Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 I don't even know if in terms of money that you still have it better. Many Americans, especially in the middle class, are in debt, buying things they can't afford and then owning things that they don't really own. Consider the social safety net in the other countries, with things like education and healthcare, and a lot of the necessities that we take for granted become luxuries in the United States. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Also the Canadian government is pretty corrupt. I laugh when my hippie friends talk about how bad the U.S. government is (which it is, just look at the story that started this thread) then talk about how much better Canada is...which it isn't. Sponsorship scandal anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 You should prove a point by moving to the States. That'd show those fuckin hippies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 You should prove a point by moving to the States. That'd show those fuckin hippies. Will do, TheMikeON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 You are correct that the average middle class American is better off than their counterparts throughout much of the world. However, a lot has been happening in the last few years to quickly erode that. I really do believe that people are working harder for less and less, and that the middle class is slowly being squeezed out of this country by the incompetent and corrupt government. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
At Home 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 The solution is simple: JFK Reanimation. Oh by the way I also support a electoral reform away from past-the-post systems. The average number of parties in a past-the-post system is like 2.3, while the proportional representation system supports an average of 3.6 parties. I guess it keeps the crazies out, but if each state was turned into a single constituency, then we'd see a lot more Green party candidates get elected to the house, as well as some semi-extreme rights in the south. I wrote my mid-term on it last summer at berkeley. The single plurality system on the local, state, and national level is pretty much just a funhouse of gerrymandering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anakin Flair 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2007 Civil War: I'm With Cheesala Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
