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In what empire throughout history is that not true? The USA will not be notable in that respect.
by drewcoo 6y ago
In what empire throughout history is that not true? The USA will not be notable in that respect.
- Ozzie_osman 6y agoI'm not a historian so I can't definitively say whether any empire was able to provide a decent standard of living for its own citizens (even if it was at the expense of other people it conquered). But this is probably the first time we've had resources, technology, information, and supposed social structure (ie democracy) that should make it all within our means.
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- kitotik 6y agoIt seems fairly notable already. It doesn’t even take a future look back. Compare the current access to healthcare amongst citizens of the wealthy “1st world” countries to the United States. Amid a pandemic, the number has dropped by millions for Americans.
- acituan 6y agoIt will, because 2020 USA has a GDP per capita in PPP that is at least an order of magnitude higher than any empire in the history. It is the floor of the life experience one can suffer compared to what wealth we have. There are both historical and contemporary societies that are much better at social policies and wealth redistribution than USA.