I'm glad that you made it quite clear that YOU believe the US is a third world country. As noted in your numerous comments, the US does have problems that are similar to "real" third world countries, but it is certainly not a Third World Country. There are probably areas in the US that are very "Third World-like", I have been to downtown LA and if that was the only place in the US that I traveled to... I would agree w/you 100%. But most areas in the US Have you ever been to Mexico or the Philippines? The poor people in those countries have no opportunities, no chance to make a better life for themselves. Poor people in the US have many opportunities. Anyone, and I mean anyone, can attend a state University... get a degree and achieve some economic success. It is easier for poor people to attend a University than the middle class--as the poor are eligible for grants & loans that are not available to people in the middle class.
The US has the largest economy in the world, no other country even comes close. Take out California and the US is still #1 and California is #4. You must be an Expo or Blue Jay fan. Canada is a great, great country. Don't let anyone tell you any different. It's cities are clean and they are quite safe. Canadians may be better off than Americans in many aspects, but to say that the US is a third world country is certainly not accurate. Your comments are beginning to make me question the Canadian education system, which I regard as world class.
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US a Third World Country
Date: 2001-10-10 07:07 am (UTC)The US has the largest economy in the world, no other country even comes close. Take out California and the US is still #1 and California is #4. You must be an Expo or Blue Jay fan. Canada is a great, great country. Don't let anyone tell you any different. It's cities are clean and they are quite safe. Canadians may be better off than Americans in many aspects, but to say that the US is a third world country is certainly not accurate. Your comments are beginning to make me question the Canadian education system, which I regard as world class.