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Originally posted by operation mindcrime
You people have a really hard time giving up a part of your money in order to help your neighbor don't you...??
Originally posted by Hastobemoretolife
America has 300+ million people European countries have less that 50 million people.
Originally posted by Solomons
Agreed in the EU as a collective i think we are pretty happy with the way we operate,
Originally posted by operation mindcrime
But for the tax part....why is it working so well over here??
I feel in no way enslaved and b'cause every one is paying the same there is no difference in what everybody keeps in the end.
Originally posted by greeneyedleo
You people really have a hard time understanding that maybe we want to choose how and when we help our neighbor and not be forced to do it.
Originally posted by greeneyedleo
If I am taxed more, then I will not be able to give my money, clothing, food, etc to the local women's and children's shelter in which I help..
Originally posted by greeneyedleo
Maybe I dont think some people deserve free handouts from me. Maybe I think some people do and those are the people I CHOOSE to help...
Originally posted by greeneyedleo
Just because people are against our hard earned money being taken from us by the government does does NOT mean we do not help others in need.
Originally posted by greeneyedleo
And what was the last voluntary help you gave to others? Or do you just help because you are forced to?.
Originally posted by switching yard
All of y'all that are so fearful of socialism, look at Norway, Sweden, and The Netherlands and tell me, specifically, what's wrong with them?
Hey, why not just get back to the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights?
The Fed is unconstitutional. The I.R.S. is unconstitutional. The Bill of Rights went out with The Patriot Act.
Originally posted by thetrooper7
i believe we should live more by Ayn Rand's concept of objectivism in which we live in a laiesse faire capitalist society where we live independent and self reliant of each other, and governments sole purpose is to simply protect the nations people and enforce the laws.
Originally posted by RetinoidReceptor
Originally posted by Solomons
Agreed in the EU as a collective i think we are pretty happy with the way we operate,
Really? I usually hear nonstop complaining about the EU. You can see many posts from Europeans here denouncing the beaucratic system controlling them from Brussels.
Originally posted by Hastobemoretolife
reply to post by operation mindcrime
That is as a collective Europe might have 728 million people total but those people are all living under different governments. Europe is not one big government.
I guess you also missed that part in my post where I said European Countries have less than 50 million people. As in Each European country has less than 50 million people.
[edit on 18-11-2008 by Hastobemoretolife]
Originally posted by operation mindcrime
You have not heard of this new thing called the European Union.