Let's face it: America kind of sucks

[flan327]

You have my permission to take it any way your feeble little brain wishes to filter it to protect your frail ego. It doesn’t change a thing. You remain pathetic, Franny.

flan

Capisch!

 

[flan327]

Children in Poverty - America......

Overweight, sitting on their ass playing video games and eating junk food.

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Poverty in poor countries.... maybe you can see a difference.


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OVER INDULGENT PARENTS ARE TO BLAME

 

[Indeependent]

I know you wish I would but you will miss me and say “ What happened with that wonderful and chipper guy Bruce “….

Oh, leaving the country was happening for retirement but we just decided we wanted out sooner, so I am glad you want me home for good…

Maybe a Mexican can replace me and make White Majority disappear quicker…

Maybe a Mexican can replace me and make White Majority disappear quicker…

Thanks for letting us know you moved to wonderful Mexico.

 

[BackAgain]

flan

Capisch!

Yes, Fran. That’s the misspelling.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

OVER INDULGENT PARENTS ARE TO BLAME

Over indulgent parents flooded with free money from the government.

 

[Devils_Advocate]

Maybe a Mexican can replace me and make White Majority disappear quicker…

Thanks for letting us know you moved to wonderful Mexico.

I am moving to the Philippines…

 

[flan327]

Yes, Fran. That’s the misspelling.

flan
flan
flan

Eejit

 

[flan327]

I am moving to the Philippines…

Bon voyage

 

[Flash]

Fair to who? If a woman gives birth to a handicapped child who pays for that child's medical care?


If everyone felt like you rural areas would never get electricity, internet, or roads. That's fair isn't it?

You have no concept of fairness, do you?

I guess that goes with you Moon Bats being as confused about Ethics as you are Economics, History, Biology, Climate Science and the Constitution.

It is thievery to take the money I earned and give it to somebody that didn't earn it it. Just because the fucking government does rather than Tony Soprano doesn't make it any less of a thief.

You didn't asnwer my question. Why should I work to pay your bills? Why shouldn't you be required to pay your own bills? Is it because you are a greedy sorry individual and you think you are entitled to my earned money?

 

[Indeependent]

I am moving to the Philippines…

I presume nowhere near the Muslims who kidnap wealthy people.
One of my relatives through marriage left the Philippines for the US because of that.

 

[francoHFW]

Taxing the rich won't fund the government for a week.

absolute brainwashed nuttery...

What Does Income Inequality Look Like in the US?​

The Cause of Income Inequality in America

U.S. income inequality has worsened significantly in the past 30 years. What does income inequality look like in the United States and what are the causes?

www.thebalance.com

• In 2020, the top 20% of the population earned 52.2% of all U.S. income.3The median household income fell significantly for the first time since 2011 to $67,521. That's 2.9% down from 2019's number. The richest of the rich, the top 5%, earned 23% of all income. Their average household income was $446,030. The bottom 20% only earn

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Poor Family in Mexico........

1) Father is actually being a father.
2) He works 12 hours a day, 6 days a week.
3) Mother... spends nearly all day doing house chores manually because they don't own a single household appliance. And share their water source with 18 other families.
4) Children have never seen a video game. Are required to help their parents around the house, and help care for each other.

Poor Family in America........

1) No father in their lives
2) Mother gets all she needs from liberal social programs where she receives more and more for having more children. So she has 4-5 kids.
3) Children are all half siblings. No man stayed around long enough to have another child.

 

[Devils_Advocate]

Bon voyage

Does INS know where you are hiding ?

 

[Leo123]

If you think America is perfect, you're a fool. If you don't think America should try and get better, you're a dangerous fool.

I never said any of that.

 

[Circe]

So, what country are you moving to?

He should try Guatemala, IMO ---- it's getting depopulated with so many moving here.

 

[Leo123]

This is a great country but it can always be better. Or do you think we're perfect and don't need to improve anything?

Yes it is a great country. That’s why people risk there lives to get here. It would be better if we could keep the illegal criminal aliens from hopping our border though.

 

[flan327]

You have no concept of fairness, do you?

I guess that goes with you Moon Bats being as confused about Ethics as you are Economics, History, Biology, Climate Science and the Constitution.

It is thievery to take the money I earned and give it to somebody that didn't earn it it. Just because the fucking government does rather than Tony Soprano doesn't make it any less of a thief.

You didn't asnwer my question. Why should I work to pay your bills? Why shouldn't you be required to pay your own bills? Is it because you are a greedy sorry individual and you think you are entitled to my earned money?

Even if YOU don’t have kids
Your taxes pay for schools

Even if YOU are illiterate
Your property taxes pay for public libraries

 

[flan327]

Do you think Americas death rates and such suck because Americans LOVE fast food, cigarettes and alcohol?

I don’t smoke
I enjoy a glass of Pinot occasionally

Fast food?
Meh

 

[sartre play]

Republicans like to pretend that the US is the best country in the world in every way because they cannot stand the thought of other countries doing something better than us. However, the main flaws the US has are much of less of issues in other first world countries.

1) Our healthcare system is garbage with or without ObamaCare.

Republicans like to harp on ObamaCare and pretend that it is rhe reason why our system sucks, but when you ask them the simple of question of "well, was our system good before ObamaCare?", they will refuse to answer. Secretly they know that our healthcare system has always sucked but they will not admit that out loud. But hell, at least ACA improved it to some degree. Republicans secretly like the idea of their healthcare coverage not being denied because of pre-existing conditions, but its another thing they will not admit out loud. Obama came up with it so the knee jerk reaction is that it is terrible.

I also want to point out the myth that republicans have about other first world healthcare systems. They pretend that wait lists run rampant for basic care and that these people suffer. That's of course not true. Systems in Western Europe, Australia, Japan, South Korea are all quite high functioning even if they are not perfect.

Here's all the ways comparable, first world national healthcare systems are superior to the US's:

A. Life expectancy is better
B. Premature death rates are lower.
C. Less suffering with long term chronic diseases
D. Healthcare quality and access is far better
E. Maternal morality rates are better.
G. Hospital rates are lower for chronic diseases.
H. Post-operative complications are lower in prevalence.
I. Medication and procedure errors are lower.

And oh yeah, this is thanks to socialized medicine rather than shitty for-profit healthcare very few people can afford.

Now you say that the US does have state of the art treatments in some examples, but this hardly matters if the large majority of the population does not have access to this ridiculously expensive care and the overall nation suffers in areas where it matters most.

How does the quality of the U.S. health system compare to other countries? - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

Despite spending more money per capita on healthcare than any similarly large and wealthy nation, the United States has a lower life expectancy than peer nations and has seen worsening health outcomes since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This chart collection combines various measures of...

www.healthsystemtracker.org

2. Infrastructure systems are better in comparable nations.

A. The US ranks 13th in infrastructure quality in the world.
B. Only 2% of our GDP spending goes to infrastructure.
C. Airports in other countries are better.
D. High speed rail in the US is half of the speed of comparable countries.
E. Internet connection is much better in other countries.
F. Our roads are shitty in comparison to these other nations. Traffic jams are less severe in such nations.

That's far from "American exceptionalism." Hell, Biden gets credit for at least passing a law making improvements even if it was not enough.



3. Gun violence in the US is far greater than in other countries like Australia, the UK, and Canada.

A. Mass shootings are far more common in the US than other politically stable countries.
B. Gun murders account for 79% of all murders in the US. In Canada it is 37%, Australia 13%, and the UK is 4%
C. Gun deaths per capita are FAR higher than in other countries.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

4) Wealth inequality is one of the worst in the world.

In 2020, the top 20% of the population earned 52.2% of all U.S. income. The median household income fell significantly for the first time since 2011 to $67,521. That's 2.9% down from 2019's number. The richest of the rich, the top 5%, earned 23% of all income.

The Cause of Income Inequality in America

U.S. income inequality has worsened significantly in the past 30 years. What does income inequality look like in the United States and what are the causes?

www.thebalance.com

5) Poverty rates are lower in other counties.

Denmark, Finland, and Sweden are proof that poverty in the US doesn't have to be this high

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Conclusion: America kind of sucks. I know inevitably the response I am going to get to this thread will be somewhere along the lines of "if you don't like it here, leave!" Well see the truth of the matter is that I think America is great in some ways and I would rather stay here and fix what is wrong with it.

Yes fixing what is wrong with our country, a country most of us love. Sad to say rampant party politics is causing the biggest hurt.

 

[BS Filter]

I'm not sure how the gov't is to blame for wealth inequality? Are you satisfied with our healthcare system?

I'm fed up with wealth inequality, especially the guys making millions for simply throwing a ball around. That's not fair.