Just gotta mention I love some of the banners on the right hand side for the other forums. Especially the black hole one is great

Could be, but then this would be the least finished demo we've ever had from these guys and since he claims to have a version with "lyrics" I would expect the song to be (close to) finished.

And even then, the playing style fits none of GNR's current or former guitarists. They're all capable of churning out something much better than this.

Indeed I am. For what it's worth, most Belgians don't even have real credit cards. Most of these so-called credit cards are actually Visa's version of a debit card, where the full amount used is deducted from your checking account at the end of the month. No partial payback, no debt, no interest, just a handling fee.

Neither Fortis, nor Dexia will go bankrupt, I guarantee you that. Unlike American banks they perform hefty credit checks before handing out loans, they don't advertise for credit cards and they have a significant cash flow. The average Belgian owns what's in their house. Heck, most people don't even loan money for a car over here. You buy the car that you can afford. If people keep their cool and don't massively withdraw their savings, we will ride out this storm just fine.

We will see a minor dent in our economy compared to the mayhem in the States. Our stock exchanges will need to correct themselves for the investments we have in the American economy (and that will put a big damper on our welfare), but we are not doomed by any means. Our governments will need to invest money that otherwise could've been used to stimulate the economy, but it will only slow things down. This is, compared to what they have in the states, a minor setback.

And in the end, even the US will bounce back. Either with a full-blown free market, ready to go through this whole cycle again (there will always be corruption to bring this whole thing down again); or with a model very similar to what we have in Europe right now.

And for you US citizens, let me tell you something: Clinton didn't destroy your country, he tried to get it more in line with the rest of the Western world (which in my book, is a good idea - it's time you guys catch up). If you follow that up with a war mongering government like the one lead by Mr. George W. Bush, you're setting yourself up for massive failure. You can't be liberal on social issues and conservative on defense and economic issues. Pick one, preferably the system that has proven successful in the rest of the Western world.

See, that just shows how uninformed you are about this. We can freely choose our doctors, which hospital we go to, which perks we want during our treatment, choice of different sorts of medication, plastic surgery, ... the whole shebang.

Obviously, we need to pay for all those "nice to haves" ourselves, and we can get private insurance on top of the national health care system to pay for them. But that's something you have to decide for yourself. What's important to know is that if you choose not to pay for additional insurance, and you choose to not take private insurance, you will be able to get help for virtually no cost.

Yes, I do pay around 50% of my monthly wage in taxes (and the average Belgian still earns more than the average American), but only a small part of that goes to national health care. The rest goes to unemployment funds, retirements funds, infrastructure, ...

Now, I don't agree with a lot of those government organized insurances. I strongly believe one shouldn't be rewarded for prolonged unemployment, retirement is not something accidental so you can save up for that yourself, I don't feel I have to pay for that. (But a big part of the population does, so who am I to say it's wrong - that's democracy for ya).

If you compare that 50% to the USA's maximum of 35%, where you reap next to none of these benefits, you seem to be royally screwed. Maybe you need to reorganize the way current taxes are spent and pay national health care from the income you already have?