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re: If Britain were a US state it would be second poorest ahead of only Mississippi.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 2:40 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Posted on 8/27/14 at 2:40 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
I personnally find it hard to believe that the Euro state is better of than the UK, given how down the shitter Greece and Italy are...not to mention all of the easter european countries now involved in the Euro
However our benefits culture is a joke
However our benefits culture is a joke
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Posted on 8/27/14 at 2:42 pm to saintsfan92612
I heard Obama is going to adopt the European Union's mandatory "Adopt a Muslim" program for every American citizen that makes more than 20k a year so we should see those numbers go down soon.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 2:46 pm to el Gaucho
You use to be better than this
Posted on 8/27/14 at 2:48 pm to el Gaucho
I've lived in the UK for 10 years now after growing up and living in SE Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, and I can tell you there is A LOT less poverty in the UK than in any of those states. But at the same time there are a lot less people with high-middle class money than in those places as well. I guess that's socialism for you.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 2:53 pm to saintsfan92612
How the frick they pay the soccer players?
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:06 pm to JohnZeroQ
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How the frick they pay the soccer players?
The top UK clubs are owned by Americans, Russians, and Oil Sheiks
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:14 pm to saintsfan92612
Funny that when you ask about crime rates everyone wants to point at poverty but this kinda blows that shite out of the water now doesn't it. A lot of the names at the bottom of the list have low crime along with poverty.
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:21 pm to spslayto
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Surprised Louisina is so high on the list.
I'm not, there's a lot of 6 figure incomes living in trailers.
Maybe we're more liberal spenders. Riding around Lafayette you won't see many older model vehicles.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:26 pm to saintsfan92612
#s 1-3:
So the lesson is, have oil and gas, and don't have a lot of people.
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Alaska
Wyoming
North Dakota
So the lesson is, have oil and gas, and don't have a lot of people.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:28 pm to saintsfan92612
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This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:28 pm to Cold Cous Cous
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don't have a lot of people.
Yeah, that whole "our greatest resource is our people" thing is utter crap.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:31 pm to saintsfan92612
I read that between 15 and 20% of the UK population lives in their version of housing projects called council buildings. They are supposed to be nicer and safer than American projects.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:35 pm to saintsfan92612
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GDP per capita
This is what it's based on, and why AK, ND, and WY are so high (energy sector).
And why the tiny state of Delaware, which has some very large banks, is above TX.
It should also be noted that Britain would be by far the largest U.S. state.
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:36 pm to member12
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nicer and safer than American projects.
not only are they nicer and safer, they are often mixed amongst regular housing spread throughout cities and towns, and for an American it's hard to even realise which are and which aren't in many places.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:38 pm to saintsfan92612
No they wouldn't be. If they were a US state, their gun laws would change and they would just take whatever they wanted.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:40 pm to StormTiger
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not only are they nicer and safer, they are often mixed amongst regular housing spread throughout cities and towns, and for an American it's hard to even realise which are and which aren't in many places.
this, both those links admit that the numbers are just that, poverty over there doesn't look like poverty over here
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:44 pm to 777Tiger
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this, both those links admit that the numbers are just that, poverty over there doesn't look like poverty over here
it's also similar to the argument that is made that Britain has more "violent" crime than America, in reality what they classify as violent crime is much different than the American definition.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 3:47 pm to StormTiger
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it's also similar to the argument that is made that Britain has more "violent" crime than America, in reality what they classify as violent crime is much different than the American definition.
I go to London pretty often for work, their version of the show "Cops" compared to ours is like the Disney channel compared to a porn channel, our cops should be made to watch it
Posted on 8/27/14 at 4:19 pm to member12
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I read that between 15 and 20% of the UK population lives in their version of housing projects called council buildings. They are supposed to be nicer and safer than American projects.
After World War II, Britain tried out for-real socialism for a bit. That lasted for about 15 years, and most of the local housing councils etc date from that time.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 4:31 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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If the UK were a state it would have the benefits that Mississippi has and would jump way up the list.
What does this even mean?
Is this an admission that if you take away federal policies from European countries and replace with American ones their economics with improve?
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