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Speaking only for myself as a US citizen, I'm proud of the fact that the US has led the world in per capita income the last few decades. For a country our size
by ellyagg 17y ago
Speaking only for myself as a US citizen, I'm proud of the fact that the US has led the world in per capita income the last few decades. For a country our size to consistently be number 1 or near the top (depending on who's doing the analysis) is pretty amazing. I think there's room in the world for a country with an ethic that favors aggregate production. Why does everyone have to be the same?
People are free to move to a country with a value system that's more closely aligned with their own, e.g., one that seeks to flatten wealth disparities. But that's not what people want, it seems. A lot of people feel a strong impulse to convince others that their value system is the best.
- tybris 17y ago> I'm proud of the fact that the US has led the world in per capita income the last few decades Huh? Aren't they on par with countries like the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, etc?
- dschobel 17y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomin... actually quite a few spots behind.
- robak 17y agoAnd they are only because they rich are awfully rich. I.e. in Dubai per capita income is over 100,000 usd a year - twice as much as in the USA. Why? Because prince and friends have Trillions (yes, with T in front!). The same is true for the USA. The base salary for McDonald's employee in Switzerland is 20usd/hr. The have no Bill Gates though. So "average" is more-less the same. But I wouldn't say that on average US citizens get the same life quality as Swiss do. If this was true, the US wouldn't rank 44th place for life length expectancy - the same as developing nations...