is the US a third world country?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by zdreg, Sep 21, 2008.

Is the US a third world country?

  1. the US is a bankrupt country currently

    25 vote(s)
    28.4%
  2. the US will be a bankrupt country within 10 years years

    22 vote(s)
    25.0%
  3. the US will not be bankrupt within 10 years.

    33 vote(s)
    37.5%
  4. the iraqi dinar is a better investment than the $US

    2 vote(s)
    2.3%
  5. the zimbawae $ is a better investment than the $US

    2 vote(s)
    2.3%
  6. both option 5 & 6

    4 vote(s)
    4.5%
  1. True enough and congrats to you for being solvent. You are one up on Lehman, Merrill, Bear Stearns, Fannie, Freddie and the entire Federal Government. However, please understand that we are in the middle of a massive CREDIT crises. Not a CASH crisis.
     
    #21     Sep 21, 2008
  2. If I had used "we" instead of "you", while addressing "you" as in individual on the board and not the U.S. at large people would have deemed me illiterate. I'll try to "dumb down" my responses for your benefit. I'm running out og bananas.
     
    #22     Sep 21, 2008
  3. USA! USA! USA! USA!


    (can't get any dumber than that - even a 18 month old baby can join in... and you gotta start early you know.)
    :p
     
    #23     Sep 21, 2008
  4. Absolutely!

    Semper Fi, mac!
     
    #24     Sep 21, 2008
  5. I have spent time in chile, argentina, urguary & Brazil about 3 yrs ago. Truthfully IMHO Brazil is a huge shit whole, while also being the most expensive. However I found the people to do extremely nice

     
    #25     Sep 21, 2008
  6. um most people in here have ever seen a 3rd would county. no the US isn't currently a 3rd would county. Your cities are still lighted right? when the cities are dark at night it will be a 3rd world country. you don't have a massive amounts of people making 1 dollar a day and outright famine. no way it's a 3rd world country and that's a complete exaggeration. now if you compared it to a police state it would be more accurate. let's see if you really want to talk about a sick superpower look at Russia. they are high on the list of human trafficking and their mafia runs most of the banking system.
     
    #26     Sep 21, 2008
  7. True. And I must say "Thank God" for those sick bastards and that other bastion of human rights, our good buddies in China. For without their hoarde of cash, we wouldn't even be able to turn the lights on at 1600 Pennsylvania.
     
    #27     Sep 21, 2008
  8. You mean the ladies, I gather...
    Because the guys will try to get your wallet at the corner with a gun or knife.

    Oh, so will the ladies - but you will be enjoying it.
    :D
     
    #28     Sep 21, 2008
  9. You guys in the US have powerlines along the streets many places - just like other third world countries. I hate that.
    :)

    You also have rampant crime in the US - like here in Brazil - which also sucks. You probably have a good portion of corruption as well - but it is more a systemic corruption - bias.
     
    #29     Sep 21, 2008

  10. There is a huge difference between Brazil an the US. Brazil has 1% of places where one can live and the rest is ..... garbage. The US has 10% that is garbage while the rest is nice.
    Of course when it comes to the XXX rated part, Brazil is more fun and way cheaper. :D :D :D :D
     
    #30     Sep 21, 2008