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[OverSword]

http://www.businessi...y-index-2012-11

• Norway
  
• Denmark
  
• Sweden
  
• Australia
  
• New Zealand
  
• Canada
  
• Finland
  
• Netherlands
  
• Switzerland
  
• Ireland
  
• Luxembourg
  
• United States
  
• United Kingdom
  
• Germany
  
• Iceland
  
• Austria
  
• Belgium
  
• Hong Kong
  
• Singapore
  
• Taiwan

[Corp]

Well that list can't be right. All the nations ranked above the US are socialist!!! And as we all know socialism dooms nations to unspeakable fates.


Anyway given the economic trouble the US has been dealing with it's no surprise it slipped but it still has a long, long way to go before coming close to Third World status.

[Hilander]

That poor old lady brings a tear to my eye.

The standard of living has went down this past decade.  There are many that can't afford the doctor bill, medicine or food and most aren't on drugs like some would like to claim.

[MichaelW]

Corp, on 08 November 2012 - 09:24 PM, said:

Well that list can't be right. All the nations ranked above the US are socialist!!! And as we all know socialism dooms nations to unspeakable fates.


Anyway given the economic trouble the US has been dealing with it's no surprise it slipped but it still has a long, long way to go before coming close to Third World status.

New Zealand and Australia are somewhat considered "free market" (and yes I did get your little insider joke).

I wonder if all those people who voted for Romney that threatened to move here still want to, given the fact that abortions are semi-legal, specific types of cannabis are legal and gay marriage equality is now being passed in Parliament. That and we have free to use public healthcare.

[Simbi Laveau]

They started calling the middle class here,"the working poor" ,around 2005.
No one paid attention . Working poor meant you made less than 50,000 a year I think .
50K a year used to be making a living ,now it doesn't cover everything. So many previously accepted salaries,are now considered crap

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

MichaelW, on 08 November 2012 - 10:45 PM, said:

New Zealand and Australia are somewhat considered "free market" (and yes I did get your little insider joke).

We're the worst sort of Socialists - Free Market Communists!

[spud the mackem]

Non of the immensely rich Countries are even mentioned, like Saudi Arabia,South Africa, etc so where are they getting the figures from ?.and I cannot honestly believe that Germany is 14th, and Ireland has just been bailed out  and stands at  10th, so who's taking the ****.

[Zaphod222]

Corp, on 08 November 2012 - 09:24 PM, said:

Well that list can't be right. All the nations ranked above the US are socialist!!! And as we all know socialism dooms nations to unspeakable fates.

No, they are not. Where did you learn your definition of "socialsm"? Unionised government run education system perhaps?

Look for North Korea on the list, to see where ultimate socialism gets you.

[Zaphod222]

Simbi Laveau, on 08 November 2012 - 11:19 PM, said:

They started calling the middle class here,"the working poor" ,around 2005.
No one paid attention . Working poor meant you made less than 50,000 a year I think .
50K a year used to be making a living ,now it doesn't cover everything. So many previously accepted salaries,are now considered crap

It is called "inflation", friend. And with the Obama government creating cash out of thin air (yes, I know, the professorial term that Bernanke likes to use is "quantitative easing" -- sounds so much better, doesnt it) for their bizarre spending programs, you will eventually see a lot of it.

You can put as much lipstick on liberal voodooh economics as you want, but in the end, reality always comes back to bite you.

[Professor T]

Can't speak for australia, but I'm sure we're going to start dropping with the US here in New Zealand unless we get rid of our current government which is hell bent on selling our assets and privateisation.

Edited to add: when I come to power I'm going to socialise everything.. lol. Ban to corporations and businesses from getting to big to fail, then hang a few bankers to make sure the message get's across clearly, starting with John Key. lol.

Edited by Professor T, 09 November 2012 - 12:25 AM.

[QuiteContrary]

Zaphod222, on 09 November 2012 - 12:16 AM, said:

It is called "inflation", friend. And with the Obama government creating cash out of thin air (yes, I know, the professorial term that Bernanke likes to use is "quantitative easing" -- sounds so much better, doesnt it) for their bizarre spending programs, you will eventually see a lot of it.

You can put as much lipstick on liberal voodooh economics as you want, but in the end, reality always comes back to bite you.

Well, that's okay, since some of the job creating projects O threw money at went "Poof" into the air.

[spud the mackem]

The top 3,Noway,Sweden and Denmark put all together,could not afford to
1. Fight a war
2. Run an expensive Space Program
3.Give massive donations to other countries

So who is issuing all this Country ratings crap.fubar.

[Orcseeker]

spud the mackem, on 09 November 2012 - 12:40 AM, said:

The top 3,Noway,Sweden and Denmark put all together,could not afford to
1. Fight a war
2. Run an expensive Space Program
3.Give massive donations to other countries

So who is issuing all this Country ratings crap.fubar.

Prosperity isn't a measure of total wealth. Would you say a country with one millionaire living comfortably surrounded by those living in third world conditions prosperous? (hypothetically speaking)

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

spud the mackem, on 09 November 2012 - 12:40 AM, said:

2. Run an expensive Space Program

Given the amount of "necessary cuts" made to NASA, neither can America

[Wickian]

I don't know about the quality of life here, but food prices have increased a lot over the last few years and don't seem to be stopping.