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Re:A Look Inside the Process of One of the World’s Most Effi... by wunderfool on Wednesday June 15, 2011 @06:51PM (#2659386)
true, but also, these schools are more than adequate to equip a society to function

the top-tier universities of united states cater to the top 1% of the world, have incredible research records, nobels, etc... yet by almost any measure, the US itself as a nation is beginning to fall behind canada on per-capita measures of wealth, education, longevity, and happiness. this isn't that astonishing, the US is also falling behind many scandinavian nations with apparently unknown universities

remember last week's nba final? the "superstars" lost.

Re:A Look Inside the Process of One of the World’s Most Effi... by FrojoS on Thursday June 16, 2011 @06:23AM (#2660685)
And where is Canada in per-capita measures of wealth when compared to Luxemburg?

In my opinion, the United States is the modern Rome, though , of course, way more powerful and advanced than Rome ever was, and will be so for the foreseeable future.