There's a short story by Harry Turtledove called "The Road Not Taken" about FTL travel being incredibly simple and obvious, yet all humans somehow missed it.,(reply>), @Circ Omnia this is the problem. Wrong type of bulb entirely. Gladioli work well, in a pinch.,(reply>), @Cerus98 While other countries DO have higher taxes than the US, they aren't really THAT high, considering what they get for it.<br>"More bang for the buck"!,(reply>), @Rapscallion73 They probably thought you were a flasher. They favor grey trenchcoats, you know.,(reply>), @A friend of a friend Not the case for what?,(reply>), @Alexandar Hull-Richter Ah, yes! The insurance companies. The true "death panels"! If you can't afford the insurance, or if your insurance won't cover the "experimental"* procedure. you die.<br>* Procedures (or medicines) that have been successfully used in many other countries but are considered "experimental" here because they're expensive. God forbid the insurance companies fail to make a profit!