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Surely the poor people you are not seeing in Europe are mostly in developing countries in Africa and Asia, not in the US, right? But yes, I can imagine a big p
by ido 6y ago
Surely the poor people you are not seeing in Europe are mostly in developing countries in Africa and Asia, not in the US, right?
But yes, I can imagine a big part of the puzzle of why Americans put up with the way things are is that above a certain level of wealth (top ~30%?) you don't have to suffer for lack of stuff you'd otherwise get from public services in Europe (or in Canada, Australia, etc).
- np- 6y agoWhat I mean is that if we’ve (meaning the privileged Americans) already got it pretty good, then why should we leave? If the reason is that life would be better elsewhere, then that’s a valid reason to go. If the reason is that we feel our fellow citizens are treated unfairly, then shouldn’t we stay and try to fix it (as voting Americans with potential influence). I’m not saying to take responsibility for the world’s poor, I’m saying that if you’re already in a privileged spot, it’s the ultimate privilege to just up and leave.