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Azure · 03-27-2010, 10:56 PM

I'm the biggest supporter of the free market and the right for people to make millions and be rich, and be greedy, and hoard all their money to themselves, and even I, the evil capitalist, the evil libertarian agrees that the powerful, those with a lot of influence are plotting the course for the US.

There is no more 'American dream.' The land of the 'free'....the land of equal opportunity, it doesn't exist anymore. People, especially Americans LOVE to call Canada socialist. We're the commies from up north. And yet, we Albertans know that living here, in beautiful Alberta, we enjoy many, if not MORE of the benefits, qualities and other 'freedoms' that the US always HAD, and could STILL have.

I don't know how it came up, but I was talking to a couple friends from the US and we got to talking about groceries, and how they are exempt from GST, and I assume PST here in Canada.

They were astonished. Their respective states TAX groceries. How screwed up is that? A basic necessity of life, something families STRUGGLE to pay for each day, and you want to TAX it? Are you freakin' kidding me?

You look at that, and the fact that the middle class is going to be hit the hardest, while the rich and powerful just add a few more 'cents' to the pot, and the result? An even more screwed up system.

Considering that the 'mandated insurance' won't be enforced on an individual level(someone please refute that if you can)....I'm convinced of two things. Obama, Pelosi and Reid are the biggest morons in the history of the United States, or they're the smartest big government operators to ever live. There is only one outcome to a system that doesn't force people to have insurance, but DOES force insurance companies to give insurance to people REGARDLESS of pre-existing condition. Bankruptcy.

That makes it all so baffling. The US in my mind is turning into a corporatist-fascist country. The rich and powerful with extreme influence, and the government with the string pulling behind the scene.

And I'm no Tower either.

I also agree with Thor. Especially on the food issue. But that is a whole other thread.

03-27-2010, 10:56 PM	#302
Azure Had an idea! Join Date: Oct 2005 Exp:	I'm the biggest supporter of the free market and the right for people to make millions and be rich, and be greedy, and hoard all their money to themselves, and even I, the evil capitalist, the evil libertarian agrees that the powerful, those with a lot of influence are plotting the course for the US. There is no more 'American dream.' The land of the 'free'....the land of equal opportunity, it doesn't exist anymore. People, especially Americans LOVE to call Canada socialist. We're the commies from up north. And yet, we Albertans know that living here, in beautiful Alberta, we enjoy many, if not MORE of the benefits, qualities and other 'freedoms' that the US always HAD, and could STILL have. I don't know how it came up, but I was talking to a couple friends from the US and we got to talking about groceries, and how they are exempt from GST, and I assume PST here in Canada. They were astonished. Their respective states TAX groceries. How screwed up is that? A basic necessity of life, something families STRUGGLE to pay for each day, and you want to TAX it? Are you freakin' kidding me? You look at that, and the fact that the middle class is going to be hit the hardest, while the rich and powerful just add a few more 'cents' to the pot, and the result? An even more screwed up system. Considering that the 'mandated insurance' won't be enforced on an individual level(someone please refute that if you can)....I'm convinced of two things. Obama, Pelosi and Reid are the biggest morons in the history of the United States, or they're the smartest big government operators to ever live. There is only one outcome to a system that doesn't force people to have insurance, but DOES force insurance companies to give insurance to people REGARDLESS of pre-existing condition. Bankruptcy. That makes it all so baffling. The US in my mind is turning into a corporatist-fascist country. The rich and powerful with extreme influence, and the government with the string pulling behind the scene. And I'm no Tower either. I also agree with Thor. Especially on the food issue. But that is a whole other thread.