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I think he and his people think his chances are good. I think he has already told us how he intends to win because these last 4 years, everything out of his mouth has been projection, so he is going to attempt to cheat. That, will be his downfall if he does.Right now there are 17 States in the USA that I think will solidly go for Trump. The other States? Those folks will probably have voters who will not make a decision until 5 minutes before the polls close, and that is unfortunate. People need to vote early, and trace their ballots to make sure they get to where they are going because we are not just voting for Trump and Biden - we have Senators and Congresspeople and Judges and Mayors all on these ballots who are just as important.When Trump takes all the oxygen out of the room with Biden, Biden, Biden - people forget about the other races. Don’t.And then — I think there has been a ‘tell’ about votes and how the election may go with the Texas Boat Race this past weekend. The fat cats with the big expensive boats caused such riffs/waves on the lake, it hurt the smaller boats just wanting to be a part of them. Did the big, expensive boats care? No. They kept going -plowing through - along as the smaller boats sunk, leaving them behind, unconcerned. In listening to some reporting of the area, some on the big, expensive boats mentioned that they (the smaller boats of Trump supporters) should not have been there if they couldn’t keep up. They were left behind for someone else to save them.Perfect description for the Trump Administration. Perfect.

A pleasure, if ever I’ve had the privilege of living somewhere - and I’ve lived in nine different countries, including really decent ones such as Germany, Austria, France, New Zealand, Canada, Great Britain, and the US. I have come to Sweden after 20 years of pondering it very carefully, and believe you me, if there was a place I’d rather be, I would have moved there instead.Of course it helps that I speak the language fluently, and adore the culture. These two things are pivotal. If you can’t get into those, better stay away. But it’s a beautiful language, and the culture is probably the most open, liberal, western ideology you can find on this planet - and they live totally in the future here. No cash, religions out the window, full equality for all… they are trying to be Utopia here like nobody else on this planet. Gene Roddenberry would re-write Star Trek to be set here if he knew. Everybody else is pretty much busy merely“reacting” and looking backwards, if you ask me.My Canadian friends are like, “why on earth didn’t you just stay in Canada and chose Quebec? That place you’re in seems just like it!” True, but the difference is, here in Sweden, I can hop on a plane for a hundred dollars and fly to Rome in two hours. Or Paris. Or London. Or Berlin. Or Spain. Etc.I work a normal 9–5 job and earn average money. So I’m no film star, and some may say I have a hillbilly life - oh well. I usually get this from people who are renting apartments in places like London or Berlin, living the big city rat race dream. Fine by me. My life is very different from that - not glorious, but enjoyable. My village has a sawmill and a supermarket, a marina and a camp site, plus a petrol station. That suffices me. Everything else is in reach by car or public transport.Here’s my life, in pictures. I don’t suppose I need to elaborate much. A picture says more than a thousand words:My village:Our lake:Yes, you can swim in it in summer; here’s proof of 23 degrees Celsius water temperature:Summers are nice:Our lake in autumn:My toy cars I drive around in here, if they start (a lot of guys love old American cars here):And anyone can own a boat and go fishing:Apples and berries from my garden:Where I go hiking, behind my house:My house; nothing special, built in the 50s, needs some work, but it’s cosy:Driving to work; this is rush hour. You can tell because there is another car in the picture:My two workplaces, both from the outside, and from the inside:A bit of Swedish food on a work day:The towns in which I work:Traditional fun stuff we do on weekends:Weekend day tours we do by car sometimes:Or we go to a spa bath and sizzle a bit in a sauna or hot tub:Winters get cold, but it’s a dry cold: minus 15 to 35 are not unusual where I live:We get enough snow - that’s me in my garden:So, for what it’s worth, I like this Swedish life. I would not trade it for anything.

Well this has been my car since 2007...This is what I've been dressing like since 1991...and I’m worth about €11M.I live in Europe and have been able to keep a nice low profile. The only thing of real value that I own is my house (1,5 M) and my Gibson les Paul (25k). I bought my house for 300k and had it “re-done” on the inside. On the outside it still looks like a 300k house.The only people who know what I’m worth are my parents, my wife and my childhood best friend. I built my own mini empire in the foods branch and was able to build a brand that was bought by one of the “BIG BOYS” in the foods industry. So I wasn’t born rich.Friends have the idea that we are high middle-class and we prefer it that way. I don’t feel like I’m lying. I don’t ask them what their income is and I keep mine to myselfWhen my wife found out my worth (back then she was still my girlfriend) she nearly left me for lying to her. She’s the only one who asked me what my motives were for keeping it quiet. It was really hard to explain that I’m not keeping it quiet. Where we live in Europe it is considered “not done” to ask someone their income or worth. So I just never told.I have no need to flaunt it. I do not need a Porsche or Lamborghini to feel good about myself. I never thought about becoming rich… it kind of happened.I never gave a F*** about money. The only reason I wanted it was because it would buy me freedom.GUESS WHAT....IT HAS! I am now free of the rat race. I need not go into the office to make a buck and pay next month’s rent. As I said I am not hiding my wealth and at the same time I’m aware of what would happen should everyone find out. I fear that I would be sucked into that old race again. I am afraid I would have to say goodbye to my freedom.Edit-- Just one day after posting this I got a call from a friend who screamed down the phone: "I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT" apparently at least one of the people that recognise my car and my figure are on Quora. lolEdit nr2--I've been asked what I do now and what I do with the money.Well last year we finished building a third school and we pay for the education of about 200 children up to the age of 17 in third world countries.My wife runs a micro loans for women charity which loans out our money to buy things like sewing machines so women can work from homes and make some money.I invest from time to time in start ups in the food industry.Apart from that my children keep me busy. My 19 year old is a bartender in the weekends and my 12 year old has a paper route.And I take a Sh** load of holidays :)Edit nr3-- please read Paula O'Reilly-Green's comment. She has added a link to an education charity.