REH asked:
> Chris you said:
> > Greetings from a multi-cultural European country
> > that had _2_ short (defense) wars in the last 500 years
> > (but I guess this can't be read in your informative NYT),
>
> What country is that? Where does it get it's wealth? Do
> they immigrate people to America? If so, why? Does any
> of my tax money pay for their education or settlement?
> What are the various cultures?
Not sure what these questions have to do with the original topic, but okay...
1. Switzerland. 2. From about the same sources as the surrounding countries.
3. Virtually none. 4. Dunno (didn't ask them); probably they think they can
make more money there? 5. Don't worry, the few Swiss immigrants have a
beneficial effect on your tax bill (otherwise the US wouldn't let them in).
6. The 'indigenous' cultures (and the 4 official languages) are German,
French, Italian and Rhaeto-Romanic. 20% of the population are from about
100 other cultures. We host more refugees from Kosovo than Germany or the US
does (although we don't bomb their homes), and the KLA's drug dealers make
about $3 million/year here.
HTH,
Chris
