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treestar

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22. Most of those aren't fair comparisons

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:43 AM

Oct 2013

In fact our military spending ends up benefitting other countries, which is why they have money left for more social programs. The other countries are smaller, with more homogenous populations and longer histories as countries. The incarceration rates may be meaningless, as our laws are inherently different from most other countries. Or it may be more efficient enforcement, or even that people can't get out of sentences due to their connections.

There is so much more to all of that, that the article is quite disingenuous. And it has an apparent goal.

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15 Ways The United States Is The Best (At Being The Worst) [View all] WillyT Oct 2013 OP

thank you this needs to go viral gopiscrap Oct 2013 #1

Holy shit! We're #1 !! Autumn Oct 2013 #2

Not quite number 1 RobertEarl Oct 2013 #4

There is that, but hey we will strive to beat them. Autumn Oct 2013 #5

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It's "what." CBHagman Oct 2013 #24

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and yet we see the media promoting we do less for the people fascisthunter Oct 2013 #7

The Media Works For The Status Quo... Dontcha Know... WillyT Oct 2013 #8

. fascisthunter Oct 2013 #31

It's indicative of a society that no longer functions. Brigid Oct 2013 #10

K&R woo me with science Oct 2013 #9

Ya Know... It's Sort Of Like WHY We Vote For Democrats... To Fight This Shit... WillyT Oct 2013 #12

It sure used to work that way. woo me with science Oct 2013 #20

We could do better, but our rich are more deserving than the rest of us. nt SDjack Oct 2013 #11

Yes... I Have To Fellate Them... As Soon As I Get Done With My 3rd Job... WillyT Oct 2013 #13

And those are the good points Demeter Oct 2013 #14

Yep... And I Would Love To See THOSE Graphs... WillyT Oct 2013 #15

No other country has nearly as many billh58 Oct 2013 #16

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Oct 2013 #17

Sobering stuff, thanks for posting it. marble falls Oct 2013 #18

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Oct 2013 #19

Ronald Raygun would be so proud. Scuba Oct 2013 #21

Most of those aren't fair comparisons treestar Oct 2013 #22

Very true davidpdx Oct 2013 #26

how is it not fair to compare sick time or maternity leave to other countries? nashville_brook Oct 2013 #29

K&R B Calm Oct 2013 #23

Makes me sick. K&R for the sad truth. nt DLevine Oct 2013 #25

And so, we are indeed exceptional. n/t Alkene Oct 2013 #27

holy crap. nashville_brook Oct 2013 #28

Republicans have reduced the meaning of Freedom to "freedom to become rich and own a gun" AZ Progressive Oct 2013 #30

I don't know... just thought i'd give this a kick fascisthunter Oct 2013 #32