Yeah Richter...common sense....you know...guessing without any facts at all and then hysterically inflating them.
Hmmmmm, so actually, you aren't really an evil guy? You're making it hard for me to pigeon hole you. Good post. Try as I might, I can't find anything to disagree with here.
Ok, I think this pretty much sums it up. You start with a wild guess on the percentage of welfare services that are wasted.
When I saw your previous link to formal debate rules I thought, "Tsing needs a holiday". But then, who doesn't? : )
Actually, I'm heading up to the mountain (I think I mentioned I'm building a cabin in the woods in NC) this Wednesday morning, bright and early. Only 4 days, but it is needed.
Well now, wasn't that easy for you to dismiss offhand. It's a very reasonable guess considering the services that are included in the 12%, like unemployment insurance. Did you even read what was included in that 12%?
It's about 5,000 feet above sea level, so it'll be cold (20's), which will be a wake up call for my FL blood. But then, I did spend some years in Russia.