Reply #39: It's not about money for me, but it may sound that way if you're not paying attention. [View All]

[Bonobo]

Let me put it this way:
The fact that I can spend as much money as I do on health insurance and STILL have to pay $5,000 out of pocket for a hernia operation, or $750~$1,000 for a crown or root canal or something similar means more than just money.
The fact that I will have to pay $40,000 or more PER YEAR for college for my 3 kids (an impossible task) means MORE than just money.
The fact that a huge percentage of my money goes to slaughtering civilians in other countries while ignoring homeless, hungry, ill people in the US means more than money.
The fact that the US spends my tax money to incarcerate the largest per capita number of its own citizens in the world means more than money.
The fact that 20,000 handgun deaths occur every year in the US, whereas it is more like 50 or so for other major countries means more than just money.

All these things, and many others, mean that the US is a toxic place for me and my children. The accidental fact that I was born in the US means nothing to me. Loyalty is a two way street.

Ask Rousseau.

On edit: This thread's responses are shocking and disappointing.