that's not the point. the lights would be out because the city couldn't afford them and streets would be constantly laden with criminals roaming the dark streets. go to most parts of africa or some other whole in the wall country and you'll see what i mean. place where they live in shacks that are falling apart. i don't see that in the US.Quote from Gringinho:
You guys in the US have powerlines along the streets many places - just like other third world countries. I hate that.
You also have rampant crime in the US - like here in Brazil - which also sucks. You probably have a good portion of corruption as well - but it is more a systemic corruption - bias.
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that's not the point. the lights would be out because the city couldn't afford them and streets would be constantly laden with criminals roaming the dark streets. go to most parts of africa or some other whole in the wall country and you'll see what i mean. place where they live in shacks that are falling apart. i don't see that in the US.
apparently you've never been here or you've never seen a 3rd world country with true poverty. end of conversation..

Quote from Trader Neal:
that's not the point. the lights would be out because the city couldn't afford them and streets would be constantly laden with criminals roaming the dark streets. go to most parts of africa or some other whole in the wall country and you'll see what i mean. place where they live in shacks that are falling apart. i don't see that in the US.
apparently you've never been here or you've never seen a 3rd world country with true poverty. end of conversation..