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that would never fly here. No one wants socialism/communism here...cept that everyone who hates it A: doesn't understand what it actually is and B: benefits from it daily.
I have a Russian family living across from me, super people! When they came here a number years back he said he pursued his dream of becoming a firefighter and he's been one for 8 years. His wife is a nurse that works very hard and they have kids that seem very respectful and helpful. Owns a nice home, they drive 40K cars. Anyway Ive got to know them, and he's said its very tough to achieve these kind of creature comforts in many parts of Russia and corruption controls opportunities there.
But these two points are unrelated. Capitalist systems in Europe pay well AND give their citizens all of the benefits this Russian bragged about. Let's not frame this discussion as an either/or. We're the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We can afford to offer our citizens these services...
Sweeden has a capitalist approach but the public is willing to pay the higher tax for social programs. Basically, besides oil, their government doesnt control production and competition is prevalent.
Adding to the things that suck.... Taco Bell. Not only have their prices gone through the roof, but the quality has somehow gone to shit as well. I hardly ever get Taco Bell anymore, despite living about 2 minutes from one, but nothing else sounded good last night so I got a taco meal and a couple extra tacos. Holy crap the quality was bad. All three crunchy tacos were smashed and the thickness of the shells felt like paper. It seems like they have reduced the density of their shells in an effort to cut costs because they're very very thin now. They crumble in your hands. The soft tacos were just very poor quality in general. Not appetizing at all. A 3 taco meal and 3 extra tacos cost nearly $12. It blows my mind. Used to be able to get a grande meal for like $10.
Taco time has always been superior. Better healthier food too. taco bell give me heartburn from hell. Ive eaten it maybe twice in the last five years.
Agreed. Only thing good at taco bell is the doritos locos tacos. I had that idea years before they came out and man do I love those things. Agree with OB. Taco time is superior in every way.
It's funny because I always considered Taco Time to be much more expensive, but better food. Now Taco Bell is expensive as well, so it makes no sense to ever go there. Side note - the tacos as Jack in the Box are good and extremely cheap.
They pay more in income taxes, but have no property taxes. And they get a TON more in benefits than we do. Free Healthcare, free education... They get far more value from their additional taxes than we do just in healthcare alone, not even considering education.
they have always been more but i always found it worth it. Thier enchilada plate alone rocks tacobell out of the arena. Lol. but im also with ya on the job tacos. Way unhealthy but sooo damned good. They use the perfect amount of hot sauce!
My wife went to the one near our home last week and there was only one guy working the counter, he told her they cant get help at $17 hour.
