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Just How ‘Socially Advanced’ Is the U.S.?
Just How ‘Socially Advanced’ Is the U.S.?
by John Marston » Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:51 am
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Re: Just How ‘Socially Advanced’ Is the U.S.?
by The Dharma Bum » Sat Apr 11, 2015 7:00 am
The US has failed to invest in its human capital. Its in rapid decline as a result.
The problem is greed and the fact that the country is controlled by corporations
The problem is greed and the fact that the country is controlled by corporations
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Re: Just How ‘Socially Advanced’ Is the U.S.?
by Winchester » Sat Apr 11, 2015 7:05 am
Corporations are people.
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Re: Just How ‘Socially Advanced’ Is the U.S.?
by Spider » Sat Apr 11, 2015 11:31 am
This is a 100 point scale.
The difference between 1st place and 16th place is about 6%.
The difference in value interval is therefor about .37% for each rank.
Probably best not to sweat it.
Besides, this scale (for obvious reasons) disregards the advantages that come of lesser "social development"...such as lower taxes, lower unemployment, cheaper goods, and a bit less intrusion into our lives from the evil gub'mint. Just a matter of preferences. I think 6% is more than a fair trade.
If, pulling a random country that has nothing to do with the OP out of a hat...Russia, say, ranked @ 30% lower...I'd be quite a bit more upset about it.
If I were living in a Nordic country with a trivially small population that benefits from enormous resource wealth, I'd expect nothing less than a sweet deal. If you consider that wealth against populations that small, and tax rates that high...its entirely possible that they're still getting screwed.
The difference between 1st place and 16th place is about 6%.
The difference in value interval is therefor about .37% for each rank.
Probably best not to sweat it.
Besides, this scale (for obvious reasons) disregards the advantages that come of lesser "social development"...such as lower taxes, lower unemployment, cheaper goods, and a bit less intrusion into our lives from the evil gub'mint. Just a matter of preferences. I think 6% is more than a fair trade.
If, pulling a random country that has nothing to do with the OP out of a hat...Russia, say, ranked @ 30% lower...I'd be quite a bit more upset about it.
If I were living in a Nordic country with a trivially small population that benefits from enormous resource wealth, I'd expect nothing less than a sweet deal. If you consider that wealth against populations that small, and tax rates that high...its entirely possible that they're still getting screwed.
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Re: Just How ‘Socially Advanced’ Is the U.S.?
by spacemonkey » Sat Apr 11, 2015 11:52 am
The hardest part of doing nothing is knowing when your done.
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Re: Just How ‘Socially Advanced’ Is the U.S.?
by eynon81 » Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:33 am
comparing the US to small homogenous European Counties is one of the biggest red herrings in modern political debate.
much better to compare standards of living between various states.
much better to compare standards of living between various states.
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Re: Just How ‘Socially Advanced’ Is the U.S.?
by BurntOffering » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:44 am
Nordic Socialist countries are at the top? I am not surprised.
The US are 16th? I am not surprised.
The US are 16th? I am not surprised.
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