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This might be a better source for ranking OECD countries by life satisfaction: the above graphic omits too many countries for it to really be useful.

https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/happiness/OECD/

The US is 16th out of 37, slightly above the median. Not terrible at all, considering the social issues it's currently facing.

643,000 don't go bankrupt because of medical bills. 643,000 go bankrupt with medical bills as part of a bankruptcy.

Cancer survival rates are much better in the USA compared to countries with socialized healthcare. Betcha didn’t know that. Real fact. Look it up. Brits are taught the United States is a horrible country, but they’re not getting the whole story.

Cancer survival rates are much better in the USA compared to countries with socialized healthcare. Betcha didn’t know that. Real fact. Look it up. Brits are taught the United States is a horrible country, but they’re not getting the whole story.

Yes, I gather the rich have wonderful medical care.

Of course this is only my un-star spangled opinion, but I can't imagine
any of the vast number from the above infographic strutting in front
of their curbside encampment screaming, "USA, USA!".

I'd hate to be your boss and have to listen to all of your excuses for why you can't do your job. Of course, if I were your boss, you would have been fired long ago.

Possibly replies from gogators!
A) Some personal insult
B) Some form of "You're just saying it won't work and are immune to change"...while still not offering an actual solution
C) Some plan that is presented as common sense and a silver bullet which is actually anything but and is just a marginal measure
D) Some completely unfeasible plan that doesn't take into account a reality where people don't blindly follow laws

Ding ding ding!

I think it's hilarious that you think you'd be boss of anything given your complete inability to anticipate problems and to formulate realistic solutions. You know who is getting fired at their job? It is NOT Employee A who points out how Employee B's are completely unrealistic magic wand ideas, while Employee B responds with throwing a temper tantrum and not addressing in any specific manner the concern raised by Employee A.

I stopped after the first line, when you you wouldn't admit your previous point was BS when called out for it, but then started to pile on the BS.

The Brandolini is strong in this one.

When the progressive left starts taking away the guns belonging to the Crips and the Bloods and the Mexican Mafia, then maybe I'll listen to their pleas for gun control.  But their confiscation is mainly aimed at the MAGA crowd. It's all political.

LOL.

I'd hate to be your boss and have to listen to all of your excuses for why you can't do your job. Of course, if I were your boss, you would have been fired long ago.

USA- above the UK and above the OECD average. What a surprise! It’s not the hellish dystopia it’s made out to be.

Peak brilliance on display.

Yes, I gather the rich have wonderful medical care.

Of course this is only my un-star spangled opinion, but I can't imagine
any of the vast number from the above infographic strutting in front
of their curbside encampment screaming, "USA, USA!".

More peak "critical thinking"-

1) Takes a statistic regarding survival rates across an entire countries and believes that in fact, for one country only, it was only taking into account "the rich".
2) Believes a photo of a homeless encampment is representative of an entire developed country that is a global superpower and has a MASSIVE economy
3) Fails to consider the possibility that other countries in the developed world might have at least SOME homeless people

Folks, this is what too much drinking and drugs does to your brain-

Give it a rest Marti! Your continued personal attacks are borderline psychotic. We all know what you think of SPQR...you don't need to keep repeating it. 

Give it a rest Marti! Your continued personal attacks are borderline psychotic. We all know what you think of SPQR...you don't need to keep repeating it.

Ehhh...I think you're being a bit overly-dramatic considering what gets tossed around here regularly, but point taken. I'll edit it out. It doesn't add anything.

I've been to some s**tholes in my time. Like Egypt when tourists were being kidnapped, trains were being shot up and hijacked, and you could find shell casings scattered across the ground.

But the only place I've ever actually felt like I was in real danger was the US.

Look at the above graph.

Locate the U.S.

Locate the Philippines.

Locate South Africa.

Is your life in danger in South Africa? No. Is your life in danger in the Philippines? No. Is your life in danger in the U.S.? No. Why? Because 100,000 is an unfathomably big number.

Media gives a false perception of how dangerous the United States as a whole is. It’s not. You ain’t gonna die from gun homicide there. Especially if steering clear of gang banging spots.

Homicide rate is not uniform within a country and one can have drastically different experiences depending on where within a country they are.

Also, things like the world's biggest trafficker of narcotics being next door and the world's most lucrative market for said narcotics will tend to affect things.

If Mexico were on the border with France and Germany, things might not be so rosy in France and Germany.

Cancer survival rates are much better in the USA compared to countries with socialized healthcare. Betcha didn’t know that. Real fact. Look it up. Brits are taught the United States is a horrible country, but they’re not getting the whole story.

I don't think Brits etc are taught that the States are a horrible country.
I've gone to public school in 2 different countries, and when we were actually learning about the US, it was more or less mostly positive things.

 It's more that Americans are taught that Brits are taught that the States are a horrible country. Trumping up adversity -- real or otherwise -- is a great way to pump up national unity.

Also, cancer survival rates differ drastically depending on the sort.
To show how these stats differ from country to country:

At 88.6%, it looks like the US *does* in fact have one of the world's highest breast cancer survival rates. Pretty cool.
At 57.8%, South Korea has the highest stomach cancer survival rate (the US being at 29.1%).

As for all cancers together, the ten countries with the overall highest survival rates are as follows:

1. Australia – 1,849.8 survivors per 100k people
2. New Zealand – 1,686.8 survivors per 100k people
3. Ireland – 1,240.5 survivors per 100k people
4. United States of America – 1,195.7 survivors per 100k people
5. Canada – 1,148.3 survivors per 100k people
6. Norway – 1,120.3 survivors per 100k people
7. Netherlands – 1,103.4 survivors per 100k people
8. Switzerland – 1,102.9 survivors per 100k people
9. Belgium – 1,076 survivors per 100k people
10. Denmark – 1,068.9 survivors per 100k people

https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/cancer-survival-rates-by-country/#highest-cancer-survival-rate-by-country
Note: This data is collected by an American stat company to distribute to insurance companies so, while I can't find actual dates, I assume that the data is recent and relatively accurate.

It's more that Americans are taught that Brits are taught that the States are a horrible country. Trumping up adversity -- real or otherwise -- is a great way to pump up national unity.

If there's one thing we as Americans hear, it is a never-ending stream of compliments from Brits about our politics, safety, social net, English language speaking, and sports. I can't imagine why Americans would think Brits might be taught America is a horrible country.

 

Probably just confirmation bias.
It's not like the US ever did anything to the UK, right? 

Especially if steering clear of gang banging spots.

Nothing says "finger on the pulse of the modern American city" than phrases like "gang banging" and references to Bloods and Crips. Yes, gangs still exist but some of guys seem to think that nothing has changed since you took the D.A.R.E. program in elementary school and watched your friend's older brother's VHS copy of Menace II Society. Just say "a high crime area" or something, unless you want to sound like a cross between Bill O'Reilly and Mr. Belding.

If there's one thing we as Americans hear, it is a never-ending stream of compliments from Brits about our politics, safety, social net, English language speaking, and sports. I can't imagine why Americans would think Brits might be taught America is a horrible country.

 

Liz Truss can rebuild the special relationship.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/12/liz-truss-speech-sketch-heritage-foundation

I don't think Brits etc are taught that the States are a horrible country.
I've gone to public school in 2 different countries, and when we were actually learning about the US, it was more or less mostly positive things.

 It's more that Americans are taught that Brits are taught that the States are a horrible country. Trumping up adversity -- real or otherwise -- is a great way to pump up national unity.

Also, cancer survival rates differ drastically depending on the sort.
To show how these stats differ from country to country:

At 88.6%, it looks like the US *does* in fact have one of the world's highest breast cancer survival rates. Pretty cool.
At 57.8%, South Korea has the highest stomach cancer survival rate (the US being at 29.1%).

As for all cancers together, the ten countries with the overall highest survival rates are as follows:

1. Australia – 1,849.8 survivors per 100k people
2. New Zealand – 1,686.8 survivors per 100k people
3. Ireland – 1,240.5 survivors per 100k people
4. United States of America – 1,195.7 survivors per 100k people
5. Canada – 1,148.3 survivors per 100k people
6. Norway – 1,120.3 survivors per 100k people
7. Netherlands – 1,103.4 survivors per 100k people
8. Switzerland – 1,102.9 survivors per 100k people
9. Belgium – 1,076 survivors per 100k people
10. Denmark – 1,068.9 survivors per 100k people

https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/cancer-survival-rates-by-country/#highest-cancer-survival-rate-by-country
Note: This data is collected by an American stat company to distribute to insurance companies so, while I can't find actual dates, I assume that the data is recent and relatively accurate.

These odds are still pretty scary. Like 1-2%?

Scary

Still seems like a death sentence.

These odds are still pretty scary. Like 1-2%?

Scary

Still seems like a death sentence.

Yeah. It's cancer.