[nickcarraway]

Dosn't the poorest ten percent of the U.S. have a better quality of life then anywhere else in the world. Often better than a higher percentile in other nations?

[The Cuban]

He is not arguing that it is not. He is arguing the opposite of "in a rising tide all boats rise". He is arguing that the tide is falling.

[Mase]

Doesn't the poorest ten percent of the U.S. have a better quality of life then anywhere else in the world. Often better than a higher percentile in other nations?

Cato did a study recently to remind the doom and gloomer's among us just how well we have it here in the U.S. This thread should probably be placed on a monthly rotation given some of the comments we see on FR these days. From the article:

Now go to the Web site "globalrichlist" and type in $39,000 [Household income for a husband and wife both working at Wal-Mart for just $10.00 per hour]. Guess what. Your new household income ranks in the top 4 percent of all the people in the world. Only 72 million people make more than you do. Almost 6 billion make less. And you didn't even have to go to college [or high school for that matter].