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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)16. I don't think I'm being hyperbolic
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We are a 1st World nation that acts like a 3rd world country in its deficient social programs.
leveymg
Aug 2013
#4
I'm not sure you understand the term "deficient" or that it is much different from "nonexistent."
Gravitycollapse
Aug 2013
#6
So have I. Let's say we're a bankrupt empire undergoing Larry Summers-style restructuring.
leveymg
Aug 2013
#12
Well then you don't understand what it means to be a third world nation.
Gravitycollapse
Aug 2013
#19
You still don't get it. The world of a nation is an aggregate of the people, not single experiences.
Gravitycollapse
Aug 2013
#33
Your world view, if not an aggregation including poor people is that of a corporate economist
leveymg
Aug 2013
#38
I've been to Mexico, several Central American countries and Grenada ( the worst poverty I've seen)
kimbutgar
Aug 2013
#13
I've read in the local papers that the social services have been exhausted and the extra money
kimbutgar
Aug 2013
#28
Sorry you feel this way about my post but when you see that type of suffering in a rich city it
kimbutgar
Aug 2013
#31
Everyone has the right to an opinion even if that opinion is ridiculous.
Gravitycollapse
Aug 2013
#36