Another reason entitlements need to go bye-bye

[Slathar]

ITT: priveleged white males arguing over which priveleged white male should be in charge

[Barkingturtle]

Come and see the violence inherent in the system!

[Daldolma]

Originally Posted by Barkingturtle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's racist.



Well I sure do wonder why Norway and Baltimore are so different. Gee. Did Baltimore stumble upon the secret to misery or something?

In any event, I think it'd be a great exercise for you to list all the other nations with higher quality of life than the U.S. and then you can make excuses for why each one does a better job than us. I'll give you a day or two because I know all that justification can be time-consuming.

It's got nothing to do with race. It's got to do with socio-economics and history. Do you think Connecticut is wealthy and Louisiana is poor because of US policy?

And I've already posted this. If you're going by the Human Development Index, there are only 3 nations above the US. Those 3 combined (Norway, Australia, New Zealand) have a smaller population than California.

[Tiggles]

I like Ron Paula and his economic policies but I can't stand his religious whackjob portion.

[Toehammer]

A simple graph showing how big of an economic influence the US is on the world: http://www.google.com/publicdata/exp...5&iconSize=0.5

A simple graph showing how fast the rest of the world (on average) is catching up... still we have 1/4 the world's wealth:
http://www.google.com/publicdata/exp...5&iconSize=0.5

I actually have an interesting question... too lazy to google... does the debt we take out count as GDP for the countries lending us the money? If so we have STIMULATED the world! 14trillion yo! that is like what... 2 prenerf fungi staves??

[Tumdumm]

Originally Posted by Barkingturtle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sounds like we need to break up the union then, eh? I mean, if we're too big to sustain a quality of life befitting the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world then maybe we need to downsize. Most of New England is redundant, as is the Midwest and the South.

or at least make it a daily game show pitting states or regions against each other and televise it

Originally Posted by Pico [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

how many neckbeards are you stroking right now

hhaahahaha

[Bodeanicus]

Originally Posted by Hoggen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Come up with a working way to pay for it sustainably and maybe someone will care what you have to say Purist.

Stop giving welfare to corporations (oil and farm subsidies,) ban lobbying, impose trade tariffs again, and stop fighting pointless wars. Problem solved.

[Bodeanicus]

Originally Posted by Loke [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Friedrich Hayek, Ludwig von Mises... umm, NYU, Geroge Mason University, University of Chicago. Clearly all fringe individuals and crack-pot universities that have no idea what they're talking about. Clearly no one in mainstream academia gives any credence to the teachings of Austrian Economics.

Aw, how cute. He learned the "Austrian Economics" talking point meme.

[Harrison]

^clearly mad because no one wants to give him our money for his ED prescriptions.

[Barkingturtle]

Originally Posted by Daldolma [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's got nothing to do with race. It's got to do with socio-economics and history. Do you think Connecticut is wealthy and Louisiana is poor because of US policy?

Uh, yes? Or did we sell Connecticut to Canada while I wasn't paying attention or something? Anyway, you fucking dipshit, we're talking the nation as a whole compared to other nations, as wholes. We're not comparing Quebec and New Mexico, because that is really a less meaningful endeavor than seeing how long I can play with my balls.

Also, the racism comment was an obvious joke, you dumb fuck.

Originally Posted by Daldolma [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And I've already posted this. If you're going by the Human Development Index, there are only 3 nations above the US. Those 3 combined (Norway, Australia, New Zealand) have a smaller population than California.

Flawed methodology puts us fourth, adjusted for inequality their own numbers drop us to twelfth. Imagine that, we have the capability, and should by all rights be the number four but due to the greed of one percent of us we're languishing in twelfth, at best. Other reports have us as low as 31st.

All that really matters is that we aren't first, and there's no excuse for it. Oh, except the "we're too massive a country to live as well as these micro-nations" excuse which I've already explained is nothing but fear fucking with you, and you're letting it because I guess you're just a pretty huge pussy. Like Tralina's but probably less hairy.