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Globally quality of life is improving, locally the US is regressing to third world status among larger and larger areas. Financial measures somewhat cover up th
by dv_dt 7y ago
Globally quality of life is improving, locally the US is regressing to third world status among larger and larger areas. Financial measures somewhat cover up the increase in instability in people’s lives.
- throwawaysea 7y agoIt is a gross exaggeration to claim that the US is regressing to third world status. See https://www.marketwatch.com/story/americans-living-standards-are-at-an-all-time-high-heres-proof-2019-05-02 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/americans-living-standards.... Americans are better off today than ever before.
- dv_dt 7y agoThe UN report on poverty in the US is more informative to me. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/15/extreme-poverty-america-un-special-monitor-report https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/15/extreme-povert...
- james_s_tayler 7y agoI think you need to read Factfulness.