The thought has crossed my mind of eventually writing a book, I'll have tons of material to source from.
03.03.2026 10:24
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The thought has crossed my mind of eventually writing a book, I'll have tons of material to source from.
Lin Chia-lung narrowed the gap slightly and got punished in the polls because homeowners were upset, and renters (including me) saw rents go up as a result.
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I can expand on the property taxes, they are handled by local govts, but the property value estimations they use to calculate taxes are waaayyy below actual market values. In Taichung, 1/2
I must admit I've never sure which of my columns will resonate and which will flop, I'm frequently surprised--but it also seems to depend on the audience, some like these politics deep dives...others complain about them.
Michael Turton shedding light on key systemic issues:
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Michael Turton has been doing some great historically relevent pieces recently:
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Snuck in a Hitchhiker's Guide reference in this one:
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A late January look at the Taichung KMT primary. Most of it is still useful:
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The 2018 election was wild, could something like that happen again this year?
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My obsession with process is one of the many things I learned from Nathan Batto and his Frozen Garlic blog. Since I wrote this the KMT re-introduced hybrid opinion polling of the public and party members in Taichung and Hsinchu County, which I didn't see coming
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The TPP started the year in their best shape in awhile:
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Here is a thread of election-related columns I've done so far this year. Good for getting up to speed on the subject:
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恭喜發財!
Yeah, I followed that closely, and it is interesting -- especially the interplay between the factions, and how they came together behind Tsai, who is New Tide, but is not close to Lai. I didn't think many readers would find it interesting, though.
So I moved the time of day I check my social media from early in the day, to the end of the day, so it doesn't get in the way of getting work done. Result: I'm tired at the end of the day and don't want to deal with it, so I haven't been posting much the last few months...
Taiwan's demographic crunch is going to start to really bite this year, and only accelerate from there. Also touch on foreign employees and tech, and how they fit into this picture.
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