Save America Act solution
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Also: how come Mik turns out to be a f***ing SAINT? (Further: Each and EVERY Phibes joke is just a rehash of old "Are You Being Served" one liners. We just never saw the original program in America.)
The question is the answer. I am sanctified.
Or maybe sanctimonious. I always get those mixed up. But I’m an all around fine fellow.
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NS, I try to treat all the male posters here with equal disdain and derision. There was one special case though, and he almost never posts here any more.
As far as I’m concerned, regardless of your retirement residence abroad, you have every right and ought to remain concerned about the current state of your country of birth. For me at least, it’s like living next door to a crack house.
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You’re not the first to suggest I let go of the struggle that afflicts Americans today. But just because I am geographically located outside of America how does that infer? I should remain mute to injustice when I see it? Believe me, I spend most of my days out exploring an adventuring and seeing new things that this Ilan has to offer and it’s been fucking amazing so far. But how you can equate my new life to totally ignoring what’s going on in the country I love most boggles my mind. I would truly love to hear more insight from you as to why you feel I need to let my country go. Are you thinking about my long-term health and the fact that if I did let it go, I would probably release less cortisol through my system? Or am I pointing out things that trigger a defensive response because you don’t agree with them? I’m very curious and I would love to hear what’s in your mind 89th
You’re not the first to suggest I let go of the struggle that afflicts Americans today.
Of course I barely read anything you post, but you are emotionally connected to American politics, and it's not because you feel a sense of fealty to the country of your birth. America presently is just a target for you to dump your hatred onto, in your dotage, and it will remain in those crosshairs indefinitely.
And you will never, ever convince me that you weren't a simple bald face liar when you claimed that your IRS colleagues were almost entirely hard core MAGA. You have a lot of explaining to do. Ask @89th whether that's remotely plausible. He's got lots and lots of fed worker contacts, and something tells me that his attitude towards MAGA hasn't evolved as a contrarian perspective within his personal social and economic network.
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I mean this with all due respect, but man if I lived in Italy I would not care about American politics.
I live in Minnesota and I barely care. So much of the news and drama has no impact on my life, in the sense if I didn't turn on the TV or internet, my daily life and things I do with my family would remain unchanged.
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And envy is beneath all of you I’m sorry that my life is going so fucking great and I like to share it with you.
C'mon, lighten up a bit. Telling you we're jealous of you is a compliment! I'd love to be able to retire to Italy, and honestly wish you only the best.
I don't have to agree with you. I don't agree with almost everybody on this forum about a ton of stuff.
And envy is beneath all of you I’m sorry that my life is going so fucking great and I like to share it with you.
C'mon, lighten up a bit. Telling you we're jealous of you is a compliment! I'd love to be able to retire to Italy, and honestly wish you only the best.
I don't have to agree with you. I don't agree with almost everybody on this forum about a ton of stuff.
Any American with a government pension, regardless of how stupid they'd been with their money throughout their past, can retire somewhere else. It's actually the path of less economic resistance. It establishes nothing about a person.
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As far as retiring to a foreign country goes, the idea that it's a paradisical existence leans into the (always idiotic) idea that travel is amazing. Which in turn leans into the (established idiotic) idea that the grass is always greener.
Education is extremely important.
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As far as retiring to a foreign country goes, the idea that it's a paradisical existence leans into the (always idiotic) idea that travel is amazing. Which in turn leans into the (established idiotic) idea that the grass is always greener.
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Anybody who plays the "scientifically proven" card to resolve a question that is not susceptible to scientific inquiry, is immediately suspect. Just FYI.
One can ask people about their self-reported happiness, I suppose. I bet Mr NS here would self-report a spike after leaving America. I would be wary of wanting to be in those particular psychological shoes.
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As far as retiring to a foreign country goes, the idea that it's a paradisical existence leans into the (always idiotic) idea that travel is amazing. Which in turn leans into the (established idiotic) idea that the grass is always greener.
As far as retiring to a foreign country goes, the idea that it's a paradisical existence leans into the (always idiotic) idea that travel is amazing. Which in turn leans into the (established idiotic) idea that the grass is always greener.
I like a certain amount of travel, but my goal has been to build a life I don't need a vacation from.
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Tough crowd.
Saying 'Anybody can go live in a different country' rather ignores the very real challenges involved and the risks associated with taking a big step into the unknown.
At least half the people I know never left the state they grew up in.
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