Comment · Thu, June 21, 2012
Ron Paul Admits He's On Social Security, Even Though He Believes It's Unconstitutional
What they were answering
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> He hitchhiked (yes illegal, but what isn't?)
This is clearly not viable for the majority of people, and, as stated, illegal. Not only does this only apply to those who have no belongings, but it also carries a lot of dangerous risk.
> As a democratic republic, we have a unique situation in the world.
Yet, you want to change it, rather than simply moving to a place that suits your ideology - like Somalia.
> You think it would have been just as easy for him to get a visa to Germany, Netherlands, etc, then learn a new language?
I would assume that, if he wanted to move to said country with a different language (which is hardly even an issue anymore, if you speak English), he would already have that situated. It's not out of the question to live there before you know the language, anyway.
> my friend who is not homeless and has many possessions has chosen to move to LA.
Does he have a job lined up? A place to live? Congrats, he's better off than most Americans! LA is not only extremely expensive (which mean that he's well off to begin with), but the job market is terrible. The cheapest 10 foot truck I can find is more than $250, so I'm also going to have to call bullshit on that, too.
> Is it always practical? No. The option is there though.
This is the same argument for moving to a new country. If you can do one, you can do the other.
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Yet, you want to change it, rather than simply moving to a place that suits your ideology - like Somalia.
I never said I want to change it! I was simply giving the mindset for the argument for becoming more republic based.
I would assume that, if he wanted to move to said country with a different language (which is hardly even an issue anymore, if you speak English), he would already have that situated. It's not out of the question to live there before you know the language, anyway.
Your argument stated that the difficulty level of moving to a new country is essentially the same as moving states, which is not the case.
Does he have a job lined up? A place to live? Congrats, he's better off than most Americans! LA is not only extremely expensive (which mean that he's well off to begin with), but the job market is terrible. The cheapest 10 foot truck I can find is more than $250, so I'm also going to have to call bullshit on that, too.
Yes he does, but that is not better than most Americans! The unemployment rate is 8.1%. That is hardly the majority of Americans! And he booked the truck in advance! I used a 16' Penske truck to move stuff from Denver to Phoenix last year. It cost me $125 plus about the same in gas. It is much cheaper than what it would take to move to another country!
This is the same argument for moving to a new country. If you can do one, you can do the other.
Obviously not the case! ~$200-$300 to move to another city.
Moving to another country requires permanent visa applications, proving you have a job and money to sustain yourself, figuring out how to get your stuff across the world (or driving it up to Canada if that is your destination), possible language barriers, etc. It is most definitely harder to move countries!