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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 12:07 AM Original message |
We're #1 !!! |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Iceland looking better, even with all the volcanic activity |
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HillbillyBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 12:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yea but the upside is they have geothermal heat! |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
24. And an economy they can't get back on track... very sad. |
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DissedByBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 07:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
71. That's where they get the renewable energy rating |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Yesiree!!! |
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Soulis (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. O Say Can You See? |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 12:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Anything? |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
58. Shouldn't that be |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. Ain't that somethin? We spend all our money on war. We're #1 |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. We are #1 in war aren't we? |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Nice little pie graph: |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. I can see a truly incredible way to cut our deficit..almost immediatley!!!! |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. It's truly startling to see. Another giant billboard I'd like to see |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. That is what happens when you allow |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Or corporations to make obscene amounts of money from war.... |
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bergie321 (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Only |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 07:27 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. Oh. thks for the info. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 08:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
75. Thanks. I made use of both the graphics here. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 09:26 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Good job. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #78 |
91. Thank you. |
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ChadwickHenryWard (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 11:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
86. We should note |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 11:24 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. Yes- see post #32 for example. How right they were |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
29. +1000 |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
6. Why is anyone surprised? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. Iceland also ranks pretty high in Economy. Complete Collapse of. |
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ChadwickHenryWard (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 10:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
84. Actually, the real problem was heavy investment in a few Wall Street firms. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #84 |
92. Wrong nt |
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ChadwickHenryWard (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. Compelling argument. n/t |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
8. What freedoms of the press do other countries enjoy that the US doesn't? |
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Go2Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. They weigh in ownership monopolies which reduces our choice. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. "do you really believe the press and airwaves in America are open" |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. otoh, we have far MORE freedom of speech |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. We also have far MORE people incarcerated.. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. that'[s great |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. No, actually the thread was not about speech... |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. right. and the thread selectively left out |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. Not so much free speech when you're incarcerated, eh? |
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Demstud (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 09:47 PM Response to Reply #57 |
81. Also, I think freedom of press and freedom of speech |
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DRex (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #45 |
65. Source? |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #45 |
76. What makes you think that? Have you travelled at all to other |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
41. I wonder how many people are incarcerated for hate speech in Europe. |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
77. Well Holocaust denial is a feloney in Germany. I've been to Dacuah |
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Go2Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
95. Just because we have an affinity for tolerating hate speech does not mean we have free'r speach |
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Demstud (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 09:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
79. Are we #1 in speech though? |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
83. Really.....Didja forget about "First Amendment Zones"? |
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Go2Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #83 |
96. Yes, as long as people are free to yell racial slurs we are freer than those other countries right? |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Maybe all of their tv and newspapers aren't owned by 3 conglomerates? nt |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. The US has many independent newspapers. nt |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. But they carry little weight, and are disappearing.. nt |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Blogs are increasing in both numbers and weight. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Corporate interests control the narrative |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. If you are an obsessive new junkie you can get the information.. |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. "The US has many independent newspapers" You are funny! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
43. Media consolildation = control of the media by a few...mostly very conservative groups. |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
63. You can't say f*ck and show titties in prime time... |
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DissedByBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
72. It's based on a lot of things |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 05:43 AM Response to Original message |
18. I find it hard to believe Taiwan beats us in Freedom of the Press. |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 05:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
60. Why? Because you were raised on the bigoted lies about the US inherently being superior to them? |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
64. Have you been to any of those two countries, or know anything about their realities for that matter? |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 07:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
74. I agree with you. Taiwan's got a tight lid on their press, I thought. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
20. All the rankings are embarrassing, but the scientific literacy one says a lot.... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. Yep. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. Two books on that.... |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
23. does anyone have a link to the data used to compile this or the article that sumarises the data? |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. go to the website and ask the guy.... |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 09:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
82. Of course not |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
25. Looks like a couple of guys from Iceland and Finland got together |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
26. I find that the we suck worse than anyone and the |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 10:07 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. One might argue that recognizing flaws |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
31. Where is the catagory for Killing people? |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
32. James Madison said |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. James Madison and you are very smart...and very accurate. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. The wisdom of our Founding Fathers |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
35. Don't confuse the fantasy with facts. Don't rain on thier jingoistic parade with the truth!!! |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Wringoism: hand-wringing over the benign national pride of your countrymen nt |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
52. "Benign" or sheer groundless folly? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. Maternal death rate: Going up in the US while going down almost everyplace else. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
40. Well at least we're #1 in the use of Aesop's Fables |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
44. Goddamn! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Arrogance, ignorance, intolerance, poor governance, apathy, greed, |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Absolutely and here are some more |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Yes! |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
49. This is a LIE! No way are we ahead of Turkey in scientific literacy!!! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
59. We're a stupid country, and Americans prefer it that way. |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
61. Bottom of the fucking barrel every time! |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
62. Oh so THAT'S why Rush was going to move to Costa Rica-for better healthcare |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
67. Woo Hoo !!! - K & R !!! |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
68. We're the greatest third-world country on Earth. (n/t) |
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bergie321 (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
69. Poor wording of some of the charts |
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Naturalist111 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 06:36 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Don't forget we are number one in Denial |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
80. ; No time for losers; 'Cause we are the champions of the World!!! |
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Lifelong Protester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
85. I can only speak to the Finnish spot in "effective education" |
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ChadwickHenryWard (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
87. Why is "mobile phones per capita" listed as a measure of standard of living? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 11:14 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. It's an interesting indicator of prosperity, especially in developing nations with fewer landlines. |
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ChadwickHenryWard (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. That's an interesting perspective. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-21-10 10:42 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. Sure it does. It's a thing people tend to buy if they can afford it, |
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ChadwickHenryWard (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:36 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Further interesting perspective. |
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Stardust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-20-10 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
89. There sure are a lot of socialist countries in the Top Three spots... |
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Ralphie40 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
99. Cost of Healthcare ticks me off |
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