quick question, mr. strevel.
you write very well, but: is english your native language?


Don Strevel wrote:
> In my humble personal opinion, both systems are good systems.  I am an 
> American, so I see our system on a daily basis.  However, I live in a city 
> that is not representative of the entire culture of the United States.  I 
> live in Las Vegas.
> 
> The goal of Communism in the old USSR, before they were so successful that 
> they collapsed,  was to have a communal form of government.  Everyone worked 
> and the results were pooled (supposedly) and all benefited.  That does not 
> work because no matter how nice we may be to each other on the surface, I 
> have no vested interest in comfort or success.  I am  here for my success, 
> and I mean this in the most polite fashion.  No one should ever work against 
> the success of another.
> 
> In the United States we compete on everything.  That is supposed to bring a 
> better product to the consumer.   Equally in the USA system as with the old 
> USR system, sometimes things don't work as they should.  Japan built a far 
> better quality automobile than ones built in the USA.  In many respects , 
> IMHO, still does.
> 
> I preferred the USA system.  No one is breaking into the borders of Russia 
> to be a success.  Here in the USA we have so many people breaking over the 
> border that we now have a "labor" class that is more akin to an indentured 
> servant.  I dissagree with this, however, it is a reality.
> 
> Perhaps it is just a personal issue.  Examine both systems, look at the pros 
> and cons of each and make a personal decision.  We do not have any form of a 
> National healthcare system in the USA.  To me, that is a detriment.
> 
> Which do you preferred?