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If Vermonter's were wise they would secede, start a war with the US, lose and have the US dump trillions in aid on the poor place. We are doing that with Iraq and Afghanistan but Vermont is closer.
After the recent flood they could use a billion of so in road and rail repairs.
If Vermonter's were wise they would secede, start a war with the US, lose and have the US dump trillions in aid on the poor place. We are doing that with Iraq and Afghanistan but Vermont is closer.
After the recent flood they could use a billion of so in road and rail repairs.
Tell me one other country on the planet that is overall better than the US. Yes, we have our issues and share of problems, but people are literally breaking down the doors to get in here- and it's not by coincidence.
Switzerland - Better health care, better education, cleaner, best chocolate in the world, great skiing, great sailing, beautiful villages, great banking system, neutral and not spending billions on wars, great transportation system, higher quality of life, incredibly scenic, more educated populace, .........................
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Switzerland - Better health care, better education, cleaner, best chocolate in the world, great skiing, great sailing, beautiful villages, great banking system, neutral and not spending billions on wars, great transportation system, higher quality of life, incredibly scenic, more educated populace, .........................
Sounds like my kind of place.
How lax are they on allowing people to cross their borders and set up shop there?
How lax are they on allowing people to cross their borders and set up shop there?
Well, the Swiss are selective. They don't want their small country overrun with the dregs of society who will bleed the country dry supporting 8 kids from 8 different fathers all on welfare programs. On the other hand, if one has $1MM USD ready to deposit in a Swiss bank, no criminal record, and a skill or profession, they will let you in. It's a very nice place, and you are in the heart of Europe.
I say cut em loose, let it deteriorate into the socialist haven and see how long they survive being the hotbed for homosexuals and socialists, exporting maple syrup....... In Vermont, nascent secession movement gains traction - Boston.com (http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2007/06/03/in_vermont_nascent_secession_movement_gains_tracti on/ - broken link)
If you think homosexuals are so bad, maybe this homosexual right here will build a crappy bridge so you can have fun with your car in a river once he gets his civil degree. Two can play the "let's be an a**hole" game.
In regard to the original subject of this thread as well as all other political issues, perhaps the solution is a weakened, very basic federal government, with states having more autonomy and handling their matters as they wish. This would give a chance for various ideas and political ideology to be tried out and for all to see what is successful. It would give people a choice of where to move to for their own utopia. And it would create diversity, allowing each state more of its own culture. Vermont is certainly not the only state that has had the idea of secession, perhaps each state needs to be able to make its own choices and have it's own culture to be more united on the federal level.
Well, the Swiss are selective. They don't want their small country overrun with the dregs of society who will bleed the country dry supporting 8 kids from 8 different fathers all on welfare programs. On the other hand, if one has $1MM USD ready to deposit in a Swiss bank, no criminal record, and a skill or profession, they will let you in. It's a very nice place, and you are in the heart of Europe.
Too bad we don't seem to be able to learn from them.
In regard to the original subject of this thread as well as all other political issues, perhaps the solution is a weakened, very basic federal government, with states having more autonomy and handling their matters as they wish. This would give a chance for various ideas and political ideology to be tried out and for all to see what is successful. It would give people a choice of where to move to for their own utopia. And it would create diversity, allowing each state more of its own culture. Vermont is certainly not the only state that has had the idea of secession, perhaps each state needs to be able to make its own choices and have it's own culture to be more united on the federal level.
You are aware, of course, that it was precisely this kind of system that failed so badly that we needed the Constitution?
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