The social engineering that Mr. Obama has planned for this country's future scares the heck out of me. When you study his plan, his past actions and listen to what he says, it tells me that he wishes our government to emulate many of the countries in Europe.
I am a Senior Citizen that has worked all my life and I am still working full time because my retirement income will not stretch far enough to provide for those to whom I am responsible. I see some tough days ahead for me and my family but I do not want this country to become another Sweden.
The Social Democratic Party that controls the Swedish government has instilled a cradle to grave existence but at a very big price to its citizens. The Health Care industry is the country leaves much to be desired. A relative of my wife needed an operation on her feet. She was on a waiting list for 18 months, (Socialize Medicine). An uncle needed a gall bladder operation and elected to go out of country for the surgery. He worked in the USA for many years and could afford the flight for better medical care.
Taxes on income in Sweden range from 28% to 59.5%. But what most people outside the country do not know is they also have a Value Added Tax (VAT). The value added tax (mervärdesskatt or moms) rate in Sweden is 25%, with exceptions for food and services like hotel room rental fees (12%), and for sales of publications, admission tickets to cultural events and travel within Sweden (6%)[1]. This tax in addition to the price of the product has made many products unaffordable. The result of VAT is a very thriving black market industry for many products.
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