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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In that aspect I see the US as a developing country.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I sometimes refer the US in discussions as "worlds richest 3rd world country"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

A third world country wearing a gucchi belt

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm thinking of calling it the post-developed country where all the goodwill of the generations past rotted into a nasty, greedy mess

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

So a cautionary tale?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ah, but our healthcare system is the best in the world—for shareholders. It's a highly advanced system for extracting money from people with health problems.