Is America the greatest country in the world?
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Of course, the US isn't the greatest country in the world. But of all those countries on that list, in the US you stand a better than average chance to at least lift yourself out of poverty.
There is no greatest country in the world, many Canadians feel they live in the best country in the world, I'm sure plenty of Swedes do as well. Be happy where you live is best...
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Well never stop striving!Meltdown99 said:
You will never be as great as Sweden or Europe...you might as well give it.cincybearcat said:
I don’t know, but I would imagine the Us gets hit because of the health care more than anything else.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Still, people in a country like the US or wherever can fall under the threshold of poverty.brianlux said:
I'll have to read this later, it sounds interesting. My first reaction to the headlines is, "Yeah, that make's sense." My second reaction is that if I were a third world person my reaction would be, "Neither of you Americans or Europeans know poor from rich from".PJ_Soul said:Interesting article about American capitalism vs European "socialism", with a lot of points that I happen to agree with (it was written by someone whose first language is not English btw, hence the grammatical issues). I think Eudaimonia & Co. is essentially a freelance political editorial publication, possibly based out of Morocco, but I'm not positive, and the author here seems to be a prolific political pundit who currently lives in London.How Capitalism Made Americans Poor, and Socialism Made Europeans Rich
Capitalism Doesn’t Make Us Rich, and Socialism Doesn’t Make Us Poor — Socialism Makes Us Rich, and Capitalism Makes Us Poor.
UNICEF's list of extreme poverty, why is the US -- if it is THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE UNIVERSE -- on this list?? So in the US kids don't get a proper meal at school, health care isn't seem as a human right AND you are among the countries with the highest level of EXTREME poverty?
Something isn't adding up with this GREATEST COUNRY thing..
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Good luck. We in Canada have given up trying to be better than Sweden. If we are not careful we will lose our edge to them in hockey, on second thought those pussy swede hockey players will never catch up...lolcincybearcat said:
Well never stop striving!Meltdown99 said:
You will never be as great as Sweden or Europe...you might as well give it.cincybearcat said:
I don’t know, but I would imagine the Us gets hit because of the health care more than anything else.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Still, people in a country like the US or wherever can fall under the threshold of poverty.brianlux said:
I'll have to read this later, it sounds interesting. My first reaction to the headlines is, "Yeah, that make's sense." My second reaction is that if I were a third world person my reaction would be, "Neither of you Americans or Europeans know poor from rich from".PJ_Soul said:Interesting article about American capitalism vs European "socialism", with a lot of points that I happen to agree with (it was written by someone whose first language is not English btw, hence the grammatical issues). I think Eudaimonia & Co. is essentially a freelance political editorial publication, possibly based out of Morocco, but I'm not positive, and the author here seems to be a prolific political pundit who currently lives in London.How Capitalism Made Americans Poor, and Socialism Made Europeans Rich
Capitalism Doesn’t Make Us Rich, and Socialism Doesn’t Make Us Poor — Socialism Makes Us Rich, and Capitalism Makes Us Poor.
UNICEF's list of extreme poverty, why is the US -- if it is THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE UNIVERSE -- on this list?? So in the US kids don't get a proper meal at school, health care isn't seem as a human right AND you are among the countries with the highest level of EXTREME poverty?
Something isn't adding up with this GREATEST COUNRY thing..Give Peas A Chance…0 -
I can now see it. Everyone is so HAPPY in Europe...they fart unicorn rainbows.
Just look at how happy the French are. They are protesting so they can pay more taxes...Give Peas A Chance…0 -
If I use ketchup, I use French's.Meltdown99 said:
Right-minded Canadians use French's...
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You sound a bit defensive. How come?Meltdown99 said:
I can now see it. Everyone is so HAPPY in Europe...they fart unicorn rainbows.
Just look at how happy the French are. They are protesting so they can pay more taxes...
Compare the shittiness-level of the police in France and the one in the US - do you really think the US would win? Whatever your anecdotal twitter-video show?
And I don't think anyone in here says Europe is perfect.Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
Hahahaha as if there is a difference!!!CM189191 said:
This is why I buy my ketchup from the Mexican grocer, same as my Coca-Cola : made with sugar, not HFCS.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Guess what?
There isn't.Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
" Most of the Mexican Coke exported to the United States is made with cane sugar, while some Mexican bottlers may use high-fructose corn syrup for drinks intended for sale in Mexico.[4] Therefore, while most of the Coca-Cola labeled "Mexican" in the United States is made with cane sugar, this is not true of all Coca-Cola sold in Mexico."rgambs said:
Hahahaha as if there is a difference!!!CM189191 said:
This is why I buy my ketchup from the Mexican grocer, same as my Coca-Cola : made with sugar, not HFCS.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Guess what?
There isn't.
"A similar phenomenon exists in New Zealand, where Coca-Cola is available both bottled locally (sweetened with sugar) and imported from the United States (with high-fructose corn syrup).""Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
Spiritual_Chaos said:
Still, people in a country like the US or wherever can fall under the threshold of poverty.brianlux said:
I'll have to read this later, it sounds interesting. My first reaction to the headlines is, "Yeah, that make's sense." My second reaction is that if I were a third world person my reaction would be, "Neither of you Americans or Europeans know poor from rich from".PJ_Soul said:Interesting article about American capitalism vs European "socialism", with a lot of points that I happen to agree with (it was written by someone whose first language is not English btw, hence the grammatical issues). I think Eudaimonia & Co. is essentially a freelance political editorial publication, possibly based out of Morocco, but I'm not positive, and the author here seems to be a prolific political pundit who currently lives in London.How Capitalism Made Americans Poor, and Socialism Made Europeans Rich
Capitalism Doesn’t Make Us Rich, and Socialism Doesn’t Make Us Poor — Socialism Makes Us Rich, and Capitalism Makes Us Poor.
UNICEF's list of extreme poverty, why is the US -- if it is THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE UNIVERSE -- on this list?? So in the US kids don't get a proper meal at school, health care isn't seem as a human right AND you are among the countries with the highest level of EXTREME poverty?
Something isn't adding up with this GREATEST COUNRY thing..Even still, poverty is a relative term. Yes, we have poor people. But we rarely have starvation. For about five years, when my life was derailed by unfortunate circumstances, I live on income that was so low it was considered "poverty". And yet the average third world person would have felt as though they were living like royalty had they been me. If you talk to or read people who have been to the poorest parts of the world, you would have to agree that in the U.S. (especially) and most of Europe, what we call "poverty" is next to nothing in comparison.What we do have is a great and ever widening disparity between the rich and the poor."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
Organizations has quantified "poverty" though, so saying it's a relative term isn't completely true.brianlux said:Spiritual_Chaos said:
Still, people in a country like the US or wherever can fall under the threshold of poverty.brianlux said:
I'll have to read this later, it sounds interesting. My first reaction to the headlines is, "Yeah, that make's sense." My second reaction is that if I were a third world person my reaction would be, "Neither of you Americans or Europeans know poor from rich from".PJ_Soul said:Interesting article about American capitalism vs European "socialism", with a lot of points that I happen to agree with (it was written by someone whose first language is not English btw, hence the grammatical issues). I think Eudaimonia & Co. is essentially a freelance political editorial publication, possibly based out of Morocco, but I'm not positive, and the author here seems to be a prolific political pundit who currently lives in London.How Capitalism Made Americans Poor, and Socialism Made Europeans Rich
Capitalism Doesn’t Make Us Rich, and Socialism Doesn’t Make Us Poor — Socialism Makes Us Rich, and Capitalism Makes Us Poor.
UNICEF's list of extreme poverty, why is the US -- if it is THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE UNIVERSE -- on this list?? So in the US kids don't get a proper meal at school, health care isn't seem as a human right AND you are among the countries with the highest level of EXTREME poverty?
Something isn't adding up with this GREATEST COUNRY thing..Even still, poverty is a relative term. Yes, we have poor people. But we rarely have starvation. For about five years, when my life was derailed by unfortunate circumstances, I live on income that was so low it was considered "poverty". And yet the average third world person would have felt as though they were living like royalty had they been me. If you talk to or read people who have been to the poorest parts of the world, you would have to agree that in the U.S. (especially) and most of Europe, what we call "poverty" is next to nothing in comparison.What we do have is a great and ever widening disparity between the rich and the poor.
Take the chart above for example, its based on:
"Here, poverty is expressed in so-called PPP dollars. PPP stands for Purchasing Power Parities, which is translated into purchasing power parity. When poverty is calculated using PPP, it takes into account the price level and income in each country when calculating. The statistics thus show the proportion of the population in a country that lives for less than what one can buy for US $ 1.9 in the United States."
And regardless - is it reasonable that the USA is on a chart like this? Whatever relative context you want to give "poverty".
And regarding starvation:
According to Gallup’s findings, cited by the OECD, Americans are far more likely to say they were unable to pay for food than citizens of other rich countries. In 2011 and 2012, 21 percent of U.S. citizens reported food trouble, versus 8 percent of British survey takers, 6 percent of Swedes, and 5 percent of Germans.
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I'm not. Just pointing out every country has there problems.Spiritual_Chaos said:
You sound a bit defensive. How come?Meltdown99 said:
I can now see it. Everyone is so HAPPY in Europe...they fart unicorn rainbows.
Just look at how happy the French are. They are protesting so they can pay more taxes...
Compare the shittiness-level of the police in France and the one in the US - do you really think the US would win? Whatever your anecdotal twitter-video show?
And I don't think anyone in here says Europe is perfect.Give Peas A Chance…0 -
Well, many Americans do like to whine and believe they are privileged, right? And I'm not saying there isn't inequity in America or that there aren't those who struggle. I just don't think the average American understands and appreciates how well off we are in a world of 7.7 billion people. I do think we are not far from learning that the hard way. I believe the time will come- and not too far down the road- when all but the world's wealthiest will be poor. I don't see any way we can escape this fate.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Organizations has quantified "poverty" though, so saying it's a relative term isn't completely true.brianlux said:Spiritual_Chaos said:
Still, people in a country like the US or wherever can fall under the threshold of poverty.brianlux said:
I'll have to read this later, it sounds interesting. My first reaction to the headlines is, "Yeah, that make's sense." My second reaction is that if I were a third world person my reaction would be, "Neither of you Americans or Europeans know poor from rich from".PJ_Soul said:Interesting article about American capitalism vs European "socialism", with a lot of points that I happen to agree with (it was written by someone whose first language is not English btw, hence the grammatical issues). I think Eudaimonia & Co. is essentially a freelance political editorial publication, possibly based out of Morocco, but I'm not positive, and the author here seems to be a prolific political pundit who currently lives in London.How Capitalism Made Americans Poor, and Socialism Made Europeans Rich
Capitalism Doesn’t Make Us Rich, and Socialism Doesn’t Make Us Poor — Socialism Makes Us Rich, and Capitalism Makes Us Poor.
UNICEF's list of extreme poverty, why is the US -- if it is THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE UNIVERSE -- on this list?? So in the US kids don't get a proper meal at school, health care isn't seem as a human right AND you are among the countries with the highest level of EXTREME poverty?
Something isn't adding up with this GREATEST COUNRY thing..Even still, poverty is a relative term. Yes, we have poor people. But we rarely have starvation. For about five years, when my life was derailed by unfortunate circumstances, I live on income that was so low it was considered "poverty". And yet the average third world person would have felt as though they were living like royalty had they been me. If you talk to or read people who have been to the poorest parts of the world, you would have to agree that in the U.S. (especially) and most of Europe, what we call "poverty" is next to nothing in comparison.What we do have is a great and ever widening disparity between the rich and the poor.
Take the chart above for example, its based on:
"Here, poverty is expressed in so-called PPP dollars. PPP stands for Purchasing Power Parities, which is translated into purchasing power parity. When poverty is calculated using PPP, it takes into account the price level and income in each country when calculating. The statistics thus show the proportion of the population in a country that lives for less than what one can buy for US $ 1.9 in the United States."
And regardless - is it reasonable that the USA is on a chart like this? Whatever relative context you want to give "poverty".
And regarding starvation:
According to Gallup’s findings, cited by the OECD, Americans are far more likely to say they were unable to pay for food than citizens of other rich countries. In 2011 and 2012, 21 percent of U.S. citizens reported food trouble, versus 8 percent of British survey takers, 6 percent of Swedes, and 5 percent of Germans.
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Okey okey, I get it. Kids do not go asleep hungry in the US.brianlux said:
Well, many Americans do like to whine and believe they are privileged, right? And I'm not saying there isn't inequity in America or that there aren't those who struggle. I just don't think the average American understands and appreciates how well off we are in a world of 7.7 billion people. I do think we are not far from learning that the hard way. I believe the time will come- and not too far down the road- when all but the world's wealthiest will be poor. I don't see any way we can escape this fate.Spiritual_Chaos said:
Organizations has quantified "poverty" though, so saying it's a relative term isn't completely true.brianlux said:Spiritual_Chaos said:
Still, people in a country like the US or wherever can fall under the threshold of poverty.brianlux said:
I'll have to read this later, it sounds interesting. My first reaction to the headlines is, "Yeah, that make's sense." My second reaction is that if I were a third world person my reaction would be, "Neither of you Americans or Europeans know poor from rich from".PJ_Soul said:Interesting article about American capitalism vs European "socialism", with a lot of points that I happen to agree with (it was written by someone whose first language is not English btw, hence the grammatical issues). I think Eudaimonia & Co. is essentially a freelance political editorial publication, possibly based out of Morocco, but I'm not positive, and the author here seems to be a prolific political pundit who currently lives in London.How Capitalism Made Americans Poor, and Socialism Made Europeans Rich
Capitalism Doesn’t Make Us Rich, and Socialism Doesn’t Make Us Poor — Socialism Makes Us Rich, and Capitalism Makes Us Poor.
UNICEF's list of extreme poverty, why is the US -- if it is THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE UNIVERSE -- on this list?? So in the US kids don't get a proper meal at school, health care isn't seem as a human right AND you are among the countries with the highest level of EXTREME poverty?
Something isn't adding up with this GREATEST COUNRY thing..Even still, poverty is a relative term. Yes, we have poor people. But we rarely have starvation. For about five years, when my life was derailed by unfortunate circumstances, I live on income that was so low it was considered "poverty". And yet the average third world person would have felt as though they were living like royalty had they been me. If you talk to or read people who have been to the poorest parts of the world, you would have to agree that in the U.S. (especially) and most of Europe, what we call "poverty" is next to nothing in comparison.What we do have is a great and ever widening disparity between the rich and the poor.
Take the chart above for example, its based on:
"Here, poverty is expressed in so-called PPP dollars. PPP stands for Purchasing Power Parities, which is translated into purchasing power parity. When poverty is calculated using PPP, it takes into account the price level and income in each country when calculating. The statistics thus show the proportion of the population in a country that lives for less than what one can buy for US $ 1.9 in the United States."
And regardless - is it reasonable that the USA is on a chart like this? Whatever relative context you want to give "poverty".
And regarding starvation:
According to Gallup’s findings, cited by the OECD, Americans are far more likely to say they were unable to pay for food than citizens of other rich countries. In 2011 and 2012, 21 percent of U.S. citizens reported food trouble, versus 8 percent of British survey takers, 6 percent of Swedes, and 5 percent of Germans.
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If children are going hungry in the US that is the responsibility of the parent. There is no shortage of people willing to help feed people, same here in Canada...there are food banks, many churches offer meals on a weekly and monthly basis, soup kitchens, Salvation Army feeds people...and the food is affordable over here.
And you can not help everyone who is poor or down and out. Some people have no interest in improving their lot in life.Give Peas A Chance…0 -
The US has its faults and, like every other country, could be better; however, its citizens fare very well compared to a lot of other countries.
Look at Pakistan, where women can be killed for clapping to music... or disfigured for making their husband jealous, for example: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/a-pakistani-man-told-me-he-feared-hed-be-killed-for-exposing-“honor-killings”-his-worst-fear-just-came-true/ar-BBUvr7G?ocid=spartanntp
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You are right now trying to make the US look good by comparing the US... to Pakistan.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:The US has its faults and, like every other country, could be better; however, its citizens fare very well compared to a lot of other countries.
Look at Pakistan, where women can be killed for clapping to music... or disfigured for making their husband jealous, for example: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/a-pakistani-man-told-me-he-feared-hed-be-killed-for-exposing-“honor-killings”-his-worst-fear-just-came-true/ar-BBUvr7G?ocid=spartanntp"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
So what?
I’m as big a critic of the US as anyone and would never concede it is the greatest country in the world by a long shot; however, it’s far better than what some are making it out to be."My brain's a good brain!"0 -
Seriously wants your problem? The thread was started as a veiled “everything that’s wrong with America” thread. No one is in here saying the USA is perfect. What is your continued motivation here?Spiritual_Chaos said:
You are right now trying to make the US look good by comparing the US... to Pakistan.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:The US has its faults and, like every other country, could be better; however, its citizens fare very well compared to a lot of other countries.
Look at Pakistan, where women can be killed for clapping to music... or disfigured for making their husband jealous, for example: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/a-pakistani-man-told-me-he-feared-hed-be-killed-for-exposing-“honor-killings”-his-worst-fear-just-came-true/ar-BBUvr7G?ocid=spartanntp
Brian - who is a pretty far left and overall nice guy - posts about poverty in the US, and you respond with a meme.
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