747Pilot
what is the old saying?
"you get old too quick and wise too late"
but anyway, like probably you, I have learned to live with my shortcomings.
yes I have been here a good while and yes the taxes are on just about everything you buy, cost of living is about Miami plus 25%, if you import a car you pay 27.5% tax on the value and cost of transport, local mortgages are around 10% etc. Gas is about US$ 3.00 per gallon. so, while we live in a low-tax regime, you couldn't say the same about the cost of living.
Having said that, it doesn't matter whether you make 30k or 200K per annum, you still only eat lunch once a day, so give me our system anytime. it rewards, instead of penalizes, hard work and frugality.
Last edited by flufdriver; 31st October 2002 at 00:00.