@BladeoftheS He is, indeed, NOT getting this right. The balanced budget was due to a bailout from the state. The wealthy tax did raise a bunch of money. It also sent a lot of wealthy people packing, which hurts your traditional tax efforts. It will probably wash.
@amelia_tweetz Ever looked at the socioeconomic numbers for Nordic countries? Extremely homogenous. When the majority of your population is on the same page and also working, it helps.
@JamesTate121 Everyone in the military works. Everyone in America doesn’t work, though. See where I’m going with this? Also, the free things you name are job benefits. The military isn’t the only employer that offers benefits, just the best benefits. All for the low price of being shot at.
@Yam_Nivek The only way for nobody to be poor is for the gov’t to facilitate redistribution of wealth. Once that starts, you get to communism really fast, my guy.
@Nick___Collins Weird that you say that because the Americans that actually watch and play soccer all think it was an atrocious call. I get a yellow there. But red is ridiculous.
@waltermasterson Wrong. Capitalism is the insurance company EITHER denying OR approving your claim. The fire department is not socialism. It is a social service. But it’s funded by (wait for it) capitalism, in the form of taxes.
@krassenstein I’ll play this game. Do you have actual proof it happened? If so, take it to trial. Not a civil trial (there are different burdens of proof), real criminal proceedings. If found guilty, I’ll say he should be hung in the town square.
@eurofounder Too low IQ to understand soccer rules, of which there are roughly two pages. But we can somehow handle football rules, of which there is an entire book. Make it make sense.