Is life in the U.S.A really as catastrophic and terrible as the media makes it out to be?

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[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

Each person, regardless of where they live, makes of their own life what they will. You can live in the US which offers more opportunities than any other country in the world and be a drug addicted vagrant covered in your own excriment. Or you can move to one of the many gated paradices and live a life secluded from everything that offends you.

So you can't reasonably claim life is one way or another in any country. It all depends on what you do.

What can be states factually is which country offers the most opportunities to common people. The US is undoubtebly #1.

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    [–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

    Not true.

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      [–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

      You are replying with the common brainwashed propaganda.

      It does not take away opportunity from one person for another person to have more opportunity. The premise of your argument is wrong and stupid.

      The exact opposite effect is real. Being in proximity to wealthy people gives you MORE opportunities. You have the opportunity to do buisness with them. To be employed by them. To collabirate with them. To learn from them.

      At every wealth level prople in america have more opportunity than anywhere else.

      An orphan dropped on the street at 18 in america has more opportunity than an orphan dropped on the street at 18 anywhere else.

      "Hur dur but he can't but shit like drumph" is NOT a valid refutation of that fact.

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        [–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

        I thouroughly answered the question. Try re reading it.

        Trickle down economics refers to welfare for the rich. None of what I said has anything to do with that.

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          [–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

          welfare from the rich.

          It's welfare FOR the rich, like bailouts. It was a term invented to justify bailouts for the rich.