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madp · 01-11-2004, 02:56 PM

Hey, I LOVE Sweden. . .mostly because they made the wonderful Volvo S70 GLT SE that my lovely wife drives.

Seriously, my point was not to bash Western Europe. Only to point out that the US has equal civil liberties and more economic liberties than most European countries. It is different, and this difference has both plusses and minuses. However, I strongly believe that the strengths these differences provide are the key to US prosperity (and by proxy, the prosperity of the entire free world), and that it would be a tragic mistake for the US to try to emmulate Western European socialist systems.

And again, for those who are happy with a 50% tax rate, I have to ask: are you the one PAYING the 50%, or are you the one getting the free services because someone else had to pay 50%?

01-11-2004, 02:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
madp Insane Location: New Orleans/Chicago	Hey, I LOVE Sweden. . .mostly because they made the wonderful Volvo S70 GLT SE that my lovely wife drives. Seriously, my point was not to bash Western Europe. Only to point out that the US has equal civil liberties and more economic liberties than most European countries. It is different, and this difference has both plusses and minuses. However, I strongly believe that the strengths these differences provide are the key to US prosperity (and by proxy, the prosperity of the entire free world), and that it would be a tragic mistake for the US to try to emmulate Western European socialist systems. And again, for those who are happy with a 50% tax rate, I have to ask: are you the one PAYING the 50%, or are you the one getting the free services because someone else had to pay 50%? __________________ why are you wearing that stupid man suit?