Originally Posted by
cdnmatt
you'd be hard pressed to convince me he's been a detriment to this country. Whether or not you like it, and regardless of his reasons doing so, him and Yingluck have helped tens of millions of Thai people due to policies they've implemented. Education reform, universal health care, rice scheme, 33% raise in minimum wage, when Thaksin first got into power he spread money around to village chiefs who spread it around to their residents to buy bicycles, small home renovations, cell phones, clothes, and more.