(January 22, 2012 at 3:50 pm)5thHorseman Wrote: What parliament? It cost about 10 times the budget(might be well out) and was rebuilt after a fire in 1850ish, the old part, the Westminster Hall is about 1000 years old and apparently during the WW2, when the Nazi's bombed parliament they saved the Hall first as it has so much meaning and history. It's were parliament used to be, and where King Charles 1st was sentenced to death (executed around the corner). Cool place, free to visit too, unlike WTC Ground Zero. Does America have to charge for everything, I was sickened when i was told i need to but a ticket,i mean, wtf?
Why do you think I rail about capitalism so much on this forum. I live in the heart of capitalism. If many Americans had their way, they would charge you at premium for every breath you take.
European and british social systems are so far more advanced than our system that it practically seems like communism over here. Over here you are lucky if you are working 32 hours a week for $8 an hour. Of course, our govt says you make too much money so you dont get free health care. It would take 1 and a half paychecks to purchase rock bottom shitty health insurance. 2 paychecks to pay for a slum apartment, and you will be living off of oodles of noodles with no electricity because you will probably be making too much to get food stamps.
A revolution is coming...and sadly, the way americans are, if it DOES happen you will not see us go left wing. You will see us shift pre 1850's America in the laws. We will go extreme right wing. The rich has the majority of the masses convinced that the poor wlefare recipients are the cause of all of the problems in our country, and that left wingers are traitors for fighting for the destroyers of free commerce.
