Every country is somewhere between socialism, capitalism, communism. Been to America been to Europe. Europe has a much better standard of living on average in my opinion even though it's more to the socialism side of things.
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The U.S. is selective socialism and that is very much socialism at its very core. Look at all the programs... At the same time look at the stigma associated with being a part of most of those programs. It allows for some complex diversification on the grand scheme of control that a country can implement on its own people. We scoff at fully socialist countries the same way we do at communist etc.. yet, we are very much a socialist country but we like to claim we are not because of bravado and lies that have been programmed into us that all point ot us being "free" because of markets..
I fucking laugh out loud to this.
It is very easy to see, especially now after the repeal of NN(NN should not even have been a question to begin with...that is another story to tell)that corporations who rule the government(another example is how lobbying was currently called out..Ofumbles time in office)are what?
If Europe has a better standard of living, why is its population decreasing? I've personally been all over Europe and maybe it had some fancy trinkets and baubles, I certainly didn't think their standard of living was better. In fact after all the taxes to fund the socialist programs, especially health care, standard of living was much worse. Maybe you mean cost of living. If so then you are correct
I have been living in Europe, in the USA and in Asia. Clearly the standard of living is better in Europe (or at least Western Europe). If you're not part of the 1%, you are clearly better off living in Europe (in terms of healthcare, education etc.) Hence, for the majority of the population, the standard of living is better in Europe.
Agreed. The social welfare system although bureaucratic is a net positive for society
People love free hand outs. Lazy people and murderers especially so.
Well that is clearly your opinion. I have spoken to many many Western Europeans and their favoritism towards their own country is a matter of nationalist pride more than openness to a global community. Would it hurt you to consider you and they favor europe because of all the free hand outs? I find that mentality very childish, but you should deeply consider it as truth. After all if Europe was so great why create 2 world wars and prior to that subjugate all these defenseless natives, rob their natural resources (i.e. Spices), and genocide them in the name of civilizing them? Maybe your so called standard of living has been created off the blood of more than the 6 million Jews, hmmm?
I have lived in Asia, Africa and a few European countries. Only traveled the USA never lived. My observation of standards of living are based on what I saw.