Posted by FlyingKangaroo on August 26, 2005, at 20:38:20
In reply to America: Land of the free, and the lazy, posted by AdaGrace on August 26, 2005, at 9:02:10
Well said Ada and i couldnt agree more.
It is a sad fact that so many people abuse the system and get away with it. It's pretty pathetic that we feel the need to keep up with the Jone's when they are driving their Mercedes Benz Suv's to the soccer field. I would like nothing more to than to go back to the horse and buggy days but the jone's would kick me off the block if my house looked like "little house on the prairie" and my son would get bullied at school if he carried his books in a leather strap. Ive lived in NY for the past 11 years and i cant help but believe that this way of life here has been a major contributor to my emotional imbalance. I own a small business that struggles daily with the outrages cost of insurance, taxes and fuel etc. There always seems to be another company around here that will do the same job for $1.00 less and to the customer its always about bottom line. Sometimes i think it just aint worth all the stress and i should just pack it in and the fact that so many different gov't agancies gets to put their hand in my pocket doesnt help.
I'll be in the midwest soon (working) and I am seriously going to consider moving there to a new "little house on the prairie life".
Technology can go ahead without me as i will be planting my food and riding my four legged suv to the soccer field. But before i leave i will have to see what happens to my cell phone when i put it in the microwave on high for 10 minutes.
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