Seamaiden
Living dead girl
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Why so, I lived in America for a long time, I am married to an American, we paid tax in America, Half of our family is from America, my children will be American citizens and we will be moving back to America next year.
Ignoring the fact that, being an open form, I am allowed to talk about whatever I want...
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Actually, it's a number far, far below that which votes for our leaders, which votes at all. Thusly the appropriate moniker of United States of Apathy. Last election, if I recall, we were around 50% of registered voters actually participating in the vote. That's just registered voters out of those who are eligible to vote. Back in the year of my birth, 1964, only 63% felt strongly enough to show up at a polling booth and make their marks, which is, to me, a fucking pisspoor excuse for a democracy OR a representative republic, not when people laid down their lives and gave up so much. Not when others still to this day will go to incredible lengths just to make it onto our soil. It's insulting.That population of 307,006,550, votes for their leaders...
Wrong order of priority, in my opinion. However, while our government is indeed incredibly meddlesome, it seems often that there are those who seem to feel that we're obliged to do something about a given problem. And so the world goes round and round....but it should not be forgotten that those leaders play a major role in world affairs, from climate change, to nuclear weapons, to propping up puppet regimes to invading other countries.
Interesting, given where I live, that you should choose to quote Mr. Twain. Interesting also that his works are often quite censored in his own country. Things that make you go, "Hhmmmmm...."“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
For a 10% flat tax across the board, their borders would be respected and they'd never take advantage of a government service...? Kinda sounds like an interesting deal to me. I don't think young folks could take RP up on that, but people like the Montana Freemen? Absolutely.
Then again, if I'm paying into the kitty, I want something out of it. Not just being left alone, I would want more, because being left alone isn't the best ROI.
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