One of the ironies of the caucuses and primaries is that the two major parties do hold contests in a territory like American Samoa where people can’t actually vote in the general election. Guess it’s better than nothing...
Now Trump claims he lost the DC primary on purpose😆
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/4/donald-trump-brushes-off-dc-primary-loss-to-nikki-/
Slightly dated article, but the gist of it is still true.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-08-06/report-15-hourly-wage-isnt-livable-anywhere-in-the-us
It’s basically impossible to survive on minimum wage in the states these days unless you’re living with your parents or something like that.
The federal minimum wage for non-tipped workers is only $7.25 per hour. It hasn’t gone up since 2009!
Even in those states where the minimum wage has...
A company called Leopalace21 usually has monthly apartments for rent in various parts of Japan. Those apartments tend to be tiny yet private.
Check out their English website:
https://www.leopalace21.com/en
Filipina pros especially freelancers are often good at the GFE. They tend to speak better English than either Thais or Japanese for that matter. Just be sure to keep your wits about you.
The downside is that the Philippines is not as safe as Thailand let alone Japan. Metro Manila in particular...
Thailand would be better than India in
most respects.
Ironically, Indian food outside of India is often better than Indian food in India because hygiene is generally bad in India.