And so the net tightens... I'm guessing paying tax is not as optional as it used to be in Thailand?
The coming years are indeed going to be interesting.
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And so the net tightens... I'm guessing paying tax is not as optional as it used to be in Thailand?
The coming years are indeed going to be interesting.
I honestly think 2022 is when we're going to see the REAL issues Covid has created globally - around crumbling tax revenue, immigration issues, who pays for health care etc... No, Thailand is no longer the cheap Asian playground it once was. Paying tax is becoming a 'thing' even for Thai people, who are somewhat appalled that tourism is no longer filling their coffers.
All I hear in my head is OH NO. Agree with both of you, next year we will see the REAL issues @artemislives and "so the net tightens" @minismallholding. Why don't more people see it? Why do so many just wiggle to get comfortable in the fast tightening "reality"
Probably for a variety of reasons, the main one likely being that it's not too much of an issue unless it affects you directly and generally the first ones affected are the little/poor people. When you've spent your life around the ones it affects and being the ones it affects, it's hard to miss the glaring signs. For those who've always been comfortable, they have no reason to believe it won't stay that way.
Yes, of course. I see it in our very own valley. Those that work the hardest and still get minimal (and less than) wage truly do live hand to mouth. They come to us for assistance all the time. I get so angry that those that SHOULD be helping them (their own employers) don't. They in turn, see no reason why their comfortable lives won't just continue that way
So right, @buckaroobaby! But to BE that empowering employer is far more complex than it looks - have a look at my blog about covid childcare for a glaring example. 😆 And yes, being surrounded by people who don't make a living wage is a gamechanger and one heck of a mirror!!