Mik: I respect your nationalist sentiments, but egad man!! How could you be so dim? Comparing the U.S. ills with Russian? Don’t be fooled by what our news organizations report about the U.S. While we have 5% unemployment and an uncomfortable level of uninsured Americans, things need to be taken in perspective, eh? We have 300 million pop, which is a distant third highest in the world, while our per-capita income is among the highest. While our health care system isn’t perfect, it does offer the highest standard in the world. As for the uninsured, we do have a safety net. One need look no further than the illegal immigrants who cross over the border to have babies in the U.S. so as to assure future legal resident status for them and citizenship for her child. Who do you think is footing the bill? As for seeking a job in Russia….oh, please. However, I could see the wisdom in hiring an American over a Russian. An American might be just what is needed to reverse the backwardness of a system botched by 80 years of communism that left the average Russian, a drunk, defeated, rusty rube.
