>That is a myth ... You don't okay. I'll stick with the numbers. >try to travel a bit. For people who have actually been around the world I don't live in the

>That is a myth ... You don't okay. I'll stick with the numbers. >try to travel a bit. For people who have actually been around the world I don't live in the United States, and I've done plenty of traveling. I'm giving you the facts, and you're ascribing motive and/or a viewpoint. You're saying that the only way I can possibly believe what I believe is because I haven't seen the world. Out of respect for each other and the discussion, why don't we assume that both of us have seen the world and instead stick to the facts. > America has the highest level of inequality of any rich country. Look it up. So what? I don't care if Elon Musk retires and plays golf on Mars for the rest of his days, not if that means reduced automotive emissions and a better life for everyone here. The better metric is how well are the poor in the US doing as compared to other countries like the ones you've mentioned. > I've never been to a developed country where you see so much depravity I don't know how to quantify that. > Ok by Indian and Chinese standard, America is probably extremely generous Exactly, and it's be cause we have a lot of rich people here that pay lots of taxes.