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3 years ago
I’ve seen a lot of videos of Americans living in Thailand, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico etc. It isn’t something I would choose. I get the sense that a lot of these people, especially single guys, are unhappy with their lives and they think things will be better in another country. They seldom are.
It’s a bit better if they marry a local. At least that gives them some ties to the culture. Still, not something I’d want.
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3 years ago
25: “ but you just like to argue “
Go back and look through this thread. I speculated on whether dancers might return home. You jumped in and said I was wrong. You could have commented that it was an interesting perspective. But, you NEVER do that. Your knee jerk reaction in every thread is ALWAYS to claim everyone is wrong but you.
Then, with no sense of self awareness, you claim that I just like to argue.
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3 years ago
Appeared to be intoxicated ( according to who ?)
Used a fake British accent
Denied rumors ( based on what ?) he hung out with Prince Andrew
Conclusion: He needs to be locked up !
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3 years ago
Me: Many Filipinas will choose to return to their homeland and families
25: So, why haven’t you moved to the Philippines if it’s so great ?
Me: I’m not Filipino.
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3 years ago
25, I suggest you get a passport and visit some of these countries you claim to be an expert on. Or, at least watch some YouTube videos. In all these countries there are large, self-contained, guard-gated, luxury communities with all the modern amenities. There are islands in a Thailand, for example, where it’s similar to Hawaii but at a fraction of the cost.
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3 years ago
If had a chance to work in the Philippines for 3 years, then return to the US with $5 Million in savings, I’d do it.
That’s effectively the situation faced by Filipina ( or Thai, Romanian, etc) dancers. Come to the US on a tourist visa, work off the books for 3 years, go home a millionaire.
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3 years ago
^ in other words, it sucks to be poor in the Philippines. Agreed.
On the other hand, that means you can live like a king with relatively little wealth ( bu US standards), which is exactly my point. Work for a few years. Save your money. Buy a luxury home on the beach back home. Eat, drink, and enjoy for the next 50 years.
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3 years ago
Beachfront condos and houses in the Philippines starting around $100,000 ( divide by 50 to convert to dollars).
https://www.myproperty.ph/house/beach-house/buy/
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3 years ago
Me: The sun rises in the East
25: You are wrong. What a fucking idiot. What is your source ? More Faux news.
Look, there are lots of lovely, safe, modern beach resort communities in places like the Philippines at very affordable prices. Since I’m talking about people returning to their own country where all their friends and family live, it would not be unheard of for them to return.
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3 years ago
To qualify as being in the top 1% of wealth in the Philippines requires only $60,000. So, someone with $200,000 to $400,000 of net assets could live like a king or queen.
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3 years ago
I wonder about foreign dancers, say from the Philippines. Some of them really hustle and work a full shift 4 or 5 days a week. With that work ethic, they could make $100,000 per year( tax free ?). In a few years, they could return home with $200,000 to $400,000 in their pockets. That’s like being a multi millionaire in the US.
I wonder how many manage to pull that off.
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3 years ago
Kamala Harris followed Hillary Clinton, Biden and Bush and trashed Americans in her 9/11 speech.
Jihadists murdered nearly 3,000 Americans on 9/11.
But Kamala Harris attacked Americans and made the Muslims victims.
“We had differences of opinion in 2001 as we do in 2021. And I believe, that in America, our diversity is our strength,” Harris said at a 9/11 memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. “Sikh and Muslim Americans were targeted because of how they looked or how they worshipped.”
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3 years ago
CNN reports that Biden will not speak publicly today on the 20th anniversary.
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3 years ago
NYT report. The drone we fired at a car supposedly containing a suicide bomber on his way to the Kabul airport was actually a US Aid worker shuttling refugees:
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000007963596/us-drone-attack-kabul-investigation.html
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3 years ago
People think they can time the market. Sell at the top. Buy at the bottom. It never works out that way. They sell at the wrong time. They buy at the wrong time.
The best strategy is to just ride it out. Over a long enough period of time, it always goes up.
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3 years ago
The Fed is propping up the market. If you rely on investment income, you’ll probably be fine. It’s the working man who is seeing inflation in housing, gas, food, etc who is going to be screwed.
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3 years ago
The latest Economist/YouGov survey said that since the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan orchestrated by the White House, Biden’s approval rating has tanked to just 39% while his disapproval has spiked to 49%.
Most of the drop is a result of a drop among Democrats.
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3 years ago
When a dancer tells me something about her life, I try to remember it and include it in future conversations. Just like you would, or should, with anyone else. It’s treating her like a regular person, not just someone you pay to use. It makes the encounter more pleasant for both of us. A GFE is more likely, which I like.
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3 years ago
It’s telling who is being exempted from the vaccine mandates.
- The USPostal Service, whose union has been a strong supporter of Biden’s
- people getting welfare, food stamps, Medicaid etc
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3 years ago
My favorite dancers, the ones I always go back to, are honest with me. They don’t tell me everything. They shouldn’t. But, I am confident they are truthful about what they choose to share.
Then, there are the fantasists. The worst are the ones with fake European accents. They can be amusing ina way that you laugh when someone slips on ice. I seldom get repeat dances from them.
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3 years ago
And, seven, under my emergency powers, I am requiring that all citizens stand on their left foot and swing a dead chicken over their head. Experts tell me this will stop the virus. Conspiracy theorists who dispute this treatment will be sent to re-education camps until they accept the science.
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3 years ago
When debt is this high, and inflation growing, the cure is higher interest rates and reduced government spending. That causes economic pain in the short run, but gets the economy back on track long term.
Instead, Joe want trillions in new spending. That will make things look good through the next election but absolutely destroy the economy beyond that.
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3 years ago
“Economic protections”
There are 10 million job openings in the US right now. Roughly equal to the number of unemployed. Problem solved.
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3 years ago
The “Fuck Joe Biden” chant on college campuses.
https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/f-joe-biden-chant-is-going-viral-on-campus/
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3 years ago
Better yet, let’s take the list we now have of Ghost voters and look at their ballots. Who did they vote for ? When did they register ? Is their SS number and/or DL valid ?