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Titan6 said:Since we are in a democracy it really depends upon your POV.
the ballot box (not helping if agencys within our own goverment no longer answer to congress, example BATFE)
The answer is no doubt subjective, but I think it could certainly be ALOT worse. 143 years and THIS is the result thus far? Not too shabby.
Do you think he would tolerate a central government that spends billions of dollars every day?
It could be worse, we could be in Europe. VAT is one nasty S.O.B. . They tax almost EVERY economic transaction, from farm to the franchise at a rate of 15%(E.U. minimum VAT) you end up paying something like $2.50 for a snickers bar, and it's ILLEGAL for the store not to include the tax in the sticker price! My cousins had a pretty good racket going selling candy they bought on base to the neighbor kids when they lived in Germany .We are restricted and taxed in so many ways it is impossible to even count them.
I love Montana to look at and the spirit of its people but we are stronger as 50 states rather than a "Europe" of 50 different small insignificant countries. Remember, we tried that once in 1860, did not work out well. Another bad iidea, just like prohibition, all we did was create the mafia.
Yes, but it also could, and SHOULD, be better. Trouble is, making things better takes hard work, and conviction to principles. Go Montana!It could be worse
It could be worse, we could be in Europe.
Your yeoman patriot Montanans, however good and pure their intentions may be, won't have anyone at which to aim a rifle when everything is being done by electronic communications from a zillion miles away.
Thernlund said:The answer is no doubt subjective, but I think it could certainly be ALOT worse. 143 years and THIS is the result thus far? Not too shabby.
It seems you forget someone pushes a button or clicks a mouse to do what you propose, and someone gives an order to do that, and legislators created the law that authorizes that as well.
Not a lot of oil in Montana
Thurnlund said:I stand by my statement. It isn't perfect by any stretch, and there's always room for improvement. I desire some changes myself. For the most part though, I'm generally a happy person. I eat well, I enjoy life with my family, and am basically free to do as I want. I don't live in Guam, Iraq, North Korea, ect. THAT would be worse.
I think for some of you, nothing will ever be good enough.
Sovereign Nation of Montanatopia
50 different small insignificant countries