mydogfarted

I got yelled at by my uncle today.

He started a thing on facebook about healthcare in this country. One of his friends is one of those "I ain't paying for illegals to have healthcare" and a God-fearing Christian. Having ZERO patience for people like him, I tore into him like a stoner with a bag of Doritos. Yeah, calling him a retard* and stupid was a bad call, but I just can't fucking stand this shit anymore. This country is coming apart at the seams, at ludicrous speed. Throughout history, the world had many civilizations that were considered to be great. A few collapse in spectacular fashion. I'm pretty sure we're headed in that direction. Rome is burning folks. Not sure if Nero is fiddling, but the citizens are definitely pouring gasoline fire.

* I actually said "I didn't know my uncle had retarded friends. Good on him!"

I'm sure I could immigrate to Canada fairly easily - you know, the whole "My wife is Canadian" thing. I would be happy there for the most part - just like khoos, there are things about home I'd miss. Right now, the things that are keeping me here are:
- I have about $40k in debt, mostly credit cards. That doesn't include the money I owe family members who lent me money for the house.
- I have 6 more years of alimony to pay @ $750/month;
- I work for my dad. He counts on me to take care of some of the mundane stuff in the office, take care of all our computers and I get paid really well for it. I'm sure the company wouldn't go in the shitter if I left, but I'd feel bad for dumping it all back in his lap.
With all that being said, I'm losing my attitude that I need to take care of my responsibilities with these things. I really just don't want to be one of those people who says "fuck it", quits his job, declares bankruptcy to clear most of his debts, and runs away to start over again. We'll see how I feel about that in six months. The way this country is heading, it may be the best thing for me, my family and my sanity.