America becoming a Third-World Country

[Fairy Boy]

Taken from http://www.newworldorderwar.com/25-reasons-america-is-becoming-a-third-world-country/

#1 Ten years ago, the United States was ranked number one in average wealth per adult. In 2010, the United States has fallen to seventh.

#2 The United States has lost approximately 42,400 factories since 2001. Approximately 75 percent of those factories employed at least 500 workers while they were still in operation.

#3 Since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913, the U.S. dollar has lost over 95 percent of its purchasing power.

#4 In 2001, the United States ranked fourth in the world in per capita broadband Internet use. Today it ranks 15th.

#5 The economy of India is projected to become larger than the U.S. economy by the year 2050.

#6 One prominent economist now says that the Chinese economy will be three times larger than the U.S. economy by the year 2040.

#7 According to a new study conducted by Thomson Reuters, China could become the global leader in patent filings by next year.

#8 The United States once had the highest proportion of young adults with post-secondary degrees in the world. Today, the U.S. has fallen to 12th.

#9 The United States has lost a staggering 32 percent of its manufacturing jobs since the year 2000.

#10 Manufacturing employment in the U.S. computer industry is actually lower in 2010 than it was in 1975.

#11 In 1959, manufacturing represented 28 percent of all U.S. economic output. In 2008, it represented only 11.5 percent.

#12 The television manufacturing industry began in the United States. So how many televisions are manufactured in the United States today? According to Princeton University economist Alan S. Blinder, the grand total is zero.

#13 As of the end of 2009, less than 12 million Americans worked in manufacturing. The last time that less than 12 million Americans were employed in manufacturing was in 1941.

#14 Back in 1980, the United States imported approximately 37 percent of the oil that we use. Now we import nearly 60 percent of the oil that we use.

#15 The U.S. trade deficit is running about 40 or 50 billion dollars a month in 2010. That means that by the end of the year approximately half a trillion dollars (or more) will have left the United States for good.

#16 Between 2000 and 2009, America’s trade deficit with China increased nearly 300 percent.

#17 Today, the United States spends approximately $3.90 on Chinese goods for every $1 that China spends on goods from the United States.

#18 According to a new study conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, if the U.S. trade deficit with China continues to increase at its current rate, the U.S. economy will lose over half a million jobs this year alone.

#19 American 15-year-olds do not even rank in the top half of all advanced nations when it comes to math or science literacy.

#20 Median household income in the U.S. declined from $51,726 in 2008 to $50,221 in 2009. That was the second yearly decline in a row.

#21 The United States has the third worst poverty rate among the advanced nations tracked by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

#22 In the 2009 “prosperity index” published by the Legatum Institute, the United States was ranked as just the ninth most prosperous country in the world. That was down five places from 2008.

#23 U.S. government spending as a percentage of GDP is now up to approximately 36 percent.

#24 The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that U.S. government public debt will hit 716 percent of GDP by the year 2080.

#25 The United States has the largest prison population and the highest rate of incarceration in the world. The U.S. incarceration rate of 737 per 100,000 people.

Discuss.

[plex]

do u kno what a third world country is

[Cholesterol]

inb4 Randy Marsh

[Env]

ur facts are all pointless

yes our gap between rich and poor is wide, doesn't make us a third world country

[Fairy Boy]

ur facts are all pointless

yes our gap between rich and poor is wide, doesn't make us a third world country

they aren't "my" facts, I just found this and I thought I'd post it to see other peoples' opinions

[B L l l T Z]

Americans Mad?

[Holotype]

lol you should look up what 3rd world is

[Fairy Boy]

lol you should look up what 3rd world is

"lol" I already know what a third world country is, one that lacks health, employment, education, resources, and money

Though I realise you must be one of those uneducated people that thinks Third World only pertains to African countries.

[B L l l T Z]

like america

[Fairy Boy]

exactly

[Holotype]

lol you should look up what 3rd world is

"lol" I already know what a third world country is, one that lacks health, employment, education, resources, and money

Though I realise you must be one of those uneducated people that thinks Third World only pertains to African countries.

congratulations on your ability to read wikipedia  :facepalm:

[plex]

ur looking at it way to harshly

no we're not a 3rd world country

[Fairy Boy]

lol you should look up what 3rd world is

"lol" I already know what a third world country is, one that lacks health, employment, education, resources, and money

Though I realise you must be one of those uneducated people that thinks Third World only pertains to African countries.

congratulations on your ability to read wikipedia  :facepalm:

Oh you got me I had to go look up something I learned in 9th grade on wikipedia you got me

tard go troll somewhere else

ur looking at it way to harshly

no we're not a 3rd world country

And I didn't say we are now, but we are definately becoming one compared to other countries.

[plex]

we're in a recession of life man.

economy

crime

education

health

this has been apparent for a long time

[Holotype]

:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

if your comparing US to other countries you would see "conceding that you have higher than a 9th grade education" that the US is doing just fine.

We don't have I.E.D's exploding on our roads every day

We don't have Sunni Islams running around

We don't have megalomaniac dictators

We don't riot and destroy our own towns

also we have all the necessities :)

but what do I know its not like iv been to 3rd world countries or ever served in the military or anything  :whistle:

[Smush]

You need to look up the definition of what a 3rd world country is before making that sort of title.

Sort your history out mate.

[Fairy Boy]

:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

if your comparing US to other countries you would see "conceding that you have higher than a 9th grade education" that the US is doing just fine.

We don't have I.E.D's exploding on our roads every day

We don't have Sunni Islams running around (It's Sunni Muslims not Islams)

We don't have megalomaniac dictators

We don't riot and destroy our own towns

also we have all the necessities :)

but what do I know its not like iv been to 3rd world countries or ever served in the military or anything  :whistle:

Riots, I.E.D.s (Just means there is war in their country) have nothing to do with being Third World. Yes the countries that have these things may be Third World, but those aren't reasons that make them third world

Our education rates are dropping, while other countries such as India's are raising

Don't have proper health care for over 50 million people and the numbers are growing

China basically owns us, we are losing 3 -4 billion a day and they are gaining 1b a day.

Don't have Jobs for 1 in 5 adults

Arabic countries are meeting with France, China, Japan, and Russia, to discuss cutting off the US Dollar and replacing it with the Euro, Yen, and Gold

education, health, money, employment

Other countries are starting to overcome us in these areas, while we are dropping

You need to look up the definition of what a 3rd world country is before making that sort of title.

Sort your history out mate.

I would love to hear your definition.

[Smush]

First World - The concept of the First World first originated during the Cold War, where it was used to describe countries that were aligned with the United States.

Sorry we just can't leave our own club. It's just not right.

The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO (which along with its allies represented the First World), or communism and the Soviet Union (which along with its allies represented the Second World). This definition provided a way of broadly categorizing the nations of the Earth into three groups based on social, political, and economic divisions.

You make too many ignorant statements.

Soz, take a history class sometime and then come back later.

[Fairy Boy]

First World - The concept of the First World first originated during the Cold War, where it was used to describe countries that were aligned with the United States.

Sorry we just can't leave our own club. It's just not right.

That's talking about Alliances. Second World meaning Soviet Russia, China, etc. This dicussion is about First and Third world in terms of development.

Don't come posting telling someone they need to learn history when you clearly have no idea what the discussion is about.

Sort your interpretation skills out mate.

[Smush]

First World - The concept of the First World first originated during the Cold War, where it was used to describe countries that were aligned with the United States.

Sorry we just can't leave our own club. It's just not right.

That's talking about Alliances. Second World meaning Soviet Russia, China, etc. This dicussion is about First and Third world in terms of development.

Don't come posting telling someone they need to learn history when you clearly have no idea what the discussion is about.

Sort your interpretation skills out mate.

No the 1st, 2nd, 3rd world classification system was meant for the aligning countries. You obviously had no idea of this until I gave you the information. If you actually compared the standard of living of some the countries you mentioned compared to the US, then you wouldn't be making this argument. As a matter of fact, if you had paid any attention in history, you probably wouldn't have made this thread.

:facepalm: You're one of the reasons the US is falling in education.

[Fairy Boy]

First World - The concept of the First World first originated during the Cold War, where it was used to describe countries that were aligned with the United States.

Sorry we just can't leave our own club. It's just not right.

That's talking about Alliances. Second World meaning Soviet Russia, China, etc. This dicussion is about First and Third world in terms of development.

Don't come posting telling someone they need to learn history when you clearly have no idea what the discussion is about.

Sort your interpretation skills out mate.

No the 1st, 2nd, 3rd world classification system was meant for the aligning countries. You obviously had no idea of this until I gave you the information. If you actually compared the standard of living of some the countries you mentioned compared to the US, then you wouldn't be making this argument. As a matter of fact, if you had paid any attention in history, you probably wouldn't have made this thread.

:facepalm: You're one of the reasons the US is falling in education.

Stop trying to sound smart "mate". First and Third have more than one meaning, Yes, it started off classifying countries by their relation to the US, but after countries that were once labeled as "Second" and "Third" started forming alliances with the US, the meanings changed into terms of how developed the country is compared to others.

Please, if you're going to attempt to debate me, at least know something instead of just copying and pasting off Wikipedia

[Smush]

First World - The concept of the First World first originated during the Cold War, where it was used to describe countries that were aligned with the United States.

Sorry we just can't leave our own club. It's just not right.

That's talking about Alliances. Second World meaning Soviet Russia, China, etc. This dicussion is about First and Third world in terms of development.

Don't come posting telling someone they need to learn history when you clearly have no idea what the discussion is about.

Sort your interpretation skills out mate.

No the 1st, 2nd, 3rd world classification system was meant for the aligning countries. You obviously had no idea of this until I gave you the information. If you actually compared the standard of living of some the countries you mentioned compared to the US, then you wouldn't be making this argument. As a matter of fact, if you had paid any attention in history, you probably wouldn't have made this thread.

:facepalm: You're one of the reasons the US is falling in education.

Stop trying to sound smart "mate". First and Third have more than one meaning, Yes, it started off classifying countries by their relation to the US, but after countries that were once labeled as "Second" and "Third" started forming alliances with the US, the meanings changed into terms of how developed the country is compared to others.

Please, if you're going to attempt to debate me, at least know something instead of just copying and pasting off Wikipedia

You still don't get it do you? The meaning hasn't changed, you just never knew the information. Who cares if it's from Wikipedia, it's true and it's something you never knew. And it's no debate, because you haven't given me any sufficient information for me to give a proper rebuttal. To be honest, I'm pretty much just scolding you like a teacher to an ignorant student.

US is not going to turn into a third world country. Get it through your head. You have never lived in a 3rd world country, so I doubt you even know the full extent of the socioeconomic problems that 3rd world countries posses. Don't talk about things you haven't personally experienced or even taken a look at because you sound extremely ignorant.

[gfdgfd]

amerika guna be like fukin afrika wivin 10 yrs i tel ya

[Holotype]

Riots, I.E.D.s (Just means there is war in their country) <- Because they are unstable ..

"Our education rates are dropping while other countries such as India's are raising" Standards are different, invalid statement.

"Don't have proper health care" We have top health care......  the most expensive system in the world. Its not given free thus the quality is better

"China basically owns us"

we owe 8% to China............................................

"Don't have Jobs for 1 in 5 adults" No 1 in 5 don't work its not that they cant have jobs lol

"Arabic countries are meeting with France, China, Japan, and Russia, to discuss cutting off the US Dollar and replacing it with the Euro, Yen, and Gold" Obama is retarded it will be sorted out in 2k12

[Jon]

"Don't have proper health care" We have top health care......  the most expensive system in the world. Its not given free thus the quality is better

So you enjoy keeping this quality of health care at the cost of millions of lives?