Laws,rules,regulations,policies, provisos, codes etc.........
......The US is chock full of them! In order to stay within the laws & avoid dire consequences, you must stay on top of what's happening around you!
If high crime wasn't enough of a headache (to put it mild it), one needs to thread very, very carefully as you go about your business.
Case in point:A cops stops and gives me a ticket for $280.00 for driving with suspended plates. Why? Because I was sent a notice to have my car inspected at the "emissions station" but this notice was sent to my old address so I never got it. Now, whose fault is it? mine? theirs? Does it matter? I'm still going to have to pay it regardless. I'm just hoping that it won't hike up my car insurance.
This is the kind of thing that complicates life to the max. Right now I have to rely on my wife or nephew to get me back and forth to work. I'm afraid to use my car & risk another fine. This lack of transport affects my income substantially. I lose money because someone in motor vehicles goofed and theres nothing I can do about it!!
The phrase "A nation that governs less, governs best" is lost to every legislator here in US. It seems, More and more laws, regulations etc. are being enacted every day ad infinitum.
This is a nation of: You DO that, you pay. You DON'T do that, you pay. And, oh yeah, "ignorance of the law is no excuse"!!
These is typical of what makes life so complicated & stressful here. You have to be on the alert always not just from criminals but the police as well who won't hesitate to do their job at the slightest suspicion of infringement.
Why am I still here in US? Because, as bad as it is, I can still earn enough $ to pay mortgage, children's private school & occasional outing to restaurants. I'm here because I have to be, for the same reason most people want to come; to work like hell and educate their children. To make enough money & cover the basic necessities. You find economic opportunities here that, as of yet, you won't find in DR.
Are we better off here in US than in DR? Yes for some. As for me, if I could earn 1/3 there of what I make here, In spite of its troubles, I'd absolutely be happier there! It would be a dream come true!
