Paul Johnson wrote:
On Friday 11 April 2008 06:16:21 am Ron Johnson wrote:
On 04/11/08 07:40, Christopher Judd wrote:
On Thursday 10 April 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
On 04/10/08 13:51, Andrei Popescu wrote:
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It *is* a pain. Friends in Western NY also say that milk about
$3/gal.
Come on guys, it's not fair. You are complaining about 3$/gal for milk
and gas? What about Europe, where we pay 1EUR/litre (and more) !!!
According to qalc and current exchange rates:
~$ qalc 1 EUR / litre to USD / gallon
(1 * euro) / liter = approx. 6.0093412($ / gal)
And according to a Brit friend in France, it's $8.15/gal in Toulouse.
But something's got to be cheaper in Europe...
Health care would be a big one.
And taxes are much lower here, and the torte system so different,
and people so much more eager to sue.
Depends on the country. In France, they pay less taxes, and with those taxes
they get college and healthcare at no extra charge. We coulda done that
ourselves over the last 8 years if the conservatives didn't think it to be
more productive to flush it down the war...
Or think that the gov doesn't/shouldn't need to provide for my
necessitates (as I think). Imagine what an economy we would have (in the
USA) if we were not paying for the war AND not taking peoples hard
earned cash to give for "college and health care". IMHO, if you want
college, get a job, pay for the class one at a time and save your
money. Why should I pay for your education and your health care? Pay
for it yourself. Do the math: save your insurance premium every month
and in a year, you could pay CASH for major surgery (but not
catastrophic care). I think socialism on a volunteer basis is a fine
thing, I think on a mandatory basis, it is nothing short of theft. Yes,
I do donate large amounts of my cash to charities, no I am not by any
def. wealthy. And yes, I paid out of my pocket $10K in health costs
this year alone. I practice what I preach. Less Gov is the solution,
not mandatory coverage. "The Great Society" of LBJ is what started this
health care mess, it did not fix anything. Study your history. And
while I am ranting, it is not your employers job to pay for your health
care either, and if they do, it is just a benefit, not a right. In
almost all cases, you can get better coverage yourself for cheaper, just
your boss will not be assisting your payments.
Phew, I feel better. I am now donning my fire suite.
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Damon L. Chesser
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