Amazing how we assume that we're the best country on the planet. Yet less than 1/4 of the nation has an actual passport, let alone lived anywhere else. Not to mention, we ignore that 95% of people that do not live here, do not want any part of such idiocy, that we deem as freedom.

@ danimul. Right on and various wars and revolutions have occurred because of this throughout history. I've never seen anyone fight to protect the wealth of the rich.

It's a proud day for fellow GOPers. While your average Americans and their pitiful families drown in poverty and are actually significantly poorer than their socialist equivalents, the number of millionaires have increased. Going back to the nostalgic Mr. Potter days, where there was a massive divide between few ri...more

Evidently bulldog9, many have become so accustomed to living off others, they assume it's the norm. Furthermore, forget who actually pays for the EBT, section 8, utilities etc. And it isn't some rapper or dumb trash ghetto whore with their 5th child, from yet another father (by 26).

Actually, it is quite cheap for someone who is essentially a billionaire.

@ SF1982 Canada and Australia offer one of the highest quality of life amongst any OECD nation. While their property prices are significantly higher, so are their salaries and plethora of benefits. Furthermore, there is a reason for the price of their homes, people actually want live there. Both of their economies stil...more

@ (mag knife) That is because we have taxes elsewhere. Only fanatic Republicans and teanutters actually think no taxes and no-gov is a good thing for a country. Not one other first world country shares this chain of thought. The other big difference is that we have consolidated to a state or even federal level. Bus...more

As some from a first world country where we have limited gov loan backers, I can without a doubt say it works. Not only are the house prices almost 3 to 4 times that of the median here and growing, we also have a substantially higher 'legitimate' home ownership. Legitimate as in the lenders are mandated by law to be ab...more

I did not realize that 1 + 1 does not equal 2 in non ivy schools. Higher education has become big business in America and it is now more about pumping out fee-paying customers, than delivering quality and knowledgeable students. With an ivy school, you are effectively purchasing a name and quite often at the tax payers...more