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re: How can all these poor countries afford World Cup tickets
Posted on 7/4/26 at 1:31 am to Ramblin Wreck
Posted on 7/4/26 at 1:31 am to Ramblin Wreck
Mogadishu. So lovely.
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Posted on 7/4/26 at 2:06 am to TigahsOnTop
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How can all these poor countries afford World Cup tickets
Poor countries are full of wealthy people. There's just huge gaps between the wealthier ones and most of the people there.
I recall being taught in middle school social studies that a distinguishing factor of "Third World" countries is that only a small percentage possesses most of the wealth..
Posted on 7/4/26 at 2:23 am to wm72
Think of those countries like Louisiana . It's a poor state but has plenty of upper middle class people able to afford many luxuries.
This post was edited on 7/4/26 at 3:39 am
Posted on 7/4/26 at 2:40 am to Ghost of Colby
Uruguay produces about 99% of its electricity from renewables. Meanwhile in America everyone says we can't afford renewables. 
Posted on 7/4/26 at 2:51 am to wm72
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Poor countries are full of wealthy people. There's just huge gaps between the wealthier ones and most of the people there.
I recall being taught in middle school social studies that a distinguishing factor of "Third World" countries is that only a small percentage possesses most of the wealth..
Sounds like...the United States
But we have a higher floor for our poor
Posted on 7/4/26 at 3:42 am to OWLFAN86
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colonizers
This is an active thing? Seems like all that shite happened 100’s of years ago and is no longer prevalent.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 4:11 am to TigahsOnTop
They all know when the next World Cup is and start saving.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 4:26 am to TigahsOnTop
Same way they get cheap pharmaceuticals, off the backs of the American taxpayers. Americans subsidize dictatorships with either USAID-NGO grants or direct cash drops from the federal government.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 4:33 am to Powerman
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Uruguay produces about 99% of its electricity from renewables. Meanwhile in America everyone says we can't afford renewables
You understand that geography plays a major role in renewable energy, right?
Solar panels are not going to work well in areas with low amounts of solar irradiation or small tracts of land...
Wind turbines arent going to work well in areas with low wind speeds or be erected in areas with high population densities...
Hydro-energy isnt going to work where there is no powerful flowing rivers...
Do I need to go on?
Where the land/geography can accommodate renewable energy, it is used in the US. Hence why Texas is the largest producer of wind energy in the country....because they have land.
Hence why California produces a lot of solar energy...because they have sun and land.
Uruguay's largest power source is hydropower because it has 4 rivers that make that setup possible....
Where the US can use renewable energy...it does.
With that being said, Uruguay is a literal nobody on the world stage.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 4:40 am to 777Tiger
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this is about the most sheltered, obtuse group I think I’ve ever seen
You're on here 23 hours a day
This post was edited on 7/4/26 at 4:45 am
Posted on 7/4/26 at 6:04 am to TigahsOnTop
There are wildly rich people in every country
Posted on 7/4/26 at 9:28 am to Powerman
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recall being taught in middle school social studies that a distinguishing factor of "Third World" countries is that only a small percentage possesses most of the wealth..
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Sounds like...the United States
That social studies textbook was written in the 1970s USA.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 9:36 am to TigahsOnTop
How can poor folks spend $$$$$$ on fireworks, tats, piercings?
Posted on 7/4/26 at 10:00 am to Powerman
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Sounds like...the United States
But we have a higher floor for our poor
That little detail is the difference. Even our poor people are fat.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 10:22 am to biglego
Several different groups of fans from Norway have all been saying the same thing: "we've been saving for this trip for years." And it's not just the price of tickets, massive numbers are traveling across the country, following their teams....from Boston down to Mexico. to Canada, L.A., stopping over at the Grand Canyon.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 10:30 am to Mo Jeaux
Flew through DFW the other day and could have sworn I was in Buenos Aires.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 10:35 am to TigahsOnTop
how does a poor state like Louisiana pack Tiger Stadium? priorities baw
Posted on 7/4/26 at 10:36 am to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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They all know when the next World Cup is and start saving.
Exactly. Soccer is a religion to a lot of countries. They save for 4 years to be ready for the next one
Posted on 7/4/26 at 10:38 am to TigahsOnTop
Do you have any idea how many families in those “poor countries” send their kids to college in the US? And they don’t get student loans to go - they pay in cash.
There are rich people all over the world
There are rich people all over the world
Posted on 7/4/26 at 10:42 am to VOLhalla
Yep
If you only knew what politicians did with our tax dollars
Imagine if they kept that $ local to help those really in need
If you only knew what politicians did with our tax dollars
Imagine if they kept that $ local to help those really in need
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