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Lance Said:

Can anyone tell me what the comparison is of living in Australia versus the U.S. ?

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That is a hard question to anwser.I have been to the states 18 months ago for 6 weeks.Stayed with locals and shopped around at Walmart etc.
What I can tell you is at the time the Aussie Dollar was weak.So things were more costly than they would be at the moment in the US as our Dollar is much stronger now.
So the best way I can sum it up is,things were cheaper for us in most ways than at home.But ,i think you will find that in Australia,on average,we have a much higher standard of living for the ordinary working class person,even poorer people have a much better living standard.Not many trailer parks here.Your working class people seem to be alot worse off,working two or more jobs to survive.So the cost of living for your people is expensive.
My family are upper working to middle class incomes in Australia and we can afford a trip overseas every couple of years.That something that you could not do if you lived in the states.
Health care(hospitals) is free here or 40 to 50 bucks to see a doctor and we get back most of that from the Goverment health fund,or you can pay for private healh if you wish.Cars and petrol and food seems cheaper in the US,but then again if you are a local it would not be.If Americians came here now ,because of your weak dollar you would find it expensive.If you were here two years ago ,your dollar was strong and it would of been cheap.Hope that all makes sense,as it is not something one can really compare.
Sorry Mel your prices for Wollongong are way out.
Unemployment is the highest in the country.

Valerie Said:

Do you agree that the following is good comparison to the illegal immigration problem?

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that comparison is so true while so many dumbbutts are denying it!! i totally agree with ya. its a good grip on the reality of this illegal immigration problem. im tired of hearing about the native american story: it is true that maybe some of the same things happened to them but at least the country got better, not worse...and the first americans didnt get government benefits... lets leave this in the past huh?? but what is happening today is different, the illegals are making things worse. they are milking the benefits out of this country and then play victim.

all my respect goes to the native americans, but im tired of people using them as an argument to excuse the way illegals are behaving!!!!

Nicholas Said:

was Obama's health care/college system comparison valid?

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Actually, yes it is. If you want to see if the public option will work or not, let it pass. If it does not, then kick Obama out of office in 2012.

I am amazed that so many Americans are not aware about Obama’s healthcare plans. During the election, he campaigned for these changes stating that he felt it was unfair to have a system where insurance companies try to escape paying claims.
Remember, he was elected to bring in these changes, elected by the American people who want healthcare reform. And he discussed his plans in debates with McCain, and he still won the election.
First of all, too many people do not know that Obama wants to make insurance more available to all. His system is similar to that which works in Holland, Taiwain and Switzerland. It works there and private healthcare companies provide most the insurance to the people there.
FACT - the USA spends more on healthcare PER PERSON than any other nation on the planet.
FACT – insurance companies admit that they push up costs, buy politicians and do not pay out for many claims when they should.
FACT - the US has higher death rates for kids aged under five than western European countries with universal health coverage.

That means that a dead American four year old would have had a better chance of life if they were born in Canada, France, the Netherlands, Cuba, Switzerland, Germany, Japan etc, all of which have universal health coverage. And no western European nation with universal healthcare has moved away from it.

Remember, I back my facts up with evidence. Those who say they are wrong tend not to. If they are wrong, e-mail me with proof and let me know.