No, Poujade, Trump and Bolsanaro were not economically laissez-faire. They were/are interventionist, protectionist and economically nationalistic. For example Trump wants a 10% tariff on all imports.… (View Post)

One of the conditions of the new visa (this may affect @Sandpit ) seems to be that the country you're a tax resident of has to have a taxation treaty with Japan. I know nothing but the knowledgeable … (View Post)

Yeah, it sounds good in principle. Previously you could do 3 months by just showing up on a tourist visa and people used to do that then sod off to Korea for a bit then come back for another 3 months… (View Post)

I just noticed that the Dem convention is in Chicago, which to me implies that Biden doesn't have a cunning and devious secret plan to drop out at the convention and preside over a stitch-up where th… (View Post)

The rules say "For this market, nominees will be determined according to each party's national convention" ie July for the GOP and August for the Dems. So Trump getting disqualified or not … (View Post)