What country has a better government than the USA

[francoHFW]

What country has a better government than the USA. I say the USA.

The USA has a better government than the USA? lol

Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Finland and Denmark have governments that are definitely less corrupt than our government, their people have more civil rights, are healthier, wealthier and more safety and freedom. The absolute best government in almost every aspect is Switzerland's.

Our government used to be the best, but it has not been since JFK's assassination.

I say since Reaganism and law and order racism...and stupid meddling in the ME. Uncle Saddam. How'd that work out?

The Demise of the American Middle Class In Numbers.

Over the past 35 years the American dream has gradually disappeared. The process was slow, so most people didn’t notice. They just worked a few more hours, borrowed a little more and cut back on non-essentials. But looking at the numbers and comparing them over long time periods, it is obvious that things have changed drastically. Here are the details:

1. WORKERS PRODUCE MORE BUT THE GAINS GO TO BUSINESS.

Over the past 63 years worker productivity has grown by 2.0% per year.

But after 1980, workers received a smaller share every year. Labor’s share of income (1992 = 100%):

1950 = 101%
1960 = 105%
1970 = 105%
1980 = 105% – Reagan
1990 = 100%
2000 = 96%
2007 = 92%

A 13% drop since 1980

2. THE TOP 10% GET A LARGER SHARE.

Share of National Income going to Top 10%:

1950 = 35%
1960 = 34%
1970 = 34%
1980 = 34% – Reagan
1990 = 40%
2000 = 47%
2007 = 50%

An increase of 16% since Reagan.

3. WORKERS COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF INCOME BY SPENDING THEIR SAVINGS.

The savings Rose up to Reagan and fell during and after.

1950 = 6.0%
1960 = 7.0%
1970 = 8.5%
1980 = 10.0% – Reagan
1982 = 11.2% – Peak
1990 = 7.0%
2000 = 2.0%
2006 = -1.1% (Negative = withdrawing from savings)

A 12.3% drop after Reagan.

4. WORKERS ALSO BORROWED TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS.

Household Debt as percentage of GDP:

1965 = 46%
1970 = 45%
1980 = 50% – Reagan
1990 = 61%
2000 = 69%
2007 = 95%

A 45% increase after 1980.

5. SO THE GAP BETWEEN THE RICHEST AND THE POOREST HAS GROWN.

Gap Between the Share of Capital Income earned by the top 1%
and the bottom 80%:

1980 = 10%
2003 = 56%

A 5.6 times increase.

6. AND THE AMERICAN DREAM IS GONE.

The Probably of Moving Up from the Bottom 40% to the Top 40%:

1945 = 12%
1958 = 6%
1990 = 3%
2000 = 2%

A 10% Decrease.

Links:

1 = ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/pf/totalf1.txt
1 = https://www.clevelandfed.org/Research/PolicyDis/No7Nov04.pdf
1 = Clipboard01.jpg (image)
2 – http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/blog/09/04/27/CongratulationstoEmmanuelSaez/
3 = http://www.demos.org/inequality/images/charts/uspersonalsaving_thumb.gif
3 = http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb...able=58&Freq=Qtr&FirstYear=2008&LastYear=2010
4 = http://www.prudentbear.com/index.php/household-sector-debt-of-gdp
4 = FRB: Z.1 Release - Financial Accounts of the United States - Current Release
5/6 = 15 Mind-Blowing Facts About Wealth And Inequality In America

Overview = http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2010062415/reagan-revolution-home-roost-charts

 

[francoHFW]

OP- Original EU, Scandinavia, Canada, NZ and Oz. With our advantages of natural resources, we should by now have a fair universal health care system, one month paid vacation at least after a year of work, better min wage, retirement SS, cheaper college, training, infrastructure, day care, paid parental leave, etc. Thank the pander to the greedy idiot rich, New BS GOP, dupes. See sig.

That doesn't mean I want move there, aholes. LOL

Oz and Canada are quite messed up right now. Think again.

NZ is not bad though.

They're fine. Without our natural advantages. We and New Guinea are the only places without paid parental leave. That's ridiculous.

If natural resources are what make a country rich, then why isn't Russia rich? Brazil? Argentina? Colombia? Venezuela? Mexico? Nigeria? Angola?

None of them have what we have. Plus they have primitive politics and education etc. Russia is like a GOP dream corrupt oligarchy. All of them actually.

So you admit that something other than natural resources matters. Now the question is what. Russia has great education. I have no idea what you mean by "primitive politics." Can you elucidate?

BTW, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore have no natural resources. Other than Norway and the UK, the European countries have very little.

Corrupt politics. Russian ed. is very spotty.

As I said...but smart socialist politics. Not idiotic greedy pander to the rich GOP politics.

 

[JimBowie1958]

All socialism in the 20th century is Marxist in nature.

That is simply not the case.

Guess we have to agree to disagree, dude.

 

[Rustic]

Socialism breeds dictatorships… Fact

No, not a fact.

Yes, Marxist socialism leads inevitably to dictatorships, but not all socialism is Marxist in nature.

Socialism relies on human nature to be right, human nature is always wrong. Hope and change showed us that

 

[Flash]

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Insanity. Red China now? lol

That post shows what an uneducated low information morons you Moon Bats are. No wonder you are confused about everything.

Hong Kong maintains its capitalistic economy and is ranked first in the world in economic freedom. When that asshole Obama took office the US was ranked 5th. Now it is 11th thanks to the shithead Libtards in this country and they like it like that.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Socialism relies on human nature to be right, human nature is always wrong. Hope and change showed us that

That is a bit abstract.

The point is that not all Socialism requires that the government owns the means of production, not at all.

Nordic model - Wikipedia
The Nordic model is described as a system of competitive capitalism combined with a large percentage of the population employed by the public sector (roughly 30% of the work force).[23] In 2013, The Economist described its countries as "stout free-traders who resist the temptation to intervene even to protect iconic companies" while also looking for ways to temper capitalism's harsher effects, and declared that the Nordic countries "are probably the best-governed in the world".[23][24] Some economists have referred to the Nordic economic model as a form of "cuddly" capitalism, with low levels of inequality, generous welfare states and reduced concentration of top incomes, and contrast it with the more "cut-throat" capitalism of the United States, which has high levels of inequality and a larger concentration of top incomes.

 

[Rustic]

Socialism relies on human nature to be right, human nature is always wrong. Hope and change showed us that

That is a bit abstract.

The point is that not all Socialism requires that the government owns the means of production, not at all.

Nordic model - Wikipedia
The Nordic model is described as a system of competitive capitalism combined with a large percentage of the population employed by the public sector (roughly 30% of the work force).[23] In 2013, The Economist described its countries as "stout free-traders who resist the temptation to intervene even to protect iconic companies" while also looking for ways to temper capitalism's harsher effects, and declared that the Nordic countries "are probably the best-governed in the world".[23][24] Some economists have referred to the Nordic economic model as a form of "cuddly" capitalism, with low levels of inequality, generous welfare states and reduced concentration of top incomes, and contrast it with the more "cut-throat" capitalism of the United States, which has high levels of inequality and a larger concentration of top incomes.

 

[Rustic]

Socialism relies on human nature to be right, human nature is always wrong. Hope and change showed us that

That is a bit abstract.

The point is that not all Socialism requires that the government owns the means of production, not at all.

Nordic model - Wikipedia
The Nordic model is described as a system of competitive capitalism combined with a large percentage of the population employed by the public sector (roughly 30% of the work force).[23] In 2013, The Economist described its countries as "stout free-traders who resist the temptation to intervene even to protect iconic companies" while also looking for ways to temper capitalism's harsher effects, and declared that the Nordic countries "are probably the best-governed in the world".[23][24] Some economists have referred to the Nordic economic model as a form of "cuddly" capitalism, with low levels of inequality, generous welfare states and reduced concentration of top incomes, and contrast it with the more "cut-throat" capitalism of the United States, which has high levels of inequality and a larger concentration of top incomes.

 

[Rustic]

 

[francoHFW]

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Insanity. Red China now? lol

That post shows what an uneducated low information morons you Moon Bats are. No wonder you are confused about everything.

Hong Kong maintains its capitalistic economy and is ranked first in the world in economic freedom. When that asshole Obama took office the US was ranked 5th. Now it is 11th thanks to the shithead Libtards in this country and they like it like that.

Feq Heritage and its BS rankings from Kochland. Even they say our ranking went down because of the wars on drugs and terrorism (???)...

 

[AvgGuyIA]

If you feel another country would provide you a better opportunity to make your life better, maybe you should move there. It would make room for someone who wants to live hear with all of it's imperfections

Problem is the Obama Regime fucks with us. Nothing wrong with our country, the Obama government sucks.

 

[AntonToo]

What country has a better government than the USA.

Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia. That's only a start... Next year after the elections in Germany and France, when Washington puppets are replaces, the number of better governments will only increase.

I see your obsession with making a complete fool of yourself has not subsided.

But while you are at it, maybe you can explain why you are so positive about what amounts to authoritarian oligarchy that is practiced in Russia, with state controlled media, corrupt courts and absolutely no competitive political oposition?

Putin, the leader of free world...said no one EVER.

 

[francoHFW]

Socialism is simply well regulated, democratic, fair capitalism. If you have a problem with that, you're duped.

 

[francoHFW]

If you feel another country would provide you a better opportunity to make your life better, maybe you should move there. It would make room for someone who wants to live hear with all of it's imperfections

Problem is the Obama Regime fucks with us. Nothing wrong with our country, the Obama government sucks.

BS. Your lying bs/hate machine fucks with you.YOU CAN'T MOVE THERE. DUH.

 

[bripat9643]

Socialism is simply well regulated, democratic, fair capitalism. If you have a problem with that, you're duped.

Socialism is capitalism?

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

You kill me!

 

[Rustic]

Socialism is simply well regulated, democratic, fair capitalism. If you have a problem with that, you're duped.

Hitler is/was the poster child for socialism

 

[AntonToo]

If you feel another country would provide you a better opportunity to make your life better, maybe you should move there. It would make room for someone who wants to live hear with all of it's imperfections

Problem is the Obama Regime fucks with us.

Yea, nothing like 15 million jobs created, near full employment, and 5% jump in income last year under Democrat president to make conservatives all butt hurt.

 

[Lewdog]

I'm going with Costa Rica.

 

[Rustic]

Keep socialism to yourselves if you want it, The rest of us want nothing to do with the horse shit. Lol

 

[SAYIT]

OP- Original EU, Scandinavia, Canada, NZ and Oz. With our advantages of natural resources, we should by now have a fair universal health care system, one month paid vacation at least after a year of work, better min wage, retirement SS, cheaper college, training, infrastructure, day care, paid parental leave, etc. Thank the pander to the greedy idiot rich,...

He'd double down on pander to the rich Reaganism, dupe. See sig PP1.

...They're fine. Without our natural advantages. We and New Guinea are the only places without paid parental leave. That's ridiculous.

Whew! You are a more-free-stuff, "Worker's Paradise" pony. For you it's all about class war ("Eat The Rich!"). Here's a clue ('cause you really need one): The rich aren't rich because you are a pathetic loser and you aren't that loser because the rich are rich.