What are the worst things you've heard someone say about your culture or country here in the States?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Obviously more than you considering Boston's skyline.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_talle...gs_in_the_world

First building from Boston on the list comes in at 198 - built in 1976

How many have YOU built, clockpuncher?

[Ali G. 37]

How many have YOU built, clockpuncher?

Why would I build a high rise when I am not in construction?

Yeah, I can see how much of a successful SBO owner you are, with all of those hearts on here. Any SBO I know works 50 plus hours a week. I'm a 'clock puncher', so I have the luxury of capping at 40 hours and working from home.

Next..

Edited March 7, 2010 by Booyah

[Texanadian 10]

You're pushing it to say that 45,000 people are "dying" from not having medical care.

Economic Freedom

AUS: 4th

USA: 5th

How is this possible? The cleaners earning $20/hr make $40K/year. In Australia, that puts them in the 30% tax bracket. In the US that would be 15% (depends on married/single/head of house etc). Australia has 10% GST. USA has zero percent GST. Gas tax is $1.40/gallon in Australia. It's 18 cents in the USA. Payroll taxes are a few percent lower but have 6x the maximum taxable income in Australia. Your taxes make even a Canadian like myself cringe.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Why would I build a high rise when I am not in construction?

Next..

But you have said many times you are in construction, so I guess that's another lie of yours. I have done it, you never will. So yea, you really owned me.

Why would I build a high rise when I am not in construction?

Yeah, I can see how much of a successful SBO owner you are, with all of those hearts on here. Any SBO I know works 50 plus hours a week. I'm a 'clock puncher', so I have the luxury of capping at 40 hours and working from home.

Next..

And you had a lot more hearts than I do before you quit and then came crawling back.

[Ali G. 37]

But you have said many times you are in construction, so I guess that's another lie of yours. I have done it, you never will. So yea, you really owned me.

Actually I said my family builds and own property. I am not in construction. Get your facts straight before throwing out rubbish, though, speaking from the buttocks has never held you back before.

Edited March 7, 2010 by Booyah

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Actually I said my family builds and own property. I am not in construction. Get your facts straight before throwing out rubbish, though, speaking from the buttocks has never held you back before.

You said you were in construction, and as per usual, the story changes when you get caught.

[Ali G. 37]

You're pushing it to say that 45,000 people are "dying" from not having medical care.

Economic Freedom

AUS: 4th

USA: 5th

How is this possible? The cleaners earning $20/hr make $40K/year. In Australia, that puts them in the 30% tax bracket. In the US that would be 15% (depends on married/single/head of house etc). Australia has 10% GST. USA has zero percent GST. Gas tax is $1.40/gallon in Australia. It's 18 cents in the USA. Payroll taxes are a few percent lower but have 6x the maximum taxable income in Australia. Your taxes make even a Canadian like myself cringe.

Saw the 45,000 the other day.

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The Index of Economic Freedom - Covers 183 countries across 10 specific freedoms such as trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom, and property rights.

What is economic freedom?

Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every human to control his or her own labor and property. In an economically free society, individuals are free to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please, with that freedom both protected by the state and unconstrained by the state. In economically free societies, governments allow labor, capital and goods to move freely, and refrain from coercion or constraint of liberty beyond the extent necessary to protect and maintain liberty itself. (See the Methodology.)

Interesting enough I had use the 2009 stats. The 2010 results are AUS: 3rd - USA: 8th

Source: http://www.heritage.org/index/

You said you were in construction, and as per usual, the story changes when you get caught.

where?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Saw the 45,000 the other day.

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The Index of Economic Freedom - Covers 183 countries across 10 specific freedoms such as trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom, and property rights.

What is economic freedom?

Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every human to control his or her own labor and property. In an economically free society, individuals are free to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please, with that freedom both protected by the state and unconstrained by the state. In economically free societies, governments allow labor, capital and goods to move freely, and refrain from coercion or constraint of liberty beyond the extent necessary to protect and maintain liberty itself. (See the Methodology.)

Interesting enough I had use the 2009 stats. The 2010 results are AUS: 3rd - USA: 8th

Source: http://www.heritage.org/index/

where?

You're nothing but a liar, as we all know.

[scandal 951]

You're pushing it to say that 45,000 people are "dying" from not having medical care.

Economic Freedom

AUS: 4th

USA: 5th

How is this possible? The cleaners earning $20/hr make $40K/year. In Australia, that puts them in the 30% tax bracket. In the US that would be 15% (depends on married/single/head of house etc). Australia has 10% GST. USA has zero percent GST. Gas tax is $1.40/gallon in Australia. It's 18 cents in the USA. Payroll taxes are a few percent lower but have 6x the maximum taxable income in Australia. Your taxes make even a Canadian like myself cringe.

Ah, another one trying to argue facts and reason. It's been tried before, trust me. Don't bother.

The fact of the matter is Australia is infinitely better by any measure you might care to mention. The sooner you realize this and come to seeing it this way, the sooner you'll get the hang of this whole Australia-VJ thing. It's all a matter of conditioning your mind, as it were, to goodthink.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Ah, another one trying to argue facts and reason. It's been tried before, trust me. Don't bother.

The fact of the matter is Australia is infinitely better by any measure you might care to mention. The sooner you realize this and come to seeing it this way, the sooner you'll get the hang of this whole Australia-VJ thing. It's all a matter of conditioning your mind, as it were, to goodthink.

Hi, my name is Winston Smith.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

"Go back to China"

"Why are all the Asians cheap?"

"Asian house are full of cockroaches"

"Asian eat grass"

"Speak English"

"Meow Meow"

"Go back to where you came from"

"You don't belong here"

"Go home"

"Does he speak English?"

"Go back to Korea"

I had all the works. Americans are dim witted people indeed. I'm so used to those comments that it doesn't even bother me anymore.

Where do you live? I have never heard anyone treat Asians like that! Over all I can't think of anyone acting that way towards my wife in the three years since she has been here.

[Ali G. 37]

Ah, another one trying to argue facts and reason. It's been tried before, trust me. Don't bother.

The fact of the matter is Australia is infinitely better by any measure you might care to mention. The sooner you realize this and come to seeing it this way, the sooner you'll get the hang of this whole Australia-VJ thing. It's all a matter of conditioning your mind, as it were, to goodthink.

You are right. Who I am fooling with 30 separate verifiable rankings versus the opinion of you and your girlfriend spook here.

It's actually you who nobody should bother discussing anything with, and many evidently don't. You are Alex+R reincarnated - same cry baby bullsh-t too.

Edited March 7, 2010 by Booyah

[spookyturtle 9,466]

You are right. Who I am fooling with 30 separate verifiable pieces of information versus the opinion of you and your girlfriend spook here.

It's actually you who nobody should bother discussing anything with, and many evidently don't.

But your 30 hours of googling didn't answer the question I asked. What does Australia bring to the world?

[mawilson 2,133]

a hell of a lot of Australians are very affluent - that is what matters. Hence the article of El Salvadorian immigrants in Australia, who started with diddly-squat, are cleaners, yet have purchased four homes, with some being in the US. US homes that actually cost less than the deposit of a house in AUS.

So why is Rupert Murdoch (whose net worth is $4 billion) living in Manhattan and not in Melbourne?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

So why is Rupert Murdoch (whose net worth is $4 billion) living in Manhattan and not in Melbourne?

Why is BY living in Virginia and not in Melbourne? I think there's a pattern developing.....