| America Isn't The Greatest Country Anymore | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 16 2012, 12:16 AM (323 Views) | |
| Zechariah | Nov 16 2012, 12:16 AM Post #1 |
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America Isn't The Greatest Country Anymore By Lance Roberts Via Lance Roberts of Street Talk Live - This weekend I had my first opportunity to watch "Newsroom," an HBO series, and I was struck by the opening sequence of the show as Jeff Daniels, aka Will McAvoy, discusses why America WAS the greatest country in the world - but no longer is. Here are the stats as he breaks them down: The U.S. is: 7th in literacy 27th in math 22nd in science 49th in life expectancy 178th in infant mortality 3rd in median household income 4th in labor force 4th in exports But here are some other stats where the U.S. ranks as well: 19th is State success 3rd in oil production 12th in prosperity 22nd in freedom of the press 2nd in child poverty 30th in nocturnal safety 3rd in "liking" the United Sates (behind Japan and Kenya) 11th in "happiness" 22nd in freedom from corruption 24th in "perceived" honesty 39th in income inequality 4th in employees "faking" illness 3rd in human development 10th in economic freedom 17th in credit "worthiness" 4th in global competitiveness 47th in infant survival 38th in trade freedom 8th in researchers 12th in thriving population 34th in the Children's index 61st in monetary freedom and, most depressingly, 50th in erection length. You get the idea. The rise of economic strength was built on the backs of hard working Americans who built stuff from skyscrapers to railroads. We farmed, we produced and we raised families. The pride of "built in America" was the flag that we waved. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33014.htm |
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| 72MiMi | Nov 16 2012, 07:17 PM Post #2 |
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America has been losing in many categories for years. The selfishness of the leaders has created a crater that will never close in fact it keeps growing bigger and bigger....with the craziness exhibited by racist imbeciles. |
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| VoiceofReason | Nov 16 2012, 10:43 PM Post #3 |
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Can't argue with anything on this page. |
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| UTB | Nov 17 2012, 01:58 PM Post #4 |
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ARE THE "RACISTS ANY MORE CRAZIER THAN PAST DESPOTS LIKE IDI AMIN AND EMPEROR BOKASSA WHO WERE TRIBALISTS? |
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| Brodanny | Nov 17 2012, 02:05 PM Post #5 |
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But, even now, it is still one of the few places in the world where a person can rise above their circumstances. Go abroad and you can see how difficult this is in other places. |
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| UTB | Nov 17 2012, 02:12 PM Post #6 |
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Delta is ready when they are! BYE! |
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| 72MiMi | Nov 17 2012, 07:09 PM Post #7 |
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I'm not concerned with those idiots, I live in America that's where my concern is. And to answer your question yes they are crazier. |
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| kennyinbmore | Nov 17 2012, 08:35 PM Post #8 |
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I'd still rather live here than anywhere else in the world
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| n.W.o. | Nov 17 2012, 11:43 PM Post #9 |
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In some places of Malaysia the poor have no shoes, walk everywhere, and live on rafts floating in the damn swampy water with no electricity or sewage. I've seen homeless in New Orleans living 20 times better than that. |
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| Zechariah | Nov 17 2012, 11:45 PM Post #10 |
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Exactly. |
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