On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:13:20 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Also the differences in taxes. In the US, the taxes are so
high that one wage doesn't provide the standard of living
that people desire. Of course, people desire more than they
can afford. Who needs a flat screen TV? Not me!

Come on. Flat screen TVs are *cheap*. A couple of weeks of welfare or
unemployment insurance will buy one.