Originally Posted by
gimmethesimplelife
I don't mean snark here, truly I don't. I don't see (personally) a given society as very much worth my time, energy and presence if it is not competitive with what I can get in other countries. I know a way to explain this, non-politically, that might make this make sense. In a way, consider me a job hopper looking for better wages/benefits/better something else in a corporate setting - but transfer this mentality to citizenship/tax rate in a given country/what's in it for me and society as a whole at this tax rate.
Does this make any sense to any one? If one can see it this way, politics and any kind of national loyalty/identity can be transcended for the best deal for yourself. I see this as Capitalism 101 personally and Conservatives - at least in theory - should be applauding my adoption of such cold blooded capitalistic thinking. Only interesting thing is, such folks never factored in that what they believe in is also not above reproach and is completely vulnerable to comparison shopping. Rob
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