TheRealMafoo said:
It's a little to social for my tastes. The more social you become, the less free the people are. The standard of living in Europe is good, but try and buy a house (in some countries, you can only buy through auction), A car (some countries have a waiting list), or open a bank account (some require letters of recondition first). I like to compare it to growing up at home, and then moving out. Socialism is your country taking care of you, like your parents did. When you were a kid, you didn't need to think about healthcare, or feeding yourself. You parents did that. But that came with rules. Your personal freedoms were not your own. When you move out, you now have no one taking care of you but yourself, yet you have the freedom to live your life how you see fit. I like that concept a lot better then living in a country where I am taken care of at the expense of my freedoms. Many don't though, so for them, enjoy Europe. For the rest of us, let's try and keep this country a little more free :).
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Well, I can tell you for a fact that none of those three examples you gave happen here. Also, if you feel that being given socialised healthcare is too paternal for you, you can choose not to have it, and go for private insurance instead. There is always that freedom, here. It's just that here, you have the freedom to recieve high quality healthcare without having to remortgage your house to pay for it (in some circumstances, of course).
