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RockRapDubstep
07/30/18 7:29:14 PM
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Overheadnero
07/30/18 7:31:05 PM
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"but every one has a job! you can't be poor if you have a job!"
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Slip-N-Slide
07/30/18 7:34:18 PM
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America! Fuck yeah!
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TES_Nut
07/30/18 7:38:01 PM
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So equilibrium is at 16%. Where is that communist guy that wants to build comrade H.A.L.
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Slip-N-Slide
07/31/18 1:03:04 AM
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So equilibrium is at 16%. Where is that communist guy that wants to build comrade H.A.L.

Lmao
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KhanJohnny
07/31/18 1:03:50 AM
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Who said that greatness is correlated with income equality?
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0AbsoluteZero0
07/31/18 1:05:54 AM
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KhanJohnny posted...
Who said that greatness is correlated with income equality?

Its hard for a country to have overall greatness when its only truly great for the top 1%
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Slip-N-Slide
07/31/18 1:07:36 AM
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KhanJohnny posted...
Who said that greatness is correlated with income equality?

Income inequality on that scale means a poorer quality of life for a large number of people. Quality of life is a pretty big metric for how great a country is, don't you think?
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cerealbox760
07/31/18 1:11:30 AM
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Nothing tops the American military. And Silicon Valley is the most productive place in the world in terms of GDP. Other than that, theres not much to brag about.
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Darmik
07/31/18 1:13:48 AM
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You know America is fucked when you get people bragging about how they don't need much paid leave because they're not lazy.
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Solid Snake07
07/31/18 1:17:46 AM
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0AbsoluteZero0 posted...
KhanJohnny posted...
Who said that greatness is correlated with income equality?

Its hard for a country to have overall greatness when its only truly great for the top 1%


So life is only great if you're making a half a million dollars a year?!

God damn, most Americans are so out of touch with how good they have it compared to most of the world
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Gamer99z
07/31/18 4:02:11 AM
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Solid Snake07 posted...
0AbsoluteZero0 posted...
KhanJohnny posted...
Who said that greatness is correlated with income equality?

Its hard for a country to have overall greatness when its only truly great for the top 1%


So life is only great if you're making a half a million dollars a year?!

God damn, most Americans are so out of touch with how good they have it compared to most of the world

If that's how you interpreted what he said then LMFAO at you. The issue here isn't even just the current state, it's the observable trajectory things are heading and have been for decades. When you went up with only a relative handful living the American dream and the majority not, you can't paint the American dream as an average obtainable thing anymore. It doesn't matter where in the world you live, if you're in the top 1% life is great. You don't need to be in America for that.
What America was always supposed to be about is opportunity and the American dream for the average man. Which is becoming less and less obtainable. While other countries are improving in this area America is declining.
Shit, even fuck just this alone look at education, infrastructure, healthcare, the prison system, and so on. America is falling in all of those categories except the upper class. That's not good.

I love this country, sounds like you do too, the only difference is if you loved it you'd be honest and acknowledge the flaws and issues and try to better them. Blind cult like patriotism benefits nobody.
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KhanJohnny
07/31/18 9:03:42 AM
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Slip-N-Slide posted...
KhanJohnny posted...
Who said that greatness is correlated with income equality?

Income inequality on that scale means a poorer quality of life for a large number of people. Quality of life is a pretty big metric for how great a country is, don't you think?

Only to an extent.

It's a sign of how much the West has absorbed empty bourgeois values that we think a country's greatness is determined by whether you have $2000 more dollars in your bank account or if your people live 3 years longer on average.
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Fluttershy462
07/31/18 9:06:11 AM
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If Im doing great, you can too.

Put down the drugs and questionable activities and get a job.
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Southernfatman
07/31/18 9:13:50 AM
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I wonder if there's some sort of psychological reason why people defend the American aristocracy and caste system and all the income inequality and the rich getting away with this and that. There's got to be some sort of mental disorder or something related to the more primitive parts of the brain to explain this behavior right?
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polopili
07/31/18 10:23:36 AM
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KhanJohnny posted...
Slip-N-Slide posted...
KhanJohnny posted...
Who said that greatness is correlated with income equality?

Income inequality on that scale means a poorer quality of life for a large number of people. Quality of life is a pretty big metric for how great a country is, don't you think?

Only to an extent.

It's a sign of how much the West has absorbed empty bourgeois values that we think a country's greatness is determined by whether you have $2000 more dollars in your bank account or if your people live 3 years longer on average.


Should we assume that there's some deep logic in there that you'll be willing to explain further or is it safer to assume that you have poor mental health?
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Vermander
07/31/18 10:27:26 AM
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Southernfatman posted...
I wonder if there's some sort of psychological reason why people defend the American aristocracy and caste system and all the income inequality and the rich getting away with this and that. There's got to be some sort of mental disorder or something related to the more primitive parts of the brain to explain this behavior right?


I dont think anyone defends it, I just know that the average American leads a pretty decent life compared to a lot of other countries. Most of the 1% have more money than they can even reasonably spend.
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KhanJohnny
07/31/18 10:31:13 AM
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polopili posted...
KhanJohnny posted...
Slip-N-Slide posted...
KhanJohnny posted...
Who said that greatness is correlated with income equality?

Income inequality on that scale means a poorer quality of life for a large number of people. Quality of life is a pretty big metric for how great a country is, don't you think?

Only to an extent.

It's a sign of how much the West has absorbed empty bourgeois values that we think a country's greatness is determined by whether you have $2000 more dollars in your bank account or if your people live 3 years longer on average.


Should we assume that there's some deep logic in there that you'll be willing to explain further or is it safer to assume that you have poor mental health?

It's quite simple point actually. Judging the value of your life and the greatness of your country the amount of bourgeios comforts available to you, is a poor metric of greatness.

I'm sure Jesus, Caesar, or Einstein had great lives based on their age of death/amount of money in their 401(k). Indeed Rome was a great empire not because of their success in war, law, and the arts that have influenced billions but because their indoor plumbing improved sanitation. /s
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP
07/31/18 10:31:23 AM
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I don't think there's much between most 1st world western countries, it comes down to personal preference and tastes, interests etc. They've all got their ups and downs.
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Solid Snake07
07/31/18 4:26:30 PM
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Gamer99z posted...
Solid Snake07 posted...
0AbsoluteZero0 posted...
KhanJohnny posted...
Who said that greatness is correlated with income equality?

Its hard for a country to have overall greatness when its only truly great for the top 1%


So life is only great if you're making a half a million dollars a year?!

God damn, most Americans are so out of touch with how good they have it compared to most of the world

If that's how you interpreted what he said then LMFAO at you. The issue here isn't even just the current state, it's the observable trajectory things are heading and have been for decades. When you went up with only a relative handful living the American dream and the majority not, you can't paint the American dream as an average obtainable thing anymore. It doesn't matter where in the world you live, if you're in the top 1% life is great. You don't need to be in America for that.
What America was always supposed to be about is opportunity and the American dream for the average man. Which is becoming less and less obtainable. While other countries are improving in this area America is declining.
Shit, even fuck just this alone look at education, infrastructure, healthcare, the prison system, and so on. America is falling in all of those categories except the upper class. That's not good.

I love this country, sounds like you do too, the only difference is if you loved it you'd be honest and acknowledge the flaws and issues and try to better them. Blind cult like patriotism benefits nobody.


I'm far from the top 1 percent of earners and life's pretty good. Of course I know how to better my finances instead of waiting for the government to do it for me.

I'm not blindly patriotic, I'm not even particularly patriotic. My family and loved ones are way ahead of country in terms of priorities.

I also know that biching about the rich getting richer isn't going to get you anywhere. You need to get your own income up and invest in your future instead of worrying about everyone else.
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pinky0926
07/31/18 4:28:45 PM
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If anyone wants to know why this is happening, look no further than the dirt poor republicans everywhere who live paycheck to paycheck but still feel like they're part of the elite classes and actively support policies that make their own livelihoods worse.
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xBloodBrotherx
07/31/18 4:33:38 PM
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Solid Snake07 posted...
You need to get your own income up and invest in your future instead of worrying about everyone else.

Fuck yeah, you tell him brother. Fuck caring about your fellow man, having empathy, and human compassion. Who cares if others are doing well as long as you're doing well, fuck everyone else.

I'm tired of this pussy generation still trying to care about others, people need to start pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and become sociopaths, the way any good God fearing American should be.
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Questionmarktarius
07/31/18 4:50:20 PM
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US median income: $59,039
Czech median income: $15,131

Half of the US median wage is more than all of the Czech median wage.

https://brnodaily.cz/2018/04/09/breaking-news/8-growth-in-czech-wages-in-2017/ ( 1,078 x 12, then converted to USD)
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-census-median-income-2017-9

xBloodBrotherx posted...
Solid Snake07 posted...
You need to get your own income up and invest in your future instead of worrying about everyone else.

Fuck yeah, you tell him brother. Fuck caring about your fellow man, having empathy, and human compassion. Who cares if others are doing well as long as you're doing well, fuck everyone else.

I'm tired of this pussy generation still trying to care about others, people need to start pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and become sociopaths, the way any good God fearing American should be.

Having compassion for one's fellow man is a very good thing.
Doing so with someone else's money is a very bad thing.

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Solid Snake07
08/01/18 12:17:54 AM
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xBloodBrotherx posted...
Solid Snake07 posted...
You need to get your own income up and invest in your future instead of worrying about everyone else.

Fuck yeah, you tell him brother. Fuck caring about your fellow man, having empathy, and human compassion. Who cares if others are doing well as long as you're doing well, fuck everyone else.

I'm tired of this pussy generation still trying to care about others, people need to start pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and become sociopaths, the way any good God fearing American should be.


I don't see why having empathy for others and pushing them to better themselves and their lives have to be mutually exclusive things.

Everybody these days wants to help the whole God damn world. If you and everyone else focused on their own personal situation and the people around them they'd be much better off.
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xBloodBrotherx
08/01/18 8:34:01 AM
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Solid Snake07 posted...
xBloodBrotherx posted...
Solid Snake07 posted...
You need to get your own income up and invest in your future instead of worrying about everyone else.

Fuck yeah, you tell him brother. Fuck caring about your fellow man, having empathy, and human compassion. Who cares if others are doing well as long as you're doing well, fuck everyone else.

I'm tired of this pussy generation still trying to care about others, people need to start pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and become sociopaths, the way any good God fearing American should be.


I don't see why having empathy for others and pushing them to better themselves and their lives have to be mutually exclusive things.

Everybody these days wants to help the whole God damn world. If you and everyone else focused on their own personal situation and the people around them they'd be much better off.

I'm doing fine buddy, sorry I happen to care about those less fortunate than me. Unfortunately most people don't. If people can't even afford basic healthcare and a half decent quality of life while working full time then sorry I happen to actually care about those people, wouldn't expect someone like yourself to give a fuck because if you're doing fine who cares right?
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Funkydog
08/01/18 8:36:18 AM
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Looks like Finland is the best, judging by that list then.

If you can tolerate the cold anyway.
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Questionmarktarius
08/01/18 9:49:16 AM
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xBloodBrotherx posted...
I'm doing fine buddy, sorry I happen to care about those less fortunate than me. Unfortunately most people don't. If people can't even afford basic healthcare and a half decent quality of life while working full time then sorry I happen to actually care about those people, wouldn't expect someone like yourself to give a fuck because if you're doing fine who cares right?

Then go. Care.
http://www.nafcclinics.org/
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Colorahdo
08/01/18 9:54:07 AM
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I like how Americans are always like "yeah but other countries have long wait times for the doctor!"

In America you literally can't see the doctor because you can't afford it. And your insurance won't pay for medicine chronic conditions anyway.
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Darkman124
08/01/18 9:56:23 AM
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
I don't think there's much between most 1st world western countries, it comes down to personal preference and tastes, interests etc. They've all got their ups and downs.


there's a significant gap in bankruptcy rates between the US and our western allies.
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FeatherCoin462
08/01/18 9:59:34 AM
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Poor people bring down every country
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xBloodBrotherx
08/02/18 4:12:29 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
xBloodBrotherx posted...
I'm doing fine buddy, sorry I happen to care about those less fortunate than me. Unfortunately most people don't. If people can't even afford basic healthcare and a half decent quality of life while working full time then sorry I happen to actually care about those people, wouldn't expect someone like yourself to give a fuck because if you're doing fine who cares right?

Then go. Care.
http://www.nafcclinics.org/

The quality of care are many free clinics can be rough due to underfunding and overdemand with significant wait times, and that ignores all kinds of other issues like when you need constant treatments or prescriptions you need long term that they can't provide. Or if an unexpected medical issue arises such as a heart attack, car accident, etc. Where you're taken to the ER where they're obligated to treat you regardless of you being able to pay, and then leave you with potentially tens of thousands of dollars of a bill. When I would visit my ex girlfriend at the hospital she worked at it was quite common for people being brought in from car accidents and such literally beg not to be treated because they didn't have insurance.
Medical debt is the leading cause of debt in "the greatest country in the world" a few years ago 40% of Americans gained a medical debt.

That's a fucking garbage system and statistic for the leading nation of the Free world.
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l Dudeboy l
08/02/18 4:20:27 AM
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Southernfatman posted...
I wonder if there's some sort of psychological reason why people defend the American aristocracy and caste system and all the income inequality and the rich getting away with this and that. There's got to be some sort of mental disorder or something related to the more primitive parts of the brain to explain this behavior right?


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Milkman5
08/02/18 4:29:45 AM
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how is income inequality a metric of anything.

Let's say there was a country where the poorest people made 6 figures, but 70% made less than the "median"

who the fuck cares, if living below the median was still better than the rest of the world.

I'm not saying this is the case, but it seems stats like these are designed to construct problems rather than actually give indication of any
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Milkman5
08/02/18 4:32:10 AM
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So many liberals just whine endlessly about how America is garbage using these meaningless statistics

it's honestly puzzling they haven't left yet. Especially when they all said they would leave to Canada if HITLER DRUMPF become president.

Now I need to hear them getting triggered about everything Trump does.
I don't care that he called Rosie O'Donnell a pig

lmao, what has this country come to.
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