Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
The ethos of the US seems to be to look after number one and to pay as little in tax as possible. In what other country do you find such a huge proportion of the population not demanding a universal health care system and not demanding a ban on personal firearms? And the US accounts for almost half of the personal gun ownership in the world, it is said. Political candidates (usually very old white men) need to prostitute themselves to raise the many millions of dollars it takes to run for election and many appointments in the judicial system are political. It's a sick society in many ways and those at the bottom suffer most.
I remember seeing a normal American woman being asked why she supported republican tax cuts for millionaires that would cost her money. She said because one day she might be a millionaire.