In my idea, the problem with america is...

I happen to agree with 1st poster. Consumerism and "economic growth" (as in more sales of UNneeded walmart garbage) is fucking up this country. Of course if it were at least paid for with cash, but no it's with debt, housing equity, tax rebates, etc.

Talk about a rotten, spoiled system.

I guess the coming inflation wave will have to make everyone feel better about their "smaller" debts.

And oh my, how sensitive we big Americans are when it comes to some foreign criticism.
 
Quote from no_alone:

I think the problem with u.s.a the thing that made the all econemy crisis is 2 things
1.overconsumption.
2. brain wash that made the American pepole stupid enough that they'll over consume..
I don't blame the American pepole that they too stupid that the bought more then there houses. Its the all system, the rich pepole already took all of the pepole money but they still wanted more, soo they continue to make them brain wash, and they sold(mortgage) there houses to the bank soo they'll have more money to spend on stupid stuff... finally when the money run out.. the rich pepole the big companies had (have) all of there money(houses)....
By brain wash I'm taking about the tv the internet everything is always advertising even the tv shows... the movies.. every single thing is meant for advertising... and if for every dollar of advertising you get 2 $ back.. .if the all advertising system is putting out allot of money , in some point there is no money to get back.. they received all the money that was available....
In my point of view, they only way to fix the crisis.. is Good education... good values.. and a all change of mind.. they need to know that the importenet things in life is not new cloths.. is not new fucking something.. is not drugs.. is not parties... is not that you'll have something better then your friend...
Who am i to tell what the important thing in life is... but for the greater good of amercian .. I think that they should think that the important thing in life is progression/school/hard work/ maybe to learn a thing or two from china
What we have now is a nation of slaves...
and slaves dont give 100% never....
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Yeh...we sure could learn a thing or two from china, like rolling tanks into a square to wipe out some collage kids, or sending a million soldiers to conquer and control a nation of peaceful spiritual people. Or how about promising to take care of the people and failing to follow through on there promises. Or how about learning how to kill dogs by putting lead in their food, or better yet, how to kill american infants by making their toys with lead paint. China sure is a model for the world to follow!
 
America is cool and all..
but what's the necessity of calling out "AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD"..
why can't it just be the greatest for you...?

While individual Americans are surely very very very smart, the average Americans IS obscenely dumb...take a look at the education system in this country and it's stupifying downward trend..
 
Quote from 1nibbler:

so, how many of YOU gentlemen could compose an equally lengthy missive in a second language?? No wonder the world thinks we Americans are raging assholes. :D
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Yes, not very good responses. Hmmm. It's pretty obvious that Americans overconsume.

I just got back from a road trip and there's still plenty of RVs towing Jeeps on the road. Still plenty of giant trucks and SUVs. Hello, are any Americans paying attention to reality?

Unfortunately, the youngsters that responded probably (that means prolly) only know overconsumption and have no idea what the OP is talking about.
 
Quote from donnap:

Yes, not very good responses. Hmmm. It's pretty obvious that Americans overconsume.

I just got back from a road trip and there's still plenty of RVs towing Jeeps on the road. Still plenty of giant trucks and SUVs. Hello, are any Americans paying attention to reality?

Unfortunately, the youngsters that responded probably (that means prolly) only know overconsumption and have no idea what the OP is talking about.
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Well said, good sir, well said.
 
Education is indeed a large part of the economic problem in the US. For years I have been saying that one very important class is missing from the curriculum in US schools. A class on proper use of credit. So many people graduate high school and even college, already in debt and not a clue in the world how to properly use it, manage it, and get it to work in your favor. I'd be willing to wager 90% or more people have no idea what their beacon score is or what they can do to raise it.

Giving credit to people who don't understand it is about like giving a loaded gun to a 4yr old...some of them WILL shoot themselves with it.
 
i'd also like to add that the problem with America is also the media - it only seems to focus on all the negativity that's out there, there is a bit of good in this country, but we rarely hear about it - how do you suppose we get inspired to work hard or learn about people that we can look up to? - it's always the constant complaining about the things that not perfect and news about things that do NOT matter that's being fed to us - there is a lot of garbage in our minds.
 
Quote from samuelg:

i'd also like to add that the problem with America is also the media - it only seems to focus on all the negativity that's out there, there is a bit of good in this country, but we rarely hear about it - how do you suppose we get inspired to work hard or learn about people that we can look up to? - it's always the constant complaining about the things that not perfect and news about things that do NOT matter that's being fed to us - there is a lot of garbage in our minds.
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The reason the media is like that is because for some sick reason negative, depressing, fear mongering news gets the best ratings. Why this is, I have no idea but this is why I personally watch very little news.
 
Quote from gnome:

Not true.

http://sq.4mg.com/NationIQ.htm

And our politicos aren't especially dumb, either. They're just greedy, lying thieves.
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I really doubt that this IQ by country is accurate. are cubans, irish and bulgarians much dumber than americans and koreans?

according to wiki: "Individuals with an unusually low IQ score, varying from about 70 ("Educable Mentally Retarded")... ". The above link essentiall claims that there are many countries where an average person is mentally retarded. This is just too much :D
 
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