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WTF? China, Mexico and India??? [View all]

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WTF? China, Mexico and India??? [View all] Playinghardball Jun 2016 OP

Americans have never been known as the brightest inhabitants of Earth! And, RKP5637 Jun 2016 #1

Actually, we used to brag about our inventiveness, all the scientific awards we won, and tclambert Jun 2016 #23

All those accomplishments were lies... ileus Jun 2016 #25

Those accomplishments were true. Read "From Counterculture to Cyberculture" by Fred Turner. ancianita Jun 2016 #46

noPE...all lies, America is and always has been a dumb dump. ileus Jun 2016 #56

Man on the moon too? Fast Walker 52 Jun 2016 #82

Germans widely aided our space program after WWII notadmblnd Jun 2016 #129

Other nations have been viewed as "the best and the brightest" for a time as well.. whathehell Jun 2016 #122

Speak for yourself.. whathehell Jun 2016 #42

Oh, OK, I'll make a note of it. Thank you! ... that Americans are always clever voters! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #51

Nice try whathehell Jun 2016 #121

This message was self-deleted by its author RKP5637 Jun 2016 #123

Bwahahahaha whathehell Jun 2016 #124

Yep, it was far too broad. I also took you off ignore. Your posts are always interesting. RKP5637 Jun 2016 #126

Always glad to be of assistance.. whathehell Jun 2016 #127

It is, it's very sincere. RKP5637 Jun 2016 #128

You're making my day here, RK.. whathehell Jun 2016 #131

Thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #132

Sad and Faux pas Jun 2016 #2

Couldn't agree more, and I foresee us being passed up by more countries. mrr303am Jun 2016 #44

NONSENSE, all of you. NONE of these countries passes us. Hortensis Jun 2016 #85

Table is correct. As a percentage of immense US wealth, share of middle class is small. George Eliot Jun 2016 #93

Ask Obama. Ask Hillary. Ask Warren. Ask Bernie. Hortensis Jun 2016 #95

Situation is a bit different from the 30s, isn't it? BlindTiresias Jun 2016 #114

Good points, but there was no "forcing" of the left Hortensis Jun 2016 #115

Of course they were forced BlindTiresias Jun 2016 #116

We seem to have different definitions of left, Hortensis Jun 2016 #117

The Democratic Party must decide. Do we really have to forego middle class and working class highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #3

She could. MisterFred Jun 2016 #12

A high-road view. Admirable. But don't hold your breath ... KPN Jun 2016 #13

I SO want to believe what her potential is, too. There is a Berner aboard her campaign, and ancianita Jun 2016 #47

Ask yourself 2 questions. How many times has Hillary talked about the disappearing Middle Class? Major Hogwash Jun 2016 #88

where do these numbers come from? Demonaut Jun 2016 #4

'The 2015 Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS)Global Wealth Report is now in its sixth year elleng Jun 2016 #5

What BS former9thward Jun 2016 #69

Yup, please see #67. Sad. n/t progree Jun 2016 #70

Thanks for the analysis behind that chart. I understand their thinking. George Eliot Jun 2016 #90

You're welcome, George Eliot. elleng Jun 2016 #107

The OP's numbers come from Column 2 of Table 2, p. 33 of Credit Suisse report progree Jun 2016 #72

What's the surprise? The republicans have been sucking money to the 1% of the 1% since Reagan and MariaThinks Jun 2016 #6

Seriously? Republicans did NOT have a lock on funneling money to the 1%... Raster Jun 2016 #10

When it comes to big $$$$$$'s R=D=I. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #28

As have the Democrats actually. KPN Jun 2016 #14

Better Wake Up Urchin Jun 2016 #21

Well said!!! So many still just don't get how financially screwed most Americans are by R's and D's. RKP5637 Jun 2016 #29

Or they do "get it" i.e. they are complicit up to their eyeballs. n/t 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #38

True, there are many on the take and don 't want their gravey train upset. So sad and pathetic! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #40

It's those on the take and ALSO Urchin Jun 2016 #108

I knew someone like that. They really have liberal ideas/feelings. I asked them why they vote RKP5637 Jun 2016 #110

There are a lot of people Urchin Jun 2016 #113

The vote in the Senate was 98-1, the House 362-57. George II Jun 2016 #50

If you're talking about Gramm-Leach-Bliley elljay Jun 2016 #57

I came across two different votes, one was 90-8 and the other was 98-1. Either way.... George II Jun 2016 #58

That's where the middle class jobs went and will continue to go. djean111 Jun 2016 #7

Globalization is of profits and lower wages. That! KPN Jun 2016 #16

it's been a bipartisan effort stupidicus Jun 2016 #8

Yep, and often dems are part of the problem too even when they know what's going on. RKP5637 Jun 2016 #30

Their middle class has been growing very quickly IronLionZion Jun 2016 #9

While ours has and is being fucked. KPN Jun 2016 #17

Other countries are growing their middle class faster than ours IronLionZion Jun 2016 #33

By getting industries that used to be based here. That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #36

And plenty of industries that were never based here IronLionZion Jun 2016 #39

The jobs they get based on their education investments are still jobs that used to be based here That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #48

With all respect, this really doesn't make any sense! The middle class has actually RKP5637 Jun 2016 #31

These wealth figures are not consistent with income. Their incomes are even more unequal than ours. pampango Jun 2016 #37

'MERKA! MynameisBlarney Jun 2016 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jun 2016 #15

Isn't "merka" great... StarzGuy Jun 2016 #20

We're #21! We're #21! tclambert Jun 2016 #24

HA! MynameisBlarney Jun 2016 #35

😂😂😂😂 AgadorSparticus Jun 2016 #106

We are #1 libodem Jun 2016 #18

And that's in REAL numbers, not just as % of population. n/t 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #41

Free County libodem Jun 2016 #59

Tell me another one... 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #63

LOLOLOL libodem Jun 2016 #65

Spain and the Netherlands at the top? Sweden and Switzerland down with the US? Weird. n/t pampango Jun 2016 #19

Relatively many very, very very wealthy in Switzerland Ghost Dog Jun 2016 #54

Both Sweden and Switzerland have very good income distributions but wealth pampango Jun 2016 #61

The two biggest items of wealth are home ownership and shares of stock bhikkhu Jun 2016 #66

we're number something! we'er number something! Javaman Jun 2016 #22

Not sure I am surprised about this... yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #26

The US is going nowhere in the 21st century. Often the US gets a free pass because the RKP5637 Jun 2016 #32

It's okay. We're gonna have lots more wars. That'll make rich people even richer in the U.S. valerief Jun 2016 #27

That's the US's chief product. Wars, weapons, destruction, killing, maiming and rebuilding. RKP5637 Jun 2016 #34

Forty years of policies from neo cons on both sides of the aisle, and trade agreements truedelphi Jun 2016 #43

Just for reference, here's the Credit Suisse definition of middle class muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #45

Our policies are so slanted. udbcrzy2 Jun 2016 #49

How do they assess "middle class" in each of those countries? George II Jun 2016 #52

I'm sure that morally bankrupt former treasury secretary will bring out his bogus charts to refute Skwmom Jun 2016 #55

See #45 (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #76

It's virtually impossible to compare "middle class" from one country to another for many... George II Jun 2016 #97

If this is correct, they can run this for an ad in Nov. Start practicing President Trump. Skwmom Jun 2016 #53

How depressing! smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #60

I wonder what a chart of historical share of middle income wealth in U.S. as compared to the Skwmom Jun 2016 #62

Americans are told we are exceptional and believe it. George Eliot Jun 2016 #64

If you look at Table 2 p. 33 of the Credit Suisse Report, we look quite exceptional to me progree Jun 2016 #68

Difficult to understand. Does wealth include cost of housing which rose sharply in NW? George Eliot Jun 2016 #71

Good observations progree Jun 2016 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author George Eliot Jun 2016 #89

What a lie. Sad. And all the people who don't bother to check... progree Jun 2016 #67

Different analysts use different criteria. Per Credit Suisse, our middle class is smaller. George Eliot Jun 2016 #73

Please read post #67 again. I was criticizing this statement progree Jun 2016 #75

No, Credit Suisse does NOT say that our middle class is smaller progree Jun 2016 #77

At 37.7% of the country, the USA's middle class is pretty small muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #80

Agreed. I have never argued that the U.S. middle class's SHARE of the U.S. population or progree Jun 2016 #81

Credit Suisse does show smaller MC. If you are simply refuting OP, then OP chart is correct per CR S George Eliot Jun 2016 #87

Please see #102 eom progree Jun 2016 #103

Another interesting table - we barely edge out China in terms of number of people in the middle progree Jun 2016 #83

I would suggest that Table 1, p.32, with "proportion who are middle class or beyond" muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #78

I generally agree with your post -- I like the "middle class and beyond" metric progree Jun 2016 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author George Eliot Jun 2016 #84

This message was self-deleted by its author George Eliot Jun 2016 #86

Correction: per your table, the OP is correct. You moved to dollars. The table uses percentages. George Eliot Jun 2016 #91

I was NOT criticizing the bar chart in the OP but rather the text to the side of the bar chart progree Jun 2016 #102

Regardless of dollars, 37% Americans now enjoy 20% of the wealth of the country. Do you agree? George Eliot Jun 2016 #111

Looks like we're well on our way to winning the Race to the Bottom! Scuba Jun 2016 #92

I'm guessing you don't understand that graphic? Recursion Jun 2016 #94

Ding Ding Ding! You WIN MATH! Indydem Jun 2016 #96

No. As we long ago established, the middle classes in each country are as rich as each other muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #98

Source article: Triana Jun 2016 #99

The link for the source report is in #45 (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #100

And yet... Barack_America Jun 2016 #101

I think it's slightly more in Spain's case (nt) Recursion Jun 2016 #104

The U.S. doesn't share. I believe we're now an official arm of Saudi Arabia. nt valerief Jun 2016 #105

The captioning here is an outright lie. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #109

Please see #111. I've been trying to reckon with this. Do you agree? George Eliot Jun 2016 #112

Any graphic that includes any variant on "keep sleeping", "wake up", or "sheeple" NuclearDem Jun 2016 #118

... Recursion Jun 2016 #130

that's where our jobs are going Skittles Jun 2016 #119

That's American privilege talking The2ndWheel Jun 2016 #125

OMFG Skittles Jun 2016 #133

So here is the endgame of Capitalism TWROP or Those Who Run Our Planet know that not everyone Monk06 Jun 2016 #120

The middle class in the U.S. also has the highest total wealth in U.S. dollars at $16.85 trillion oberliner Jun 2016 #134