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Date Posted: 09:49:40 04/19/03 Sat
Author: Kharn
Author Host/IP: kharnserv.xs4all.nl / 213.84.47.237
Subject: Hmmm...
In reply to: eom 's message, "I have returned" on 05:06:26 04/19/03 Sat

>so, do you want to explain to me how your govt manages
>to insert itself into the sale of an illegal drug
>(xtc)?

Look, it's hard to explain.

They're not involved in the dealing, but if a dealer wants, he can have his pills tested and get a stamp of approval, making sure that nobody is going to have a horrible trip and die or kill someone.

I know it's weird, nobody gets it, not even the Dutch, but it's like that anyway

>unfortunately, that site didn't list that stat for the
>euros --- just us, so I had to improvise.
>being the socialist welfare state that you are, I took
>a look at total, or average, wealth to see how the 3
>euros stacked up in their ability to care for their
>populace.
>if your average per cap gdp was $3k, like 3rd world
>egypt, then you'd obviously have a poverty issue that
>your country couldn't address.
>but, while $26k wouldn't shine our shoes, it's fairly
>rich by global standards.
>it's also almost exactly the same as france and
>germany.
>if you think dutch/german/french in any way resembles
>n korea/japan/china, I'd say weed must be legal in
>your country.
>
>as for our poverty, a couple of people have already
>beat me to it.
>I think our poverty line is around $10k/year(??),

Doesn't Interpol use international standards to measure people under poverty line? It'd be stupid if it didn't, I mean, Russia would go "Yes, our poverty line is 1 roebel a year"...

>which is pretty goddamn well off by global standards.
>you could do a lot worse than be poor in the richest
>country in the world.
>that's also probably not counting govt subsidized
>housing, govt subsidized education, govt subsidized
>cheese, etc.
>if it's not good enough for you, or those slackass
>poor people, then they're the ones who need to do
>something about it.
>I'm already doing my part to reduce poverty by keeping
>myself above the poverty line.

Ehehehe, that's not how we work, but to each his own.

>once again, the only SIGNIFICANT differences are the
>ones found right here.
>I don't consider speaking french, eating snails, and
>surrendering quickl...better scratch that last
>one....to be significant differences when talking
>about a country's economy.

Ok, accepted.

I've read up a bit on the subject, if you're interested, I can write a bit about why I think there's such a difference in crime between the Netherlands and other European countries...

Btw; I've been trying to find more recent crime figures for our country, but our stupid Ministry of Justice site doesn't seem to have them.

>ps
>
>yeehaw!

I saw a show last night called "crazy yankies" or something, a show that's supposed to mock Americans. Damned boring.

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