You know you're right, you look at the trailer parks and Walmarts in the states at the bottom of the GDP per capita list (Alabama, Idaho, South Carolina, Arkansas, West Virginia, and Mississippi, 45-50 respectively) and it's almost third world. Well if you're really third world you're literally going hungry and it doesn't look like any of these folks have gone hungry for a long time, but still, it's pretty much the same. And you know what, it doesn't matter how much money we pour into those states full of "parasites and do-nothings", in fact it turns out there's a good bit of overlap between your "third world" US and the five bottom states on the "take" more federal dollars than they contribute list (Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, New Mexico, and Mississippi, again 45-50 with Mississippi taking the most over what they contribute). As these meth lab infested trailer parks continue to mass, there's really not much left between the rich and the dwindling middle class, except perhaps all those blue states that on aggregate contribute far more to the federal government than they take and make up for the those states that "take but not contribute".You don't have to be a "bitter old man" to notice that something is up with these Millennials. I'm in my 30's and people just 5 years younger than me seem extremely naive. How does an oil rich nation like Venezuela get that screwed up?They blame America for the fall in oil prices. Sure Socialism is at fault there but really it does not seem to matter what form of government these South American countries select...they will always be 3rd world and screwed up. Nothing innovative or future focused happens in these places.
Sweden is bending over backwards to accommodate Muslims, why I don't know? The government is actually commandeering properties to house these muslim refugees. Will socialism continue to be successful in Sweden as growing numbers of refugees continue to do nothing but take and not contribute there? A society of parasites and do-nothings is unsustainable regardless of what it calls itself. Apathy to those observations is a one way ticket to 2nd and 3rd World Status. I would argue there are many pockets in America that are now 2nd World Status. To the inhabitants of those areas it is actually a huge upgrade for them since they are accustomed to 3rd World conditions. As the new masses continue to lower the aggregate level of American standards the only thing standing between the rich and the 3rd world folks is whatever is left of our dwindling Middle Class.