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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/3 ... 49725.html
The United States no longer makes the list of the 10 most prosperous countries in the world, according to a new study by the Legatum Institute.
The Legatum Prosperity Index found that while prosperity increased globally, the U.S. fell to 12th place in its rankings. With less than a week to go before the U.S. presidential election, the report writes:
As the race for the White House reaches fever pitch, the latest findings from the Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index reveal that the American Dream is in jeopardy. In an unprecedented fall, America drops to twelfth position in the worldwide prosperity rankings – with weakening performance across five of the Index’s eight sub-categories.
The Legatum Institute published its first Prosperity Index six years ago, ranking countries based on material wealth and personal well-being. The 2012 index analyzed 142 countries in eight categories: economy, education, entrepreneurship & opportunity, governance, health, personal freedom, safety & security and social capital.
According to the study, overall prosperity in Europe has increased despite the economic crisis, though several European countries have seen their scores drop in categories analyzing economic development.
This study comes on the tails of the U.N.'s list of the most prosperous cities in the world -- with more than half of them located in Europe.
Bloomberg notes that the Legatum Institute is part of the Legatum Group, a Dubai-based private investment company founded by New Zealand billionaire Christopher Chandler.
The United States no longer makes the list of the 10 most prosperous countries in the world, according to a new study by the Legatum Institute.
The Legatum Prosperity Index found that while prosperity increased globally, the U.S. fell to 12th place in its rankings. With less than a week to go before the U.S. presidential election, the report writes:
As the race for the White House reaches fever pitch, the latest findings from the Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index reveal that the American Dream is in jeopardy. In an unprecedented fall, America drops to twelfth position in the worldwide prosperity rankings – with weakening performance across five of the Index’s eight sub-categories.
The Legatum Institute published its first Prosperity Index six years ago, ranking countries based on material wealth and personal well-being. The 2012 index analyzed 142 countries in eight categories: economy, education, entrepreneurship & opportunity, governance, health, personal freedom, safety & security and social capital.
According to the study, overall prosperity in Europe has increased despite the economic crisis, though several European countries have seen their scores drop in categories analyzing economic development.
This study comes on the tails of the U.N.'s list of the most prosperous cities in the world -- with more than half of them located in Europe.
Bloomberg notes that the Legatum Institute is part of the Legatum Group, a Dubai-based private investment company founded by New Zealand billionaire Christopher Chandler.
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I'm not worried. As long as professional athletes, bank CEOs, musicians, actors and actresses, "reality" TV stars, cable news network con men/women, and evangelical preachers are all multimillionaires we will all be fine.
All the serfs and peons need to shut the hell up and wait for the trickle down. Be patient.
love that
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I love you forever and forever
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Just say'n
Why bring common sense into the forums now
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
could having high taxes, high overhead, huge entitlements, big labor have anything to do with it?
could having run down cities from lack of manufacturing have anything to do with it?
environmentalists killing our production in many ways
unions indoctrinating our children over the past 30 years in schools
lack of will to compete due to everyone gets a trophy upbringing
A man that stands for nothing....will fall for anything!
All people need to do more on every level!
a lot of these things are prevalent in countries like Australia and NZ...
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I love you forever and forever
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Corporations, due to loopholes/incentives, do not pay that rate.
High taxes? Seriously?
Where did the manufacturing go and why?
Ahh, the environmentalists......
Unions indoctrinating our children?? Wow.
Everyone get a trophy upbringing?....I agree with you on this one. I guess I can be a bit looney too sometimes
:twisted:
USA! USA! USA!
cuz cheating is what the US is best at! ... see lance, marion jones, entire olympic team ...
Pretty please with a cherry on top, explain.
Ben Johnson....
SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
Mexico=1, Colombia=1
Upcoming: Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2
he just got caught ... we all know lewis, flo-jo, etc. were all on the juice too ...
And we are the only nation that clearly understands that gridiron football is the greatest sport known to man. Canadians are close, but the rules were slightly lost in translation, eh?
hockey is the best sport but i digress ... at least in the CFL we don't have 7-6 games ...
hockey is the best game ... the NHL is just not the best league ... give me olympic hockey
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
yeah ... i prefer the larger ice ... no traps ...
That's one of the suggestions I heard the other day on sports radio ... they need to play hockey on Olympic size ice ... especially now that the players seem to be much bigger.
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
USA! USA! USA!
:P
Wrestling is real. The British Bulldogs would whip these clowns' asses!