Re:Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax h...
by grecy on Monday April 04, 2016 @09:57AM
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> I think the expected mindset for the reader is that things in other developed countries are usually going pretty well
You're expecting all too much of readers.
Of the hundreds of people I've hung out with in the last 6 months (in 4 different states) I would say less than 1% of them have any idea about the outside world.
They think healthcare in Canada is crap (which is very far from the truth)
They have no idea the murder rate in the US is so high compared to other developed countries.
They have no idea tertiary education is paid for with taxes in other countries, so students don't pay out of pocket.
etc.
In my experience, the majority of Americans don't know much about how the outside developed world functions, so they can't make meaningful comparisons for the purpose of improving things.
They can, however, compare America to Russia/China/NK all day long, and say "We're doing GREAT!"
You're expecting all too much of readers.
Of the hundreds of people I've hung out with in the last 6 months (in 4 different states) I would say less than 1% of them have any idea about the outside world.
They think healthcare in Canada is crap (which is very far from the truth)
They have no idea the murder rate in the US is so high compared to other developed countries.
They have no idea tertiary education is paid for with taxes in other countries, so students don't pay out of pocket.
etc.
In my experience, the majority of Americans don't know much about how the outside developed world functions, so they can't make meaningful comparisons for the purpose of improving things.
They can, however, compare America to Russia/China/NK all day long, and say "We're doing GREAT!"