Unsurprisingly, the USA leads the world in the number of calories consumed per-capita. It also has a larger percentage of its population locked up in jail than any other country, and the cost of prescription drugs is higher than anywhere else in the world. It also leads advanced economies in the numbers of babies who die immediately following birth, and in terms of income inequality between the richest and poorest.
It's the only advanced economy which does not require employers to give employees paid vacations, and it has by far the largest share of the global arms market.
So many reasons to be proud of The Greatest Country In The World™.
Your facts are correct on all counts except income inequality. The GINI coefficient of the Lorenz curve for advanced economies is highest in Brazil. They have much more income inequality. China and the U.S. are tied for 2nd place.
In my humble opinion, all the factors you cited are incentives to obey the law, not get sick, and strive for fulfillment of wealthy aspirations. The large quantities of civilian guns mean fewer break ins and burglaries. America does not restrict personal freedom, it merely provides reasonable incentives to avoid lethal force, poor health habits, to invest wisely, and enjoy very low food prices. American society is social darwinism at its finest. Whining to have the government help you is very distasteful here. Only rich people expect hand outs like that.
Don't you think you're kinda clutching at straws when you say, "Well, the USA isn't great on that measure, but look at Brazil: it's even worse there!"
That's a little like saying what happened in Flint, Michigan, isn't that important because people in Mali drink water they scoop out of stagnant, pathogen infested puddles.
No, no, my friend. You seem to value the socialist paradise you live in. We don't. Income inequality is a GOOD thing. Guns are a GOOD thing. Forcing obese people to pay for their own diabetic health costs is a GOOD thing. Why is it good, you ask? Because in America, life is about consequences. Poor choices yield very bad consequences with no assistance from anyone, as they should. Good choices yield consequences where you are not taxed to pay for fucktards. You only pay for an excessive military so cruel dictators are assured CONSEQUENCES.
CONSEQUENCES are the basis of personal greatness. This is the premise of social Darwinism. Sorry to say, but your touchy feelie libtard values have no place in a darwinistic society. And it is the coldness of it all that makes our patriotism swell.
Note: we are ashamed of many of the wealthiest 1% - no system is perfect.
I'd rather not live in a place like that, but if others are happy to ride a meat-grinder feedstock conveyor belt and call it the road to paradise, that's cool with me.
However, your final line is a non sequitur. The 1% are the logical outcome of the system which you say you're so happy to support. They're the winners, so why aren't you thrilled on their behalf and doing your best to emulate them? It's hardly surprising if many of them are sociopathis dickheads, since the system is mainly operated and manipulated by sociopathic dicheads in order to benefit sociopathic dickheads.
You raise a good point here. On the meat grinder conveyor belt to paradise, there are two types of people in the wealthiest 1%. Mostly they are people talented at producing wealth. They create jobs and teach employees to work more efficiently so that more wealth is created per input of labor hours, etc. For example, Warren Buffett buys controlling interest in companies, guts inefficiencies and gets them working better. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, et all, are masters at coding software tools to increase personal productivity.
Unfortunately, some of the 1%ers destroy wealth, by destroying efficiency. Investment bankers often buy marginal companies, gut their R&D budgets, sell off assets, thereby destroying jobs for their own personal profit. Companies owned by the Mafia create barriers to competition using extortion and murder that raise prices far above fair market value. Your observation about sociopathic dickheads is partially true. The system is manipulated by those good getting money. Some of them are dickheads. Most of them are innovative wealth producers.
Best of luck in your socialist paradise. Capitalism isn't for everybody.
Is it true the average American woman is 5'4 165 pounds?
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Unsurprisingly, the USA leads the world in the number of calories consumed per-capita. It also has a larger percentage of its population locked up in jail than any other country, and the cost of prescription drugs is higher than anywhere else in the world. It also leads advanced economies in the numbers of babies who die immediately following birth, and in terms of income inequality between the richest and poorest.
It's the only advanced economy which does not require employers to give employees paid vacations, and it has by far the largest share of the global arms market.
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Your facts are correct on all counts except income inequality. The GINI coefficient of the Lorenz curve for advanced economies is highest in Brazil. They have much more income inequality. China and the U.S. are tied for 2nd place.
In my humble opinion, all the factors you cited are incentives to obey the law, not get sick, and strive for fulfillment of wealthy aspirations. The large quantities of civilian guns mean fewer break ins and burglaries. America does not restrict personal freedom, it merely provides reasonable incentives to avoid lethal force, poor health habits, to invest wisely, and enjoy very low food prices. American society is social darwinism at its finest. Whining to have the government help you is very distasteful here. Only rich people expect hand outs like that.
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Don't you think you're kinda clutching at straws when you say, "Well, the USA isn't great on that measure, but look at Brazil: it's even worse there!"
That's a little like saying what happened in Flint, Michigan, isn't that important because people in Mali drink water they scoop out of stagnant, pathogen infested puddles.
Nice point about the wealthy expecting handouts.
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No, no, my friend. You seem to value the socialist paradise you live in. We don't. Income inequality is a GOOD thing. Guns are a GOOD thing. Forcing obese people to pay for their own diabetic health costs is a GOOD thing. Why is it good, you ask? Because in America, life is about consequences. Poor choices yield very bad consequences with no assistance from anyone, as they should. Good choices yield consequences where you are not taxed to pay for fucktards. You only pay for an excessive military so cruel dictators are assured CONSEQUENCES.
CONSEQUENCES are the basis of personal greatness. This is the premise of social Darwinism. Sorry to say, but your touchy feelie libtard values have no place in a darwinistic society. And it is the coldness of it all that makes our patriotism swell.
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I'd rather not live in a place like that, but if others are happy to ride a meat-grinder feedstock conveyor belt and call it the road to paradise, that's cool with me.
However, your final line is a non sequitur. The 1% are the logical outcome of the system which you say you're so happy to support. They're the winners, so why aren't you thrilled on their behalf and doing your best to emulate them? It's hardly surprising if many of them are sociopathis dickheads, since the system is mainly operated and manipulated by sociopathic dicheads in order to benefit sociopathic dickheads.
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You raise a good point here. On the meat grinder conveyor belt to paradise, there are two types of people in the wealthiest 1%. Mostly they are people talented at producing wealth. They create jobs and teach employees to work more efficiently so that more wealth is created per input of labor hours, etc. For example, Warren Buffett buys controlling interest in companies, guts inefficiencies and gets them working better. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, et all, are masters at coding software tools to increase personal productivity.
Unfortunately, some of the 1%ers destroy wealth, by destroying efficiency. Investment bankers often buy marginal companies, gut their R&D budgets, sell off assets, thereby destroying jobs for their own personal profit. Companies owned by the Mafia create barriers to competition using extortion and murder that raise prices far above fair market value. Your observation about sociopathic dickheads is partially true. The system is manipulated by those good getting money. Some of them are dickheads. Most of them are innovative wealth producers.
Best of luck in your socialist paradise. Capitalism isn't for everybody.
Yay! Both my countries are 1st and 2nd place in the curve!
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Any chance Italy (my only other option) is 3rd?
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Nope. India and Mexico are right up there.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient