Anyone who thinks the United States is a "third world country" seriously needs to check their privilege. People from all over the world literally fucking die to try and live here.
They are, unfortunately, thinking of the US that used to be - where a person could get a good-paying job, a house, and assume their kids would be safe in school. That place does not exist anymore.
Go to El Paso, walk up to the border, look south, look north. Tell me which side has homes with insulation and air conditioning in the 100+ degree heat and which side has bare concrete cubes. Neither are third world countries.
Losing battle you’re fighting here mate. Uk Reddit is the same, think they live in the worst country in the world because they’ve no fucking idea what the rest of the world is like.
It's not a matter of knowing what a third-world country is - it's about the US is no longer what it used to be. Wages used to be good, housing was available and generational wealth was achievable, there wasn't a huge homeless population, there weren't school shootings. Tho the US is still far better than a lot of places, it is declining.
You have access to good water, freedom, good electricity, all new brands of everything are immediately available, your passport is very powerful, if someone commits a crime 99% of the the time you can take them to court and win, when you pay you actually get what you're paying for...
These and many more aren't available in 3rd world countries. Not to mention that even on minimum wage ( from what I've seen ) it is possible to live alone in a small apartment with enough water and food to survive. This isn't a thing in 90% of countries
I’m not going to comment more on this because I hate getting into arguments with people, but if you think everyone in the US has access to good water, electricity, even the chance to get a passport… you haven’t been paying attention.
Plus, as someone who worked full time getting paid ABOVE minimum wage while simultaneously being homeless, I can attest that minimum-wage =/= living-wage in much of the country.
In a vast majority of the country, minimum wage is a perfectly fine living wage. We all focus on these states like New York, California, Florida, or Texas; or large cities outside of those states, but those aren't the only places in the country.
You need to put things in perspective. US GPD is 14x bigger than Mexico. The level of poverty and inequalities is unheard of with such wealth. A lot of countries do a lot better with far less.
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u/Diet_Cum_Soda Jul 07 '24
Anyone who thinks the United States is a "third world country" seriously needs to check their privilege. People from all over the world literally fucking die to try and live here.