Re: Lot's of folks will be retiring early.........
Okay, Cut Throat, I will expand on my comments
(always enjoy my own stuff
.
I was explaining to my dining companion that I would be
willing go back in time (thus giving up 100 years of
advances in health care) to an era whcih did not have the plethora of laws, rules and regulations which we
labor under today. I think I said I wished I had lived
100 years earlier and this person questioned whether
I would really go back if I could. I thought it over and said yes, I would. Of course, in addittion to modern health care I would also give up
income taxes, pollution, automobiles, air travel,
a whole host of new diseases, the threat of nuclear
disaster, etc etc etc. If the government would just stay
out of my way I am sure I would be happy living a
19th century lifestyle. Re. your query about specific examples of government controls which I find burdensome, I would rather not go there as the list is quite long. I will say that my frustrations with government
(all levels) had as much to do with my early retirement
as any other factor. Of course, I never had any
respect for authority, so..........................