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> America is the most rich and powerful country in the world Source needed.

ta0987 7y ago
Here's one for "powerful": http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yVGNoT30TM4/U4MWoLUx2MI/AAAAAAAAINs/0mEIBFRRHPw/s1600/aircraft-carriers_world.png http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yVGNoT30TM4/U4MWoLUx2MI/AAAAAAAAIN...
fastball 7y ago
Highest GDP + most powerful military doesn't cut it for you?
- F_r_k 7y ago
  Who care about military ? So you can launch some rockets and kill each other ? Lame.. Some of the American people can't even go to the hospital..
  - fastball 7y ago
    Military is generally how most people qualify the power of a nation (what we're discussing). I've never heard anyone try to measure "power" as "how many people can pay their hospital bills", but nice non sequitur. And that is me being generous with what you said. Literally every American can go to a hospital (of which there are very many) whenever they want. The debt they will incur from such a visit is where the controversy lies. But back to measuring "power" with medical coverage: do you seriously consider Singapore to be more powerful than China? Because per capita, Singaporeans get better medical care than Chinese. Sounds like you want to measure "individual prosperity" or something, but I'm afraid that isn't what was said. This sub-thread is about whether the US as a nation is the wealthiest (check) and the most powerful (check).
  - hollerith 7y ago
    If the country your family and all your friends are living in ever gets bombed or invaded, you will care about military.
  - mruts 7y ago
    It’s illegal to turn someone away from the emergency room. I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.
raverbashing 7y ago
Not every statement needs a source, especially not that are pretty much general knowledge (but then again that's not the strong side of a lot of people)
dang 7y ago
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20196080 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20196080 and marked it off-topic.

Here's one for "powerful": http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yVGNoT30TM4/U4MWoLUx2MI/AAAAAAAAINs/0mEIBFRRHPw/s1600/aircraft-carriers_world.png http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yVGNoT30TM4/U4MWoLUx2MI/AAAAAAAAIN...

fastball 7y ago

Highest GDP + most powerful military doesn't cut it for you?

F_r_k 7y ago
Who care about military ? So you can launch some rockets and kill each other ? Lame.. Some of the American people can't even go to the hospital..
- fastball 7y ago
  Military is generally how most people qualify the power of a nation (what we're discussing). I've never heard anyone try to measure "power" as "how many people can pay their hospital bills", but nice non sequitur. And that is me being generous with what you said. Literally every American can go to a hospital (of which there are very many) whenever they want. The debt they will incur from such a visit is where the controversy lies. But back to measuring "power" with medical coverage: do you seriously consider Singapore to be more powerful than China? Because per capita, Singaporeans get better medical care than Chinese. Sounds like you want to measure "individual prosperity" or something, but I'm afraid that isn't what was said. This sub-thread is about whether the US as a nation is the wealthiest (check) and the most powerful (check).
- hollerith 7y ago
  If the country your family and all your friends are living in ever gets bombed or invaded, you will care about military.
- mruts 7y ago
  It’s illegal to turn someone away from the emergency room. I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.

raverbashing 7y ago

Not every statement needs a source, especially not that are pretty much general knowledge (but then again that's not the strong side of a lot of people)

dang 7y ago

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20196080 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20196080 and marked it off-topic.