Previously I used to do 7 entries in a year no problem (all by air).

Then they started asking questions at BKK airport and suggesting I apply for a Visa in future, which I did. Got 6 month multi-entry VISAs which are unfortunately available only from the country of your passport.

Since my 6 month VISA expired and I did not want to go home, I have had 2 free entries. Consulate in Djakarta actually advised me not to apply for a VISA because takes them several days and they need proof of Hotel booking, money in bank etc. Stupid really since I did not know how many days would take them and when I would be able to fly back in. Had to take my chances with another freebie.

Technically there is no law to say we cannot get another free entry. Best to have evidence of outward flight inside the 30 days, hotel booking, 20000 Baht in cash. Should not be kicked out if all is in order.

Once in for 30 day, can apply for the extension to 60 days (cost 1900 baht), but must be done before 30 days expires and must be aware office is closed on govt official public holidays and weekends.

Official advise though is apply for VISAs (single entry 60 days extendable to 90), or multi-entry 6 month, or longer term, if want to come in more than 2 times per year. They want our money.

I am aware of a guy who says he keeps coming in again without a VISA from Laos, but carrying suitable evidence. He hasn't been stopped from entering as YET. However we get into areas of uncertainty.

I will probably apply for a new VISA for next entry, to be safe.