Fantastic comments, Bob!! I, too, fail to understand why we should try, in any way, to be like any part of Europe................unless we're talking about dog shows, in which case I like the system in the UK and prefer it to our own. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Grady" <bobgrady@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Zoe, This not directed at you: I remember a few years back (maybe that > is > a problem of old age) our gas prices were 30 cents a gallon. There were > many > people in our government that said...You people are so lucky. People in > Europe are paying over $4.00. I was in England at that time. > > Guess my question is: We are a Democratic Republic, why do we have to be > like most European countries that are mostly socialist? > > BTW: I am not a pre WW2 isolationist. However, I do believe the rest of > the world should follow our example, rather than we following them. > > 200 years and counting......History repeats itself!!!!!! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================