God, that person is such a fucking shithead.

[conuly]

Why would people want to immigrate en mass from Norway to the USA? Putting aside the enormous fucking racist implications of that statement, people immigrate to improve their situation. The USA isn't that great compared to other developed nations, and also we have a demagogue in the White House who is bound and determined to make things worse. So, uh, no?

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[orcofnewyork]

Honestly, I think it's about taxes. Scandinavia is famous for its high taxes, which of course maintains the high standard of living for their general population, but that's abhorrent to the sociopathic oligarchs of the US. The minute he (and others like him) hear about those high taxes that even the rich have to pay is the instant they think "why don't their rich people come here?"

Seriously, if I didn't have friends and family tying me to the US I would consider relocating to Norway or Sweden. But then again I'm a social progressive who believes in government welfare programs and high taxes - not a very stable genius like others.

[thewayne]

There was a person on Slashdot who had a message signature that read "I like paying my taxes. With them I buy civilization."

Which is what precisely bothers me about the T.E.A. Party.