This was written by friend of mine, Dave Oman, I believe we have the same friend over sea. I came across this this morning while cleaning up my computer. A friend of mine wrote it a while ago and I think it is an interesting perspective. Some perspective: I have been stationed in the richest non-U.S. place on Earth (Europe) for a few years now, and whats striking is that even here, its all about doing without. -There is no such thing as Central Air...people just suffer through the heat, and freeze in the Winter with these crappy little radiator-heaters (all the government allows to be affordable). -Gasoline is $5-7 per gallon (government taxes the living hell out of fuel). -There is a 20% sales tax on everything (government takes around 65% of your income). -People dont get 15-year mortgages...they get 50-year mortgages (government oppressively taxes all real estate transactions). -Consumers are 100% disregarded, given total crap for options, and complaints over terrible service are completely ignored. -It takes six hours to do half a load of laundry (government forces people to use environmentally-friendly machines). -Showers are the size of phone booths, closets do not exist, and utility bills are extreme. -You cant wash your own car, throw away recyclables, or even name your own child without government approval...seriously. -It costs thousands of dollars to get a license, own a car, and pay for the mandatory $1 million of auto insurance you are forced to carry...and there are speed cameras everywhere, and there is no gray area (my boss couldnt even get out of a ticket from when he sped his wife to the hospital to give birth). It goes on and on, and on. I could write a book on how deprived and utterly screwed over people here are. The only difference between the nanny state socialist control freaks of Europe and the ruthless Third World tyrants they condemn, is that here, they impoverish and enslave people through the charade of VOTING, as opposed to at gun point...to maintain the appearance of legitimacy. Think about that while youre sitting in the lap of luxury...listening to Democrats talk about how well socialism works
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:02:27 +0000
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