One Reason I Am Not Close To The Family
…is that the last time before the funeral that I went to one town with family in it, it was a nonstop argument about politics. Hey, it’s not like you are doing anything about it, and you can see what I do for a living, so lay off already, will you? I’ve got an opinion honed from working with I mean arguing with intellectual European students for a year, so I’m ready for a flame war, and it won’t be pretty. Just stop already or get some knowledge before you tell me what to do.
Of course one of the other side of the family drops by for a visit en route and casually mentions that they’re making professional signs for one presidential campaign. After they passionately declaim the cost of drugs for the grandmother, they call for a national health care program–and then complain about how much they pay in taxes in the same breath.
Argh.
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July 30th, 2004 at 12:09 am
Hey Chap.
Up here in the GWN, where we have “universal health care”, we also have very high taxes. We have a group who calculates our tax freedom day every year. This year it was July 3. This is the AVERAGE tax burden from all levels of government for a family of 4 (2+2).
Is there something similiar in the US? and if So, when is your tax freedom day?
Related to the Family part of the thread, I completely understand. One side of my family is very left leaning. The other is more right. I happen to live closer to the “lefties” out here on the Left coast. And I can’t quite understand how they think. There isn’t quite the same logic involved, and it goes beyond placing different values on things, it’s like they just don’t get that if they believe A then B follows, whether or not they want B to follow. And C over there? You can’t get there from A.
A sad, irritating, thing. Yet, there still family. And that brings the attendant responsibilities regardless.
Thanks for a series of wonderful posts Chap, I just plain enjoyed your ‘leave in Chicago’ post, but couldn’t think of a comment.