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Originally Posted by Sistinas666
Another thing that pisses me off about the US- how the welfare system works. Heres an example: when I was in college(many moons ago) I was a bag boy at a small grocery store. Being that close to the cashier its a bit hard to not notice how people pay. A couple I was bagging for used a vision card, no big deal right? Then I took their bags out to their early 70's cherry Corvette. I mean this thing had obviosly been painstakingly restored. They could afford that car but not groceries? I call bullshit. My wife and I both work, have 2 children and receive no welfare but I see welfare families with nicer things than us. I understand the economy is shit but its not impossible to find a job. They get their medical paid, free money and food, rent for seriosly, like 30 bucks a month. They will even buy you a vehicle and maintain it(atleast these are things I know they will do in Kansas). If I didn't have pride I'd say fuck this work shit and live the high life.
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I thought that welfare was poor in the USA? Unless I am missing something it sounds like you have a more lucrative welfare system than we do. In Australia, people get welfare payments and subsidised housing. Either cheap public housing or rental assistance. They get money from the government but have to buy food/pay bills etc from that. Healthcare is obviously free. But they must show that they are looking for work (by attending interviews etc). That is for unemployment. Single parents can get a pension whilst their children are young. There is also an old age pension, and pensions for people with disabilities.
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Another thing that pisses me off are taxes. In protest I haven't filed taxes since 2000(yes, I know I'll be in prison soon).
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Be happy that you aren't paying 45% tax and also GST on purchases.
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Land of the free? Then why the fuck can't I smoke in a bar? Its ok for people to destroy their livers but the lungs must be saved? The same with buying cigarretes at 18 but alcohol at 21. I think the smoking age should be 21 too. And I love the fact a kid can fight in a war before he can even buy a beer.
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Similar thing here. Smoking is banned in pretty much all indoor venues, and some places are trying to ban smoking in outdoor places as well.
The thing is, the government will never ban outright the sale of tobacco products - too many taxes for them to lose out on. I think a packet of cigarettes here costs something like $10-$15 (it has been a really long time since I smoked). Most of that is taxes.
We also get highly taxed on alcohol as well...
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Why the fuck do I have to wear a seat belt? Shouldn't it be my decision? Make seatbelts required for people up to 18 but adults? Bullshit. A few months ago I wasn't wearing my seatbelt so they pulled over my wife and ticketed me for $10. No big deal except they told my wife she had a suspended license(which was incorrect). She went to court with the proof she had a valid license the whole time, that they had made a mistake, yet they still refused to give her physical license back until she paid the 70 dollar court cost. What kind of horse shit is that? We paid for their mistake?:mad:
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Come and live here. Always had to wear seatbelts.
Movies can't be sold here unless they have been rated by our classification board (and things get banned if they don't meet "public standards of decency"). We don't have an 18+ rating for video games, because those are just for kids, so the highest rating is 15+ and anything that is unsuitable is banned.
The police are revenue raisers that are right there when people travel 5km over the speed limit, but if someone robs your house, there is a reporting hotline to ring, and the police hardly ever attend. Minimal chance of real criminals getting caught, but do a burnout in your car and it will be impounded and possibly destroyed.
We have earned the label "The Nanny State"