ABC News America...........just reported that
Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:50 am
Retirement Age........
Britain......66.......no Problems
USA.........62.......some civil unrest
France......60...proposed to 62............Mayhem.
Us So Called British are big time Suckers!!
Britain......66.......no Problems
USA.........62.......some civil unrest
France......60...proposed to 62............Mayhem.
Us So Called British are big time Suckers!!
Re: ABC News America...........just reported that
Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:04 am
You're too damn right Wolf.
This place isn't called rip-off Britain for nothing.
One of the few good things about this country's running is the NHS and christ knows that's going downhill fast if you believe much of what you read in the papers. I do think we take that for granted, but everything else? We don't know how the other half live!
This place isn't called rip-off Britain for nothing.
One of the few good things about this country's running is the NHS and christ knows that's going downhill fast if you believe much of what you read in the papers. I do think we take that for granted, but everything else? We don't know how the other half live!
Re: ABC News America...........just reported that
Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:45 am
Wolf wrote:Retirement Age........
Britain......66.......no Problems
USA.........62.......some civil unrest
France......60...proposed to 62............Mayhem.
Us So Called British are big time Suckers!!
Rip-off Britain indeed....and this is the thin end of the wedge:
The USA is up in arms because petrol has gone through the $2.50 per gallon mark. That's £1.70-ish PER GALLON compared to OUR £5.20!!
State Purchase Tax (equivalent to our VAT) is around 8% and OURS is about to rise to 20%!!
Cost of an average car in the USA is around $12,000 (£8,000) whilst HERE it is £12,000+
Modern Britain (no longer GREAT):
More taxes....less services
Higher prices....lower wages
More people....less jobs
More crime....less police
Terrorist threat....open borders
AND WE LAUGH AT THE YANKS!!!!
Re: ABC News America...........just reported that
Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:54 am
Sadly..............I reckon that everyone is laughing at us right now!! 
Re: ABC News America...........just reported that
Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:05 am
The class system is still very much in place in the UK despite being told the contary.
Beware the media!
France and Britain are very similar countries and both have many social issues. There is a gulf between an elite class and the rest. The elite class (gentry, professional, celebrity, political) dictate to the rest as the rest work longer and harder in order to get into the elite class themselves.
There are two ways to be...
reject it all (you'll need to be spiritually strong for this)
work to join the elite (the only way to do this is education. Education can come in many forms. Improve your mind)
Beware the media!
France and Britain are very similar countries and both have many social issues. There is a gulf between an elite class and the rest. The elite class (gentry, professional, celebrity, political) dictate to the rest as the rest work longer and harder in order to get into the elite class themselves.
There are two ways to be...
reject it all (you'll need to be spiritually strong for this)
work to join the elite (the only way to do this is education. Education can come in many forms. Improve your mind)
Re: ABC News America...........just reported that
Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:12 am
Sven Ghali wrote:Wolf wrote:Retirement Age........
Britain......66.......no Problems
USA.........62.......some civil unrest
France......60...proposed to 62............Mayhem.
Us So Called British are big time Suckers!!
Rip-off Britain indeed....and this is the thin end of the wedge:
The USA is up in arms because petrol has gone through the $2.50 per gallon mark. That's £1.70-ish PER GALLON compared to OUR £5.20!!
State Purchase Tax (equivalent to our VAT) is around 8% and OURS is about to rise to 20%!!
Cost of an average car in the USA is around $12,000 (£8,000) whilst HERE it is £12,000+
Modern Britain (no longer GREAT):
More taxes....less services
Higher prices....lower wages
More people....less jobs
More crime....less police
Terrorist threat....open borders
AND WE LAUGH AT THE YANKS!!!!
The UK is too crowded
1801: 10.5 million
1911: 42 million
1931: 46 million
1951: 50 million
1961: 53 million
1971: 55.9 million
1981: 56.3 million
1991: 57.4 million
Today: 61.5 million
2050 (forecast): 72 million