That does not count the missing opportunity cost, which is the actual tax from the savings

Schengen has no borders at all, but JB and Singapure do have one

Borders in some places look more like a gate to enter metro, if you earned (or born with) trust bit

There is a curious case of Thailand that decided to go ahead with the high speed train project, but refused the funding. Knowing the mood out there a bit, it seems they know what to expect.

The Dutch disease of sorts, where your main export is just money

Your deportation papers for being a communism agitator are on the way.

>Also, when applying for a loan, being a sex offender shouldn’t matter. When applying for a mortgage across the street from an elementary school, it should.

I'm not sure we can write that much more COBOL.

that part of Christianity somehow is lost on Americans somehow.

Jail time is not always the entire punishment, especially on the enlightened continent, where jail time is used sparingly. Keeping the conviction on record is a thing, because consecutive convictions often carry come with higher punishment. So depending on a crime cathegory, there is X years after which the record no longer counts, but it's not 0.

We as a society have decided no such thing, it is in fact legal to refuse somebody a job for having a criminal history, and will remain so.

that depends on a society, right?