I am often confounded when I speak to folks I meet about this very same subject. People in general, even those who are fairly well educated have no clue about the rest of the world. What percentage of our population have been to Europe (other than a one week tourist fling!)? Most US citizens know nothing about the rest of the world but love to mouth the platitudes which we are feed each and every day. The USA is #1!!! We lead the world! We have the best health care! The truth is we work ourselves to death to buy more and more crap from WalMart, we have NO job security, we have great healthcare if you have the money and if you don't you are a 3rd class citizen. We are used to the USA because we live here. Friends from other countries love to come here, try to make their fortune, and run for the hills --- Because the USA is only great if you've got money! (sort of like a microcosm of Manhattan!!)(posted 7283 days ago)p.s. This isn't sour grapes! I have money and I think that each decade the gap grows larger the pain increases!