Dane Ellis Allen wrote:are there regional differences within the United States that can cause GLENNY's cup being half empty instead of half full?.. my brother knew Texas was more economiclly sound then most other states back in the 1970's and that is why he CHOSE to move there from Iowa.. if you need a job to make a living I can think of no other state where opportunity abounds if you need work.. people forget how much oil money is there, how much cattle money is there, lest you forget high technology in Austin and NASA in Houston.. if you are not looking through rose colored glasses then do yourself a favor, and move to Texas.. it's really not a bad place, and my brother today still speaks of the people there how friendly they were, and they are not the types like I've seen up north who will drive by an old lady broken down along the highway without stopping and offering assistance.. they have not "progressed" so much as to become "luke warm" which the Bible warns us about in the end days.. the ability for people to lose their "natural affection" for each other.. Texans are as natural as you can get..
Actually Dane my cup is quite full. No matter how hard our government has tried to slow some one like me... I bounce.
The difference may have to deal with tax levels. Most people are locked in to a fixed pay system. When all the rules change and prices become so inflated because of taxes.
I'm lucky because I can wake up and make twice as much one day as I really need to make up for the money being stolen because... "IT IS THE LAW"! The average citizen... CAN NOT! Sorry that is poorly written... deal with it and catch my drift.
Don't argue with a stupid person. They will pull you down to their level... And beat you with experience..."Samuel Langhorne Clemens"