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U.S. as many as 15 years behind China on nuclear power, report says (www.japantimes.co.jp)

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Feel like US is 15 years behind on a lot of things, education, healthcare, social programs, infrastructure maintenance, etc.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

I think you're missing a digit there.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Capitalism only functions in an environment of competition. Because of our absolute domination of the Soviet Union, we've had no need to improve.

There's a reason wages were so high back in the day compared to now. It's because if people didn't get paid what they were owed, then we would lose mindshare to communism.