Seriously. It appears quite certain that Obama will be elected and that we in the U.S.
will soon be living the way you guys in Europe do, with Big Government and Social programs
out the wazoo. I know there are a lot of guys/gals from Europe that visit this forum,
so please give your input.
Here are my totally sincere questions for you, because
this will significantly alter that way I have lived for more than 40 years:
1) Assuming that you have a fairly good income, how do you feel about so much of your
earnings being handed out to unproductive, lazy people who never show a hint of appreciation
for what they are given?
2) If you own your business, what kind of actions do
you have to take in order to minimize the amount of your earnings that the government
takes from you? In other words, how do you shelter your earnings?
3) What are
some recommendations for how to prepare for our conversion to Socialism/Marxism by the
Democrats once Obama is in office? How do I set myself and my family up to reap benefits
from the government? How about people without kids - how do they get treated fairly
by the system?
4) We in America have traditionally prided ourselves for our
independence (something the Brits can relate to, c1776) and rugged individualism. The
collectivism mindset of Europe will be a tough conversion for about 49% of us (those
who don't vote for Obama). How might we prepare for it?
5) Obama plans to get
us out of Iraq quickly. He also has no great love for NATO, so we will likely se a significant
reduction of military presence in Europe. That will save us a lot of money by not having
bases and ports spread around Europe, and by not funding missile defense systems. We'll
probably also soon end support for Israel, which will make a lot of people happy and
save us even more money. What is the EU's plan for defending itself unilateraly?
6) I have personally always loved Europe and the old world settings. Hopefully,
the significant changes we are about to undergo here will not redound negatively on
you guys. It truly would be a shame to have the historic treasures of Europe in any
way risked by something like the equivalent of a modern day Crusade with modern day
techniques. If America was needed for a third time (after WWI and WWII) to help fight
on behalf of our distant relatives, would you even want us there?
Thanks for
any and all responses.