What do you kiddies think of this?

[rwh11385]

You're nitpicking my writing style and not my point. Saving some time in typing isn't the same as being ignorant, but from observation it seems you enjoy being overly combative but, don't blame me for pointing that out ;)

And for the index, they admit that the determining factors are based on their opinion of what's important and measurements should be used based on individual preference. Those 'facts' are formed from theory which ultimately stems from informed opinions ... which are still opnions that aren't yours! I know what I deem as happiness and I know that you do too and I bet that there would be nuances in the comparison, especially if you add a couple of million other people to the mix. Being in control of yourself, you're able to determine how happy you feel as easy as being able to believe in achieving it. If the definition of what is being measured isn't conclusive then how legitimate are the facts based on such a foundation?

Discussing such tangents is so unproductive but does go in parallel with the unquestioning nature of law, which is merely enforceable opinions made by strangers... so wealth imbalance what now?

Your point was that the entire continent was in the EU... disregarding that two of the top ranked European countries aren't. That's not writing style, that's you talking out of your ass.

How are unemployment rate or earnings not facts but opinions instead? The indicators have been collected to support topic areas in which people can find handy. You know, people who like information instead of just making up beliefs like you who don't care to be accurate or factual.

If you want to gather more national statistics to build a case for why countries are better than other, go ahead. But criticizing a source of data while making ignorant claims is pretty dumb and lazy.

Maybe look at the most 'free markets' vs. the least and how wealth breaks down. Here are the world rankings of economic freedom: http://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

US isn't #1... it's #10. Behind Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland. And Canada and Denmaark.

[Dozyproductions]

You're over combativeness and your over reliance on statistics for personal preferences makes you one of the most useless people to argue with about this. I'm trying to better myself by living in understanding so I'll just retract myself from 'discussion' with you.

This thread is about wealth imbalance of the country and I can't agree more that your statistics have their place when discussing such matters but what you've done is just too off topic for me. Have a good one.

[rwh11385]

You're over combativeness and your over reliance on statistics for personal preferences makes you one of the most useless people to argue with about this. I'm trying to better myself by living in understanding so I'll just retract myself from 'discussion' with you.

This thread is about wealth imbalance of the country and I can't agree more that your statistics have their place when discussing such matters but what you've done is just too off topic for me. Have a good one.

The use of statistics or facts sure as hell seems more useful than ignorance and making false blanket statements. OWS talked a lot about the rich being too rich and it was unfair but didn't really give a picture of it. The video that started this thread displayed the topic well and without as much emotion or opinion with it. Numbers can be very useful at informing people.

If you want to focus on wealth imbalance, look at the Gini index.

http://www.economist.com/node/17957381

http://www.psmag.com/magazines/january-february-2013/gini-coefficient-index-poverty-wealth-income-equality-51413/

[nick123]

Did not read the argument, just thought it was laughably childish to use statistics in proving your point.