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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon  ^ Oh, so do pray tell, is the UK or France or (list another western or estern country) not f*ked up, especially socially?  |
Just about every other developed western country you can think of has a more liberal and better developed social infrastructure to take care of its citizens. Yea, it means higher taxes, and yea, it means there will be those who abuse the benefits. But what it comes down to is quality of life for the average citizen.
USA is the epitome of right wing social doctrine. Low taxes and low social benefits, benefit only the rich. But I acknowledge this policy does make the country more lean and mean in respect to giving it a competitive advantage on the world trade market. Compared to other western countries the average US working class man hasn't got much more to give. The richest country in the world has got 12% of its population living below the poverty line according to Wikipedia 2004 stats.
You can draw other comparisons regarding the integration problems of ethnic minorities into the mainstream in European countries if you like, but they are a mere distraction away from the quality of life for the average citizen.
Quality of life for the average Joe Citizen isn't measured by a countries overall economic wealth or military power you know? If that's the way most Americans like it, they are welcome to keep it. Not my problem. Though I do feel for all those people who are doing it hard in USA. If only they knew there is a world and a way of life outside America. Sad really. Used like drones and fed propaganda to believe they live in the most fortunate place on earth.