Posted on 03/24/2008 5:27:26 PM PDT by SkyPilot
The United Kingdom has been ranked as one of the most stable and prosperous countries in the world, beating the United States, France and even Switzerland in a global assessment of every nations achievements and standards.
A one-year investigation and analysis of 235 countries and dependent territories has put the UK joint seventh in the premier league of nations. The top ten comprise also the Vatican, Sweden, Luxembourg, Monaco, Gibraltar, San Marino, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands and the Irish Republic.
The US lies 22nd and Switzerland, normally associated with wealth and untouchable stability, is rated 17th, losing points in the assessment of its social achievements.
The bottom ten, surprisingly, do not include Iraq. They are listed as Gaza and the West Bank, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.
Aha!!! Sweden, Luxembourg, Monaco, Gibraltar,
San Marino, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands
and the Irish Republic.....RICH WHITE PEOPLE!!!!!
Don’t worry, the UK will soon become a third-world nation. A combination of high taxation and insane policies will prove lethal.
they don’t have a million illegals crossing their border every year
So they acknowledge it is a bit ridiculous comparing The Vatican with other nations on a basis with nations of millions of people.
Gee, ya think? Oh, and Monaco - that bastion of urban crime and welfare dependency. Glad Lichtenstein solved its inner city drug problem though.....
Why do we keep reading about the monied and the talented leaving the UK on a regular basis?
Mr Le Mière said that the US had fallen down the scale, although it still scored an average of 93 out of 100, partly because of the proliferation of small arms owned by Americans and the threat to the population posed by the flow of drugs from across the Mexican border.
What? Well, if we have millions of drug addled aliens pouring through from Mexico, I think it is quite prudent for Americans to start owning more small arms.
I guess a few of them are smart enough to get out before it’s too late.
The rest will wake up and find themselves in a Brave New World.
This is surprising, given the crime wave that Great Britain is going through.
And how many of those top countries would even be around if not for the US?
Lived in the Netherlands. Nice place. Not even close to the USA for prosperity. I smell a skewed study!
Is “Gibraltar” a country?
When did that happen?
OK.
To him it's a bug. To us it's a feature.
Umm, I think you misunderstood. I don't think they said that Gaza is a haven for tourists. : )
“Lived in the Netherlands. Nice place.”
Lived in the Netherlands in early 60’s. Last time I visited the country was in 1995 and if I never visited it again it would be too soon.
But if this were a valid assessment - wouldn’t they have people breaking down the doors to get in, and wouldn’t the US have a population outflow? These international rankings are rarely worth the ink required to print them.
“And how many of those top countries would even be around if not for the US?”
Bravo, sir, very well put!!!!
“Mr Le Mière said that the US had fallen down the scale, although it still scored an average of 93 out of 100, partly because of the proliferation of small arms owned by Americans”
Mr. Le Miere’s name is actually Mr. Le MERDE.
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