05-25-26 spal
The US is the contractor... it is being contracted by the rest of the world to provide security abroad..
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This is the crux ... but the terms have changed. You see it one way - I see it another that is all. |
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05-25-26 panasonic
Hann, sounds like a very good quality of life, and with internet you have access to all the entertainment, blogs, podcasts etc. world has to offer.
Is it true japanese are feeling inflation? |
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05-25-26 carib
| Calixto Ortega, vicepresidente Sectorial de Economía y gobernador ante el Banco Mundial y el Fondo Mundial Inyernacional, ratificó que Venezuela perdió el 95% de los ingresos petroleras entre 2012 y 2020, lo que afecto el ingreso de divisas al país. Actualmente, el PIB real es de 36% al nivel de 2012. “Es decir, estamos a un tercio de lo teníamos anteriormente”. |
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05-25-26 savo
Many in Washington fear the collapse of the Islamic Republic more than the consequences of its continued survival.
no kidding! They just found that out?
The entire world has been saying the same thing since Lybia and Irak.
What part do they not understand?
I think they do understand it very well... problem is the need to fabricate wars to create market havoc and profit from it. |
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05-25-26 savo
spal.. i do not understand why you believe that the world is out there to get the US. All the world wants from the US is to be able to trade with it and access its financial system.
As for the american military power... it used to be american.. now it is borrowed from the rest of the world... the US does not pay for it... (and as the US does not have any intention to repay the money borrowed)...the rest of the world does...
The US is the contractor... it is being contracted by the rest of the world to provide security abroad... and in exchange for that service they get to provide security at home for free. It is a good deal for the US and used to be a good deal for the rest of the world.. until they decided to turn that same army "against" the rest of the world.
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05-25-26 carib
One must openly acknowledge a deeply uncomfortable reality: the United States fears the collapse of the Islamic Republic as much as it fears its survival. Washington simultaneously fears a nuclear-armed Iran and an uncontrolled Iranian collapse that could destabilize the Persian Gulf and the broader region. This dual fear has produced a state of strategic paralysis.
Many in Washington fear the collapse of the Islamic Republic more than the consequences of its continued survival. Meanwhile, the demands and aspirations of the Iranian people themselves were neither prioritized nor meaningfully represented in negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
The central problem is no longer Iran’s diplomacy. The deeper problem is that America may still be negotiating with institutions that no longer truly govern Iran. Washington does not negotiate with Ahmad Vahidi or with the real nucleus of power directing events inside the country. Instead, it continues wasting time speaking to political puppets.
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05-25-26 carib
Turkey’s Grand National Assembly on May 21 passed the fiscal incentive package that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed in late April. The centerpiece, a 20-year exemption from Turkish income tax on foreign-source earnings for qualifying new residents, is now legislation rather than a presidential pledge.
Erdogan has 15 days to promulgate the law and publish it in the Official Gazette (Resmi Gazete). Given that he initiated the package himself, a veto is not on the table.
How the personal tax exemption works
Individuals who had no domicile and no Turkish tax liability during the three calendar years before relocating qualify for the 20-year holiday. Foreign-source income covered by the exemption will not need to appear on annual Turkish tax returns. Domestically earned income remains taxable at standard progressive rates of 15% to 40%.
Inheritance and gift tax for qualifying individuals drops to a flat 1%, down from Turkey’s standard graduated rates of 1% to 30%. |
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05-25-26 hann
05-24-26 panasonic
Last post for Hann.
05-24-26 panasonic
Nice, sounds pretty nice congrats!
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Tx!
Have only seen a few expats. Not over touristed. Can get in good restos. Locals are friendlier. Some neighbors say hello. Some people in bars explain jp menu. Ceramic artist w exhibit in Daimaru gallery wants to get together next trip. His dad is semi famous - has public artwork.
You won't get superstar concerts though. But there's a Ritz hotel and One Fkk is also lux. Met the Ritz club chef from Ph. Willing to guest chef/clean at home after his shift ends at 3pm.
Good enough for japan experience.
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05-25-26 spal
Poking an old elephant's asshole ...
The ultimate irony of the "Peak USA" narrative is that it convinced America's rivals to overplay their hands too early. By poking the old elephant before they had achieved structural energy or financial independence, they triggered a cold, calculated, and completely merciless asymmetric response that is resetting the global hierarchy in real-time. |
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05-25-26 spal
You cannot de-dollarize when your country’s banking system relies on an "ersatz dollar" peg to maintain internal liquidity.
... Chickity China |
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05-25-26 spal
For thirty years, US policy was managed by an elite consensus that believed global free trade would inevitably liberalize totalitarian regimes and that American military power should be used to enforce global security for everyone. That elite group was fundamentally proven wrong.
Instead of liberalizing, China used globalized trade to finance a massive blue-water navy and state-subsidized industrial monopolies (like EVs, solar, and rare earths). The realization that the US was actively funding and offshoring its own industrial ruin triggered a severe immune response within the deep state apparatus. The objective shifted overnight from preserving global stability to ruthlessly securing the American Fortress.
As advanced AI models move from pilot programs to industrial, hardened deployments, they will be weaponized to optimize domestic advanced manufacturing, private credit allocation, and national security logistics. Rather than sharing this productivity leap globally, the US will use aggressive export controls to keep the compute architecture inside the fortress walls—ensuring that while the Global South struggles with resource and energy scarcity, the US maintains an unbridgeable technological and asymmetric advantage.
The intelligentsia will continue to write op-eds decrying the "collapse of global leadership." But inside the corridors of raw power, the decision has already been made: it is far better, and vastly cheaper, to rule an unassailable fortress than it is to police a chaotic world.
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The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on ...
PS ... it is not Trump ... he is a dancer ... the dance is ours. |
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05-25-26 spal
Thought for the weekend ...
It was a very bad idea for the Global South adopting the habit of making fun of the US, dreaming of de-dollarization, multi-polar world etc etc.
This was as smart as poking the asshole of an old elephant.
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05-25-26 spal
Panas: what should be the monthly UBI in India, in your opinion?
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A very sly question ...
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05-25-26 spal
The UK triple lock pension system is clearly unsustainable, IMHO.
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By definition it is unsustainable ... it is an idiotic formula. |
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05-24-26 panasonic
More abt. AI potential impact on India:
Services Exports:
Beyond physical merchandise, India is a global juggernaut in service exports, which recently reached roughly \(\$387\) billion annually. This sector is led by IT and Business Process Management (BPM), but has rapidly expanded to include professional, financial, and digital services.
(All easy to replace even at early stages of AI). |
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05-24-26 panasonic
Carib, countries like India would need to solve it with direct distribution of food and essentials more than money.
The question, do you see this evitable or inevitable? |
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05-24-26 carib
| Panas: what should be the monthly UBI in India, in your opinion? |
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05-24-26 panasonic
| Carib, will society need UBI or lot of hot air inside the AI story? |
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05-24-26 carib
| AI impact certainly concerns all of us.. and even more out children and grandchildren.. |
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05-24-26 panasonic
Carib, yes clearly remote working does not apply to colores.
AI impact in the future and how it plays out maybe interesting to some of us. |
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05-24-26 carib
| Panas: so do you (have the possibility to prefer) |
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05-24-26 panasonic
"The UK triple lock pension system is clearly unsustainable"
Add UBI and will blow in a thousand pieces. |
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05-24-26 panasonic
"I prefer UCI"
Indeed, you are a very special "remote worker", private beach in the Carib, properties in several countries, of course you get to "prefer" :-))) |
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05-24-26 carib
The UK triple lock pension system is clearly unsustainable, IMHO.
Colores opted for moving out from such failed systems in the previous century, I believe.
Our kids are well advised to stay out of the system.. unless they profit from it.. and if they are able to.. |
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05-24-26 carib
Panas: fortunately, UBI is just an academic bad idea, for now.
To work properly, it should NOT be "universal".. and big brother should know everything about everybody.
It was tried in Italy by a populist government: it was a financial disaster (as expected) marred by large scale fraud.
I prefer UCI. |
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05-24-26 panasonic
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05-24-26 panasonic
Nice, sounds pretty nice congrats!
How abt. ethnic diversity? |
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05-24-26 panasonic
"because they have UCI"
Carib, post is focused on ongoing discussion of remote workers, of course.
My UBI point is, for those who want to live in a cheaper country dont qualify, otherwise becomes one Gov. funds "others".
Take UK for instance, if I worked and contributed to the pension fund, I can use money rcvd wherever I want (tdy UK retirees are part of Spanish growth).
UBI can't be treated same way, as money comes from Gov. pockets. |
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05-24-26 hann
05-23-26 spal
Hann - "We have a place in Fukuoka" ... very cool.
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Yup yup. Does not have the highs and frenzy of tokyo but really not bad. Lucked out on v nice house w courtyard, parking, 2F deck overlooking neighborhood park and greenspace where we grill wagyu and scallops etc. Super location in Akasaka. Just 5 min walk to Keyaki dori - tree lined shopping street, 5+ mins to main lake/castle ruins park/art museum, 20-30 min walk to Daimyo (ometesando equivalent) and Tenjin (combo ginza and marounochi).
Fukuoka imho really a good deal, high QOL, very safe. Enough to do and can explore kyushu.
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05-24-26 carib
Panas: I always thought UBI should be for citizens, not for visitors, and be national, not universal, because income levels globally differ.
Colores are unconcerned, because they have UCI (universal capital income) |
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05-24-26 carib
Savo: the point of the 7% solution, in my opinion, is twofolds..
1) you pay 7% on the declared pension, but the rest of offshore assets, if properly structured, can stay tax free
2) there is no 183 days rule enforceable, so in practice you can spend the summer on your beach, and the rest elsewhere as you please, provide you spend over 6 months in the EU, and most of your italian time on the said beach.
you can get your health care in switzerland or elsewhere, just by footing the bill there. |
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05-24-26 panasonic
Fwiw, not sure when but eventually AI will kill big part of remote jobs.
In near future, if well conceived, UBI should be restricted to those who live in their country.
UBI is not a pension, given to people that prepaid during their working days, so yes, retired are free to relocate. |
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05-24-26 savo
| iranians saying DT pipe dreaming |
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05-24-26 savo
| carib.. that is what i suspected...if one likes long sandy beaches... the 7% option is a municipality in Sardinia... which is not bad... if one can find medical attention! |
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05-24-26 carib
| Republican politicians warn Iran ceasefire deal could strengthen Tehran, would be 'disaster' |
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05-24-26 carib
Savo: in the summer, most beaches reachable by land are crowded, in Italy.
But I have my private Carib beach that you are welcome to share (in the carib)..
;-) |
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