HY.r.e.a.m:

Relatively speaking, opportunity. Look at youth unemployment (and semi-employment) in other countries and you'll see. There are few places that you can expect to live by yourself right out of college (at 22-23 YO), being totally self-sufficient.

Thanks.

Can you be more specific and elaborate?

 
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Youth unemployment in the US hovers at 8-10% vs. ~20% for Euro area

Of the employed youth, the majority on non-Americans (especially in Latin America) are in the informal economy w/ no contract, benefits, etc.

Your typical college graduate graduates (I believe, but no time to check extensively) with earnings around the US median (~$50k). In other countries, most people graduate into, essentially, internship-level work and salary.

All I am saying is that in the states you can expect to go to college and then have a self-sufficient life with some fair prospects of upward mobility (although I'll say student debt works against this advantage); while in other countries, veeeery few people can graduate and strike out on their own.

 

So you want to initiate a circle-jerk to reinforce why you think America is "such a great country?" It's a pretty simple calculus, abundant natural resources, massive geography, a growing population due to immigration tipping the scales (you really don't want the problems of an aging population) and the largest economy in the world. Use that influence on the global stage and you're bound to have a very healthy amount of opportunity, especially for those in a position to seize opportunity. On the other hand, the US is a completely lopsided country of haves and have-nots. The opportunity gap is well documented and I sure as hell wouldn't ever want to start on the bottom rung there, I did but that's beside the point, which is really a better determinant of what a "great" society is IMNSHO.

 
ArcherVice:

So you want to initiate a circle-jerk to reinforce why you think America is "such a great country?" It's a pretty simple calculus, abundant natural resources, massive geography, a growing population due to immigration tipping the scales (you really don't want the problems of an aging population) and the largest economy in the world. Use that influence on the global stage and you're bound to have a very healthy amount of opportunity, especially for those in a position to seize opportunity. On the other hand, the US is a completely lopsided country of haves and have-nots. The opportunity gap is well documented and I sure as hell wouldn't ever want to start on the bottom rung there, I did but that's beside the point, which is really a better determinant of what a "great" society is IMNSHO.

Thanks for the input.

Although, I'm unsure why my post seemed to anger you. I'm simply asking a question of those who live in the USA, so that I may benefit from their input.

 

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