On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:25:16 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:32:05 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:07:06 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:54:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave



Gee, I have a few friends in Norway (I only know about six Norwegians)
who love their jobs and their lifestyle, and got to where they are by
hard work and dedication in a field they chose. There's nothing
particularly "country-centric" about your "good life."

Then again, some people are satisfied with the meager earnings of a
common laborer, and are quite happy living in a one room flat, with
such "luxuries" as running hot water.

So I guess once again, it's all relative.

Dave


My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......

Dave


They earn more, have better health care, have better housing, have
longer vacations, better retirement, nicer looking wives and smarter,
less neurotic children than you do. You know, the minor stuff.

How many immigrants, whose earnings are part of your statistics, does
Norway get on an annual basis?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!


Wow...eight posts in a row from Herring...must have gotten out of
Detention Class early.

But you bypassed the question! That's OK though. I understand why you
would. No sense lending any credibility to statistics, right?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:32:54 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:

The top 20:
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. United States
9. Japan
10. Ireland
11. Switzerland
12. Britain
13. Finland
14. Austria
15. Luxembourg
16. France
17. Denmark
18. New Zealand
19. Germany
20. Spain

How many of those countries in the top ten have a border over which
come 3,000,000 unemployed, uneducated, uninsured, and illegal
immigrants every year? Can you answer that?



Why? Are you and the rest of the Herrings looking to relocate?

The question, Harry, the question!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:20:09 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JohnH saild
How many of those countries in the top ten have a border over which
come 3,000,000 unemployed, uneducated, uninsured, and illegal
immigrants every year? Can you answer that?


Harry said
Why? Are you and the rest of the Herrings looking to relocate?

Still king of the one-liners.


Ain't he great!!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:32:05 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:07:06 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:54:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave



Gee, I have a few friends in Norway (I only know about six Norwegians)
who love their jobs and their lifestyle, and got to where they are by
hard work and dedication in a field they chose. There's nothing
particularly "country-centric" about your "good life."

Then again, some people are satisfied with the meager earnings of a
common laborer, and are quite happy living in a one room flat, with
such "luxuries" as running hot water.

So I guess once again, it's all relative.

Dave


My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......

Dave


They earn more,

You have no idea.


have better health care,

I can have any medical procedure performed for only the cost of my
co-pay (Which is $15). And I don't have to wait in line for it. How
much better can you get?


have better housing,

Oh, I don't know. Europeans are much more utilitarian than us
"frivolous" Americans. In some parts of Europe, a 2500 sq foot house
is considered a "mansion". Not to mention the 3 door attached garages
for the cars and the boat, and the large detached garage for the RV.

have longer vacations

I have 6 paid weeks.

better retirement

Between pension, and 401K savings, I won't be starving. If any SS
remains, that'll be gravy.

nicer looking wives and smarter,
less neurotic children than you do.

How would you know what my wife looks like, or how stable and
intelligent my kids are?

Dave

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:34:06 -0500, JohnH
wrote:

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:32:54 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:

The top 20:
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. United States
9. Japan
10. Ireland
11. Switzerland
12. Britain
13. Finland
14. Austria
15. Luxembourg
16. France
17. Denmark
18. New Zealand
19. Germany
20. Spain

How many of those countries in the top ten have a border over which
come 3,000,000 unemployed, uneducated, uninsured, and illegal
immigrants every year? Can you answer that?



Why? Are you and the rest of the Herrings looking to relocate?

The question, Harry, the question!

He won't answer the question, since this factor pretty much lowers the
stats for the US. Taking this into consideration, the US would score
much higher.

Dave

Dave Hall wrote:

My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......

Dave


They earn more,

You have no idea.

Yeah, I do.





have better health care,

I can have any medical procedure performed for only the cost of my
co-pay (Which is $15). And I don't have to wait in line for it. How
much better can you get?

You mean, any medical procedure on the list of approved procedures.



have better housing,

Oh, I don't know. Europeans are much more utilitarian than us
"frivolous" Americans. In some parts of Europe, a 2500 sq foot house
is considered a "mansion". Not to mention the 3 door attached garages
for the cars and the boat, and the large detached garage for the RV.

You're confusing better with larger.


nicer looking wives and smarter,
less neurotic children than you do.

How would you know what my wife looks like, or how stable and
intelligent my kids are?

From your postings, I would suspect your wife is barefoot, pregnant and
abused, and your kids are brainwashed at church.



--
A passing thought:

" 'It can't happen here' is Number 1 on the list of famous last words."
- David Crosby, rock singer and musician

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:04:34 -0500, Dave Hall
wrote:

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:34:06 -0500, JohnH
wrote:

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:32:54 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:

The top 20:
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. United States
9. Japan
10. Ireland
11. Switzerland
12. Britain
13. Finland
14. Austria
15. Luxembourg
16. France
17. Denmark
18. New Zealand
19. Germany
20. Spain

How many of those countries in the top ten have a border over which
come 3,000,000 unemployed, uneducated, uninsured, and illegal
immigrants every year? Can you answer that?



Why? Are you and the rest of the Herrings looking to relocate?

The question, Harry, the question!

He won't answer the question, since this factor pretty much lowers the
stats for the US. Taking this into consideration, the US would score
much higher.

Dave

You're right, of course. It's Harry's typical 'backed in a corner'
strategy. Doug K. does it a lot also.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:04:34 -0500, Dave Hall wrote:


He won't answer the question, since this factor pretty much lowers the
stats for the US. Taking this into consideration, the US would score much
higher.

I'm not an economist, but Alan Greenspan is. Perhaps, we might want to
listen to what he says about immigration.

http://grounds-mag.com/news/grounds_...s_immigration/

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:56:28 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:04:34 -0500, Dave Hall wrote:


He won't answer the question, since this factor pretty much lowers the
stats for the US. Taking this into consideration, the US would score much
higher.

I'm not an economist, but Alan Greenspan is. Perhaps, we might want to
listen to what he says about immigration.

http://grounds-mag.com/news/grounds_...s_immigration/

I think the whole damn bunch of you red/blue staters ought to get the
hell out of my country 'ya bunch of brain dead bozos. :)

Later,

Tom - who is 1/4 Chippewa Indian

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:56:28 -0500, thunder
wrote:


On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:04:34 -0500, Dave Hall wrote:



He won't answer the question, since this factor pretty much lowers the
stats for the US. Taking this into consideration, the US would score much
higher.

I'm not an economist, but Alan Greenspan is. Perhaps, we might want to
listen to what he says about immigration.

http://grounds-mag.com/news/grounds_...s_immigration/


I think the whole damn bunch of you red/blue staters ought to get the
hell out of my country 'ya bunch of brain dead bozos. :)

Later,

Tom - who is 1/4 Chippewa Indian

Interesting. Which 1/4 is that, Tom?

Eisboch