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Originally posted by David9176
We have been doing nothing but deregulating for the last 30 damn years.
Originally posted by IcarusDeepSea
America is the promised land. Land of our inheritance.
It will prosper as long as it follows God.
The problems facing us today are the result of America slowly drifting away from God and good morals.
Originally posted by GeosAlien
The system in the US however is one of selfish greed, without an heart for the less fortunate neighbours in your country. Example is the health care bill (how it was received and condemned)
America is the most charitable nation on earth.
The health care bill removes all the competition from the health care market. And everybody in America can get health care right now even without having to pay for it.
Originally posted by apacheman
Before you hurt yourselves patting "free market capitalism" on the back, you might want to factor in the effects of looting the built-up wealth of the Native American civilazations. The US is declining because they've run out of easily exploitable resources.
Originally posted by GeosAlien
2> Are you kidding?
30 million+ of your bros and sis had no health care, coz they couldn't
afford it.
The new health care system let's insurance companies to compete for the lowest premiums, and compete for searching for the lowest cost medicine, hospitals etc. To put a halt to BIG pharma that exploited the system to earn hundreds of billions, over the health of your citizens.
Talking about prosperity. But don't forget happiness and sheer pleasure !!!
Originally posted by DucTape
Originally posted by GeosAlien
The system in the US however is one of selfish greed, without an heart for the less fortunate neighbours in your country. Example is the health care bill (how it was received and condemned)
The poor in this country have it pretty good, I know I have been there. Most "poor" people have a cell phone, car, place to live, cable T.V., food to eat. They might not have much disposable money after they get done buying booze and drugs, but they are well taken care of by the "selfish greedy" people.
Real poor people in the world live in a cardboard shack and feed their kids at the dump. That rarely is the case here.
That's not the topic. People can find happiness and pleasure in all kinds of circumstances. The topic is why America prospered while other countries remained poor.
Originally posted by GeosAlien
reply to post by traditionaldrummer
That's not the topic. People can find happiness and pleasure in all kinds of circumstances. The topic is why America prospered while other countries remained poor.
No your topic was : why America Prosper while the REST OF THE WORLD remains poor....
Originally posted by GeosAlien
Thank you for your views. I didn't see all people lining up for some food, loosing all they had house, job, living in tents or less.... You must be a blind person.??!!
And oh ya, there are also those drug, booze bastards...... just ignore them.
Enjoy the prosperity in the USA, with trillions of $ debts....
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
Originally posted by GeosAlien
reply to post by traditionaldrummer
So other countries are prosperous and use a different system. Can you name a few please?
If you go back to my first reaction I gave you a list and this list is far from complete...
Sorry, in this case semantics makes a hell of a difference. ""Rest of the world"" means all other, whilst ""other countries"" can be those that are truly problematic. Sorry, but if that is what you meant you did put me on the wrong leg...
[edit on 11-6-2010 by GeosAlien]
You seem to have a vision of people dieing in the streets while the greedy drive by in limos, Its just not the case.
Life is not fair and it never will be, You cant blame people being poor on others being rich.
Originally posted by GeosAlien
But above all we are human and we all are brothers and sisters, so why noy having a system that helps to take care of people.
Originally posted by GeosAlien
But above all we are human and we all are brothers and sisters, so why noy having a system that helps to take care of people.