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zeemike

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10. Years ago I was at a gathering where there were two exchange students from Switzerland.

Reply to flygal (Original post)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 07:23 PM

Jun 2012

And the conversation came around to politics and taxes...with the usual right wing talking points of how terrible it is to pay these high taxes....the two exchange students just listened and said not a word...finally I asked them saying the taxes are high in your country how do you feel about that...they admitted that they were much higher but they felt that they got a lot for them in services and did not care that they were high because all the people were taken care of and they did not have to worry about crime and such things caused by poverty and neglect.
How the right has been able to convince us all that caring for our own people is wrong is really disgusting.

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Wurzburg is as lovely as ever! flygal Jul 2012 #14

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Guten tag! Hej! Quantess Jun 2012 #9

Years ago I was at a gathering where there were two exchange students from Switzerland. zeemike Jun 2012 #10

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