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My ancestor's didn't build this nation on some other nation's dime. So if rebuilding is the name of the game, let's knuckle under and get to it. The Buck has to stop somewhere.
Some Irish yes, my ancestry goes back to the Mayflower, if you must know.
The Chinese you speak of, are every bit as American as I am.
Where do your allegiance's lie?
Those "false Promises" have turned out to be the most valuable commodity on Earth, American Citizenship.
Many would give all to have a shot at it. They bought that chance with everything they had, as did all American pioneer's!
Originally posted by rich23
Originally posted by HimWhoHathAnEar
I just love it when people try and convince you how much you need them and their money, who really need's who in this scenario?
If China decides to call in their US debt you may want to reconsider that statement.
Originally posted by HimWhoHathAnEar
Those "false Promises" have turned out to be the most valuable commodity on Earth, American Citizenship.
Many would give all to have a shot at it. They bought that chance with everything they had, as did all American pioneer's!
America's rags-to-riches dream an illusion: study
By Alister Bull
04/27/06 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America may still think of itself as the land of opportunity, but the chances of living a rags-to-riches life are a lot lower than elsewhere in the world, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
The likelihood that a child born into a poor family will make it into the top five percent is just one percent, according to "Understanding Mobility in America", a study by economist Tom Hertz from American University.
By contrast, a child born rich had a 22 percent chance of being rich as an adult, he said.
"In other words, the chances of getting rich are about 20 times higher if you are born rich than if you are born in a low-income family," he told an audience at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think-tank sponsoring the work.
He also found the United States had one of the lowest levels of inter-generational mobility in the wealthy world, on a par with Britain but way behind most of Europe.
"Consider a rich and poor family in the United States and a similar pair of families in Denmark, and ask how much of the difference in the parents' incomes would be transmitted, on average, to their grandchildren," Hertz said.
"In the United States this would be 22 percent; in Denmark it would be two percent," he said.
Originally posted by rich23
Originally posted by HimWhoHathAnEar
Those "false Promises" have turned out to be the most valuable commodity on Earth, American Citizenship.
Many would give all to have a shot at it. They bought that chance with everything they had, as did all American pioneer's!
Oh yeah, the US is the greatest country in the world, and everyone wants to live there and fulfil the American Dream.
America's rags-to-riches dream an illusion: study
By Alister Bull
04/27/06 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America may still think of itself as the land of opportunity, but the chances of living a rags-to-riches life are a lot lower than elsewhere in the world, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
The likelihood that a child born into a poor family will make it into the top five percent is just one percent, according to "Understanding Mobility in America", a study by economist Tom Hertz from American University.
By contrast, a child born rich had a 22 percent chance of being rich as an adult, he said.
"In other words, the chances of getting rich are about 20 times higher if you are born rich than if you are born in a low-income family," he told an audience at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think-tank sponsoring the work.
He also found the United States had one of the lowest levels of inter-generational mobility in the wealthy world, on a par with Britain but way behind most of Europe.
"Consider a rich and poor family in the United States and a similar pair of families in Denmark, and ask how much of the difference in the parents' incomes would be transmitted, on average, to their grandchildren," Hertz said.
"In the United States this would be 22 percent; in Denmark it would be two percent," he said.
So... actually, Denmark is a better place than the US to fulfil the American Dream. How funny.
Which country makes bands have world-wide popularity?
The US of A!
America, made in China, get with it.
As is so often the case, here is an American who confuses his country with the whole world. Your country has, what, 350m people in a world of over 6 billion.
Just a reminder that there are other countries in the world and not everyone shares your inflated opinion of your native land.
Originally posted by rich23
Which country makes bands have world-wide popularity?
The US of A!
As is so often the case, here is an American who confuses his country with the whole world. Your country has, what, 350m people in a world of over 6 billion.
Just a reminder that there are other countries in the world and not everyone shares your inflated opinion of your native land.
Originally posted by mad scientist
Well he has a point, if you haven't made it in America, you haven't really made it. Other countries are just side shows when it comes to the pinnacle of music success.
Originally posted by rich23
Just a reminder that there are other countries in the world and not everyone shares your inflated opinion of your native land.
Originally posted by SportyMB
Ya know, there are countries where you would be treated much worse by immigration and customs than in the US.
Originally posted by Whiskey Jack
"So what." you say. "Big deal, we don't need no foreign ideas anyway." This means, though, that the influx of new ideas into the US will slow. it certainly won't stop, we'll still have our scientists and professors travel to other countries to share information with their peers, but the US will no longer be a center for such gatherings.