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Re:David Simon: 'There are now two Americas. My country is a... by wrongc0ntinent on Sunday December 08, 2013 @02:43PM (#6871032)
Your argument only addresses money/economy. Your conclusion is not warranted.
Re:David Simon: 'There are now two Americas. My country is a... by robomartin on Sunday December 08, 2013 @02:54PM (#6871083)
Really? Without money/economy you have, I don't know, Afganistan? Like it or not prosperity isn't driven by government programs. It is driven by private sector economic activity. Unless we are talking Start Trek utopia this is how the world turns today and will continue to do so for quite some time.

My conclusion is supported by fact, data and experience beyond what could be covered in a twenty line HN post. Government, as currently devolved in the US, is very much the problem. The solution is less of it. Radically less. Everywhere.

Re:David Simon: 'There are now two Americas. My country is a... by wrongc0ntinent on Sunday December 08, 2013 @03:47PM (#6871330)
Afghanistan's poppy production amounted to $4 billion in exports in 2007[0].

[0]http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_production_in_Afghanist...

Re:David Simon: 'There are now two Americas. My country is a... by bane on Monday December 09, 2013 @01:17AM (#6873052)
Supply some data please.

The only "data" you've attempted to provide so far was off by a factor of around 7.