Re:Philadelphia write-in candidate: I won with one vote
by PrimalDual on Saturday December 02, 2017 @06:59PM
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Usually you judge whether something is broken when it fails to meet your expectations. In America with it’s individualistic culture I suspect the government is expected to behave differently than in those eastern european countries. A fair amount of people in the US don’t expect it to be a welfare state at all.
Furthermore, measuring people’s happiness says nothing of their satisfaction of the government.
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Re:Philadelphia write-in candidate: I won with one vote
by jopsen on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @12:45AM
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I was thinking more of the northern European countries that are closer to the US in terms of wealth.
> Usually you judge whether something is broken when it fails to meet your expectations
Most Americans I talk to say that they want their government to help people who needs help: mentally ill, uninsured people with medical conditions.
Even conservative Americans agrees that people in need should be helped. How else would you call yourself a Christian.
Nevertheless, I see people in desparate need of help on American streets every day. Are you saying this is a new thing, and that it haven't been broken for 20-30 years?