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Originally Posted by pan6467
I just don't get it, every other comparable country out there is spending more on educating their youth, helping their elderly and healthcare and run far less deficits than we do, have better infant mortality rates, standard of living, less families in debt, less of a trade deficit and less poverty.
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Other comparable countries have HUGE taxes on everything which is how they can spend more on their elderly and healthcare.
as far as less families in debt?
I'm not so sure, I saw MANY people who shouldn't have cellphones in the Philippines and India, but because they needed to "keep up with the Joneses" they did and pay ALOT for using it. People are living above their means in many countries, not just America.
I've lived in another country for an extended period of time. Have you? Some of them trade off some freedoms to have such government services.
I'd be willing to move back to Singapore even though it would curb my freedom of speech and right to bear arms, all for the safety and cleanliness of that city state.
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