Absolutely Bonnie! I would suggest the Thais need a lot of help; hence making it difficult for foreigners and the help they can offer,would be ludicrous! And don't forget the income Thailand relies on for tourism!
I have an issue with these comments about abusing the system. If one is granted a visa exemption stamp, currently valid for 60 days,( maybe to be reduced to 30,but watch this space) then that is obviously authorized by the Thai immigration authority. And if one then does a border run to acquire another 60 days,and is permitted to do this again by Thai immigration,what is the issue? If the Thai authorities didn't want to authorize this they wouldn't!