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The US is incredibly rich country. Every second teenager is carrying iPhone worth more than yearly income in a large portion of the world. It is all thanks to c

The US is incredibly rich country. Every second teenager is carrying iPhone worth more than yearly income in a large portion of the world. It is all thanks to capitalism. Problem is that most US population is not educated/smart and easy to manipulate into crazy consumption. UBI will not fix it, it will make it worse. Even putting more money into education is not really a clear solution. You need to understand that middle class is gone. Beside 2-5% of highly specialised STEM workers everyone else job is already subsidized.

gerdesj 8y ago
Every second teenager is carrying iPhone - are you sure? [Citation needed] Problem is that most US population is not educated/smart and easy to manipulate into crazy consumption - conspicuous consumption: a fault that can be levied far wider than just the US. The US has a well documented and understood education system and their unis are respected across the world. You need to understand that middle class is gone. - Wot? 2-5% of highly specialised STEM workers everyone else job is already subsidized. - On the face of it, an economy cannot function like that. Are you saying that the 2-5% are subsidising the other 95-98%? (You write in English extremely well but you quite consistently miss the indef/def. articles out. For example: the US is an incredible ... an iPhone ... the yearly ... The problem is ... most of the US population ... the middle class)
- gerdesj 8y ago
  Cool beans. I now have all the information I need. Thank you kids.
- Chyzwar 8y ago
  > Every second teenager is carrying iPhone - are you sure? [Citation needed] There is 70 millions of iPhone sold in last 4 years in US. If you include other high-end phones it makes teenager/adults to carry half the year of work in Pakistan and year of work in Madagascar. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242269/apple-iphone-in-the-usa-sales-since-2nd-quarter-2007/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/242269/apple-iphone-in-t... > The US has a well documented and understood education system and their unis are respected across the world. It is highly specialized and makes most US educated people clueless outside their niche. > Are you saying that the 2-5% are subsidising the other 95-98%? Yes. Most non-technology work is now cost centre.
  - gerdesj 8y ago
    Whatever. If you include other high-end phones it makes teenager/adults to carry half the year of work in Pakistan and year of work in Madagascar. You are a bot and I claim my five quid.

gerdesj 8y ago

Every second teenager is carrying iPhone - are you sure? [Citation needed] Problem is that most US population is not educated/smart and easy to manipulate into crazy consumption - conspicuous consumption: a fault that can be levied far wider than just the US. The US has a well documented and understood education system and their unis are respected across the world. You need to understand that middle class is gone. - Wot? 2-5% of highly specialised STEM workers everyone else job is already subsidized. - On the face of it, an economy cannot function like that. Are you saying that the 2-5% are subsidising the other 95-98%? (You write in English extremely well but you quite consistently miss the indef/def. articles out. For example: the US is an incredible ... an iPhone ... the yearly ... The problem is ... most of the US population ... the middle class)

gerdesj 8y ago
Cool beans. I now have all the information I need. Thank you kids.
Chyzwar 8y ago
> Every second teenager is carrying iPhone - are you sure? [Citation needed] There is 70 millions of iPhone sold in last 4 years in US. If you include other high-end phones it makes teenager/adults to carry half the year of work in Pakistan and year of work in Madagascar. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242269/apple-iphone-in-the-usa-sales-since-2nd-quarter-2007/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/242269/apple-iphone-in-t... > The US has a well documented and understood education system and their unis are respected across the world. It is highly specialized and makes most US educated people clueless outside their niche. > Are you saying that the 2-5% are subsidising the other 95-98%? Yes. Most non-technology work is now cost centre.
- gerdesj 8y ago
  Whatever. If you include other high-end phones it makes teenager/adults to carry half the year of work in Pakistan and year of work in Madagascar. You are a bot and I claim my five quid.