Re:Tesla is unable to sell its vehicles directly to the publ...
by saraid216 on Friday August 23, 2013 @07:34PM
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> I, personally, think that fall from grace began around the 70's (ish) when the "We're the greatest" mentality put a stop to innovation.
You mean the mentality that motivated deregulation?
Re:Tesla is unable to sell its vehicles directly to the publ...
by hearty778 on Friday August 23, 2013 @08:54PM
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This is completely false. What measure of standard of living are you using?
Re:Tesla is unable to sell its vehicles directly to the publ...
by grecy on Saturday August 24, 2013 @02:57PM
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The US is at or very near the worst among OECD countries, and often comparable to developing countires in: infant mortality, child poverty, child health and safety, life expectancy at birth, healthy life expectancy, rate of obesity, disability-adjusted life years, doctors per 1000 people, deaths from treatable conditions, rate of mental health disorders, rate of drug abuse, rate of prescription drug use, incarceration rate, rate of assaults, rate of homicides, rate of firearm deaths, rate of accidental firearm deaths and injuries, income inequality, wealth inequality, and economic mobility.
See for yourself: http://www.oecd.org/statistics/
No. Some time ago the United States was a world leader in terms of the standard of living for the average citizen. Now it's dead last among developed countries, and by many measures, it's solidly among developing countries.
I, personally, think that fall from grace began around the 70's (ish) when the "We're the greatest" mentality put a stop to innovation.
Basically, the United States has remained where it was all those years ago, while other Developed countries have shot ahead.