Quote from Ivanovich:
You don't think Americans have a high standard of living when compared to the rest of the world??
Quote from Anaconda:
I'm in NYC, retardo. Come out of your momma's basement and come for a visit.
Quote from makloda:
Seriously, you need to lay off the tinfoil hat.
Have you ever been to the US? It's a pretty damn good place to live in -- minus the taxes and crime. The cost of living is low, the standard of living is very high. The availability of high quality products and services is phenomenal and unmatched. If the US had an expat tax regime like the UK or Switzerland I'd have moved to the US a long time ago.
p ) as those shortcomings are well acknowledged by most people most of the time. 

Yes quite right.Quote from ByLoSellHi:
As far as employment being a "lagging" indicator, that's a common term that, frankly, is a huge misnomer to apply to all situations equally.
Quote from Anaconda:
Listen welfare boy, go eat some Ramen Noodles and masturbate to Victoria Secret catalogs. I think they are tired of your stench at the public library.
I don't build computers for a living, I do so as a hobby or a favor for a friend/relative. Obviously you have no clue of what having a job or career is, hence you confuse it with a HOBBY.
Retire from what, you idiot, from severance packages & unemployment benefits?
Quote from Anaconda:
It's not the worst but far from the best and dropping fast, very fast. When the shit really hits the fan, it will be too late to realize the reality.
Step out of your bubble sometime, the real USA is nothing like the corny yuppie world you live in. Very funny to hear your comments on Baltimore, it's amazing how you can live there and be completely clueless about what most of the city is like.