My friend Patrick wote this blog on MySpace: Forced Redistribution of wealth and it made me think. I do NOT live in America, I am not an American, but I do have LOTS of American friends. I am also dating an American. But I have to admit I do appreciate a certain ammount of socialism. I know that I am not the best example of a person making lots of money, having a carrer… I somehow manage. But I also have to admit that money is not the most imortant thing for me in life. I am pretty good at saving, because I was raised like that and I can also get by on very little (I am not telling anyone that they should follow my example). But as far as I can tell most people do want to do something productive with their lives, but I also know more than a few who have not had the chance to do what they they would like to do because of the lack of secutity, also here in Austria. I.e. to start a business you need some basic funds, if you have never worked before where should you get those from?
To tell you the truth, I hate to be indebted to anyone! and thus, I don’t like the idea of taking up a loan, even if I believe in my business idea, there is always the chance of it going wrong, and what then?
My boyfriend is not too befriended with the idea of socialism, but he had to admit that not having to think about whether he can afford to see a doctor and whether he can afford the medication the doctor prescribed, and that all of that still is the case even if you lose your job (under the premise that you have worked for 6 consecutive months) and also your children are ensured with you, without ANY extra costs and so is a stay-at-home-mom!
Maybe all those benefits are too much!
There are lots of things that I don’t like about this country here, but I do appreciate the security given to everyone living here!
Those benefits of course mean that quite a bit of the gross income goes into taxes and insurances, and that part becomes larger the more money you make, but here comes my question, is money really everything that counts?
