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Is the US past its prime?
Having watched both this country's recent economic events, its loss of leadership in science and technology, and its drift away from reason, I'm coming to the conclusion that the US is no longer really the "place to be". Do you agree? Why or why not?
- nostrademons 18y agoDisagree. Where else would you go? Every other country, viewed in objective terms and not "OMG USA suXors. I read it on reddit", seems worse. I do think that if the current trend and velocity continues for another 10-15 years, this may no longer be the case...
- osipov 18y agoLets say you could go to UK. What are the objective terms in which UK is worse than US?
- nostrademons 18y agoHigher consumer debt per capita, and growing faster: http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2006/11/brits_against_d.html http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2006/11/brits_against... Surveillance cameras in all public places: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6108496.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6108496.stm Harder to start a business: http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/ http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/ And worse weather. ;-)