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Originally Posted by mookiemookie
America is not the greatest, but I think it's pretty darn good.
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That brings up the question: Which country
is the greatest? And by what standard? No matter how you judge it you're going to get different answers, and every one of them will be biased. Fifty years ago it could be argued that America led the world in standard of living and education. Today there are other countries that have higher scores in both. This doesn't mean that America has gotten worse. In some respects we have, but again it depends on how you measure it.
I'm considered poor by some standards, yet I have amenities and opportunities that my grandfather couldn't even imagine. I still can't afford a car, but I regularly communicate with people all over the world instantly by simply typing on my personal computer. I can talk to people all over the world with my computer, and it doesn't cost me any extra. I don't eat steak for dinner every night, but I'm not exactly starving. My apartment has built in heating and cooling systems that would be the envy of the most famous kings and emperors.
Yes, there are parts of America where things could be better. There are also a lot of jobs advertised every day that go unfilled because people don't want to work at them. Overall I'd say we have it pretty good.