Also - and talk about going out on an unpatriotic limb - I'm actually jealous of Ann's stories of Sweden. If a teacher (a profession that gets paid not-so-great in the US, at least not down here), as a single person, makes enough money to own her home, travel, raise her children and have health care and college tuition thrown into the bargain, then there is something to be said for that system, despite the high taxes. Because I just don't see a lot of people living that quality of life here.
