Re: OT/ What makes a place like this so much cheaper

Posted by dave2 on February 27, 2008 at 02:39:10 from (139.139.35.70):

In Reply to: OT/ What makes a place like this so much cheaper posted by Mike M on February 26, 2008 at 01:11:28:

ChrisB said: (quoted from post at 13:23:27 02/26/08) Dave, Complain about the taxes there but you forgot to mention. Free decent and hardly any waiting health care, hardly any graffiti or trash, drive all day and lucky if you see single pothole in the road, a country that is not in debt to the world, consumer laws and protection that works, education system that is free (including college) and rated higher then the USAs. Twice as safe highways (even without the speed limit), 19% of the violent crime that is in the USA, a prison system that tries to reform. Strict immigration laws and enforcement. Less poverty then here. Hardly any homeless. Great public transportation. Hardly a whisper of government corruption. A country that does not 'donate' it's money to the world. Fiber optic cable available to every house, cheap and clean power, postal system that works and is next day for everything, no identity theft problem. In other words you get what you pay for in taxes. Something I wish we could get here badly. :) Not to mention great meat and beer and a newspaper that with a naked chic of the day every day. Or a country were Walmart failed and left!

Complain about the taxes there but you forgot to mention. Free decent and hardly any waiting health care,

Depends on how you look at it…Get an appointment and walk right in, no waiting. Welfare Fritz calls a doctor and gets an appointment in 4-6 weeks. My wife calls with her insurance (50/50 between her and employer) gets an appointment at the same place in 2 weeks. I have American insurance so have to pay cash up front and get reimbursed, call and get in the next day. A lot of doctors set up private practices in order to select who they treat in order to avoid the long wait for payment generated by the bleeding heart system…. Pros and Cons in everything……….

1) hardly any graffiti or trash,

depends on where you look, I guess. You can go downtown LA and take a picture of a clean wall and section of sidewalk and call it a clean city.

2) drive all day and lucky if you see single pothole in the road,

True in Bavaria and the majority of the former West German States, but not always so in the former East. But gas is also about $8 a gallon.

3) a country that is not in debt to the world,

Possible

4) consumer laws and protection that works,

Some real good, some not so good

5) education system that is free (including college) and rated higher then the USAs.

Goes back to the population difference, I guess. Why train a bunch of rocket scientist’s when you don’t have enough rockets to work on?



6) Twice as safe highways (even without the speed limit),

Hard to argue with that one, but there are some cases. Gotta be 18 (couple of exceptions for 16) and complete a lot of training to get a license

7) 19% of the violent crime that is in the USA,

German population is about 26% compared to US and not every swingin Richard gets to own a gun.

a prison system that tries to reform.

Reform a Child Molester into a Child Murderer. Hard to get a dog to stop killing chickens or running deer once he gets the smell or taste.

8) Strict immigration laws and enforcement.

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9) Less poverty then here.

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10) Hardly any homeless.

?????????????? depends on where you look. “there in the train station, but we ain’t gonna look there”

10) Great public transportation.

Very Good

11) Hardly a whisper of government corruption.

Back away from the crack pipe Sir………..

12) A country that does not 'donate' it's money to the world.

But will wholeheartedly extend a receiving hand

13) Fiber optic cable available to every house,

almost

14) cheap and clean power,

Not bad

16) postal system that works and is next day for everything,

I haven’t stopped being amazed by the postal system, but look at the size of the country, road, rail, and air network and the letter rate is equivalent to $1.60

17) No identity theft problem.



Hard to believe….. Just in the small town I live in, there are 4 people with one 1st and last name, and a couple of doubles. I’m sure I’m not the only one that notices. Crooks will be around sooner or later.

18) In other words you get what you pay for in taxes. Something I wish we could get here badly.

Careful what you wish for………..

19) Not to mention great meat and beer



Beer is one of the things that kept me here .

and a newspaper that with a naked chic of the day every day.

Whatever turns you on….

20) Or a country where Wal-Mart failed and left!

I was in 2 stores and they were ratty, nothing that walmart would have been proud of. Not sure if they are still there or not.

Germany is a great place to live though. You can do any reacreational activity withing a few hours drive of wherever you live, I haven't had anything other than a bicycle and an air compressor stolen in the 18 years I've been here. Hubcaps stay on the cars, etc, etc, etc..

God Bless America

Dave

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