I regularly interact with people from all over the world.
Both at work @ in church life.
My travels outside the US have been pretty modest but the
exposure to other people has been extensive.
Europeans (continentals) are proud of their accomplished history.
Business owners I've known are often frustrated because it's difficult to fire lazy
people. (Germany is my exposure to this phenomenon.)
Canadians like their free health care but hate the waits for many services. They win,
they lose.
Nobody likes their high tax rates. Us included.
Nobody likes to be punished for trying to get ahead.
Bellarus folks get a free education but, with that, aren't allowed to build an economy
or leave because of the power of organized crime influencing their government. These
folks are extremely frustrated.
More another time.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that
it bears a very close resemblance to the first.' Ronald Reagan
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:54:11 +0100
>Hi,
>
>Tuesday, October 19, 2004, 3:29:29 PM, Collin wrote:
>
>> Germany (and Europe in general, as well as US) could out-produce
>> and out-engineer Japan & China. It takes one thing. Lower taxes.
>> Give people the freedom to grow themselves and they will. Give them
>> the opportunity to both succeed and fail and they'll always try
>> harder. Being under socialism must be depressing. (I've friends
>> from France who are seeking US citizenship for that very reason --
>> open opportunity.)
>
>We have functioning democracies over here. If people pay high taxes
>it's because they wanted what they buy, and voted freely for them.
>Obviously some people have a different opinion, and they can leave
>if they want to, but you're making a big mistake to generalise from the
>experience of a few acquaintances. I know several American people and
>families who have taken up permanent residence in the UK because they
>prefer it to the US. But I don't generalise from this to suppose that
>being under American capitalism must be depressing*.
>
>I'm curious to know if you've ever been to Europe (or outside the USA
>at all) and can talk from actual experience of this supposedly depressing
>socialism, or whether you're just regurgitating your own propaganda.
>
>*although I do think that, it's for other reasons. And I do at least
>have a little bit of actual personal experience of the USA, and
>of working with US citizens for a US company.
>
>--
>Cheers,
> Bob
>
>
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