Tzaims Luksus & Homeless Boys on the Streets of Yangon

 This is where much of my money goes.

On Aung San Boyoke Road
On Merchant Road
On Mahabandula Road
On Anawrahta Road
I cannot other than be both moved to tears, yet be amazed at the strength and will power of these amazing young Burmese boys.  They are  unattended for hours sitting on the concrete side walks waiting for people to give them s few Kyat.  
Here in Yangon a young man with a job at a mobile phone or computer store makes about 150,000 Kyat to up to 300,000 Kyat a month.  Depending on the exchange rate against USD and the fluctuations that normally now exist that is 4,350 ks to $1.00 so that is $34.48 or $85.61 a month.  Amazing how they can live on that amount but they do and thrive with great energy.
These street boys don't't expect more than 50 or 100 kyat from someone.  I generally gave them 1,000 kyat when I first arrived in Yangon on 25 February 2020 when the exchang rate was 1,350 kyat to $1.00.USD.  I was told by Burmese men that it was too much.  200 ks was proper.  Now I give them 5,000 ks.
Of coours in 2021 the USA and Europe cracked down on Myanmar with heavy sanctions and tarriffs.  in 2020 one egg was 50 kyat but in 2025, now, 10 eggs are 4,500. ks.  One Apple was 500 ks but now one Apple is 5,000 ks.

At one point Kyat was 6,000 to $1.00 USD so all prices rose expedentially.  Then China and BRICS began a USD devaluation so the US dollar went down but the prices remained as before.  That is exactly like US capitalism, democratic republicanism.
I was meeting with Adam Costello, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Yangon.  He and I discussed ending tariffs and Sanctions on Myanmar.  Imported food is essential and there are some long-term Americans residing that have Mysnmar companies as I have.  We support the Burmese People.  
He went to Washington D.C.  in Jan•uary to discuss it with the new government of Trump. JD Vance and Musk.   We haven't met since but we all know what Trump did with tariffs in Southeast Asia
The little I received of $989 a month from social security was cut off by Musk in January.  It was all the income I received but in Myanmar I could adapt to the Burmese way of spendon so I was managing but in the last four months going on line for banking, or anything for that matter, one is cut off by the internet and the USA.
I have come to the point of reasoning the US is my enemy and is everyone's enemy under Trump.  He hasn't a clue concerning anything!
Well these little boys are pun on thrbstreet every day sometimes sleeping for hours. rain or shine but in the long run they have other way, way better than any boy in the USA!  They have theircfreedom and independence, learning the facts of  life, are clean, well dressed and no one tells them whatvto for whereas USS boys are bussed from home to school and back, locked and only dream of being onbone of Musk's XSpace rockets to Mars.
To be continued

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