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QuoteIf The United States were your home instead of Austria you would...
- be 7.1 times more likely to be in prison
- be 48.98% more likely to be unemployed
- be 5.4 times more likely to be murdered
- consume 2.3 times more oil
- make 23.94% more money
- experience 71.1% more of a class divide
- have 9.23% less free time
- spend 64.5% more money on health care
- use 57.06% more electricity
- be 48.32% more likely to die in infancy
- be 2 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS
- die 0.61 years sooner
- have 53.2% more babies
QuoteIf Canada were your home instead of Austria you would...
- be 44.9% more likely to be unemployed
- consume 2.5 times more oil
- use 84.97% more electricity
- be 2 times more likely to be murdered
- have 4.87% less free time
- experience 22.05% more of a class divide
- be 19.19% more likely to be in prison
- be 13.22% more likely to die in infancy
- spend 6.16% more money on health care
- make 1.17% more money
- live 1.5 years longer
- be equally likely to have HIV/AIDS
- have 17.47% more babies
QuoteIf United Kingdom were your home instead of The United States you would...
-make 29.36% less money :(
-be 82.95% less likely to be in prison :)
-consume 67.68% less oil
-spend 58.99% less money on health care
-use 58.38% less electricity
-have 7.13% more free time
-be 73.68% less likely to be murdered :)
-experience 28.22% less of a class divide
-be 28.04% less likely to die in infancy
-be 1.37% less likely to be unemployed
-be 66.67% less likely to have HIV/AIDS :)
-live 0.86 years longer
-have 8.94% fewer babies
Finally, we can put this argument to rest.
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If Canada were your home instead of Hong Kong you would...
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
use 2.3 times more electricity
make 18.22% less money
experience 40.22% less of a class divide
consume 38.17% more oil
be 72.53% more likely to die in infancy
be 55.56% more likely to be murdered
be 3 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS
be 3.51% more likely to be in prison
die 1.11 years sooner
have 9.7% more babies
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If The United States were your home instead of Spain you would...
be 72.24% less likely to be unemployed
be 5 times more likely to be in prison
be 6.3 times more likely to be murdered
make 75.42% more money
spend 3.2 times more money on health care
use 2.3 times more electricity
consume 2 times more oil
be 85.29% more likely to die in infancy
have 6.94% less free time
experience 40.63% more of a class divide
be 50% more likely to have HIV/AIDS
die 1.91 years sooner
have 35.83% more babies
Yet everything else favors Spain :hmm:
QuoteIf The United States were your home instead of United Kingdom you would...
be 5.9 times more likely to be in prison
consume 3.1 times more oil
spend 2.4 times more money on health care
use 2.4 times more electricity
be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered
make 41.55% more money
have 6.66% less free time
experience 39.32% more of a class divide
be 3 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS
be 38.96% more likely to die in infancy
be 1.39% more likely to be unemployed
die 0.86 years sooner
have 9.82% more babies
QuoteIf France were your home instead of United Kingdom you would...
be 41.67% more likely to be unemployed
have 12.09% more free time
consume 41.36% more oil
use 37.76% more electricity
spend 28.58% more money on health care
be 15.97% less likely to be in prison
make 4.29% less money
be 25.45% less likely to die in infancy
be 2 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS
be 20% more likely to be murdered
experience 5.26% less of a class divide
live 1.24 years longer
have 2.21% more babies
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If Democratic Republic of the Congo were your home instead of The United States you would...
die 23.02 years sooner
be 11.9 times more likely to die in infancy
make 99.24% less money
be 3.6 times more likely to be murdered
spend 99.83% less money on health care
consume 99.83% less oil
use 99.34% less electricity
be 94.99% less likely to be in prison
be 83.33% more likely to have HIV/AIDS
have 2.7 times more babies
Even in the damn Congo I'm 95% less likely to go to jail. <_<
QuoteIf Kazakhstan were your home instead of Poland you would...
die 6.41 years sooner
be 3.5 times more likely to die in infancy
be 48.54% less likely to be unemployed
be 9.8 times more likely to be murdered
make 33.18% less money
spend 38.99% less money on health care
be 35.47% more likely to be in prison
use 21.43% more electricity
experience 15.25% less of a class divide
consume 9.33% less oil
be equally likely to have HIV/AIDS
have 2 times more babies
:hmm:
Also, I didn't realise Kazakhstan is so huge.
Marty, I think your chances of having babies won't matter wherever you go. :P
Quotespend 3.2 times more money on health care
Does this take into account the taxes paid for healthcare? I mean, I know healthcare is ridicoulously expensive in the States both for private citizens and the state, but was just wondering.
I don't know, but every country I pick says 90x% less on health care.
So I'm guessing it's not taking it into account.
But then again, Mono gets street stand prescription drugs for peanuts so maybe it's legit.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 13, 2015, 03:30:26 AM
Marty, I think your chances of having babies won't matter wherever you go. :P
2x0=0 :P
But in all seriousness, I do think gays in very homophobic societies are probably more likely to have kids. :P
Quote from: Tamas on May 13, 2015, 03:33:44 AM
Quotespend 3.2 times more money on health care
Does this take into account the taxes paid for healthcare? I mean, I know healthcare is ridicoulously expensive in the States both for private citizens and the state, but was just wondering.
According to this 2010 chart public+private expenditure in the US would be a "mere" 2,67 more than in Spain. Not 3,2 but in the ballpark. The US just has some frankly ridiculous health costs.
http://www-tc.pbs.org/prod-media/newshour/photos/2012/10/02/US_spends_much_more_on_health_than_what_might_be_expected_1_slideshow.jpg
Note that we've cut public health expenditure since 2010 so the difference will possibly be higher now, dunno which data the app is using.
Incidentally, the Congo is freaking huge. It would stretch from Michigan to North Dakota to New Mexico to Louisiana.
Even the Big 12 could put together a good conference in that much territory.
If South Korea were your home instead of The United States you would...
be 56.16% less likely to be unemployed
have 13.66% less free time
make 37.12% less money
be 85.53% less likely to be in prison
spend 80.86% less money on health care
be 78.95% less likely to be murdered
experience 30.89% less of a class divide
use 24.78% less electricity
be 36.3% less likely to die in infancy
consume 20.64% less oil
be 83.33% less likely to have HIV/AIDS
live 0.24 years longer
have 38.45% fewer babies
Quote from: Tamas on May 13, 2015, 03:33:44 AM
Quotespend 3.2 times more money on health care
Does this take into account the taxes paid for healthcare? I mean, I know healthcare is ridicoulously expensive in the States both for private citizens and the state, but was just wondering.
If I click on "More Info" for U.S. vs. Austria it says:
"Per capita public
and private health expenditures combined in The United States are $8,895.10 USD while Austria spends $5,407.50 USD
This entry contains the per capita public and private health expenditure at purchase power parity using US Dollars.
This figure combines government, personal, and employer spending on health care"
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 13, 2015, 03:39:11 AM
I don't know, but every country I pick says 90x% less on health care.
So I'm guessing it's not taking it into account.
But then again, Mono gets street stand prescription drugs for peanuts so maybe it's legit.
You spend more on your public healthcare system per head than the UK. It is quite amazing.
Ah, so it's a cost only analysis and not an out of pocket consumer one.
I always think these comparisons are a bit unfair on the US, which has a tremendous diversity within it (like the EU as a whole). It might be better to have different options so you could, say, compare Austria with a selection of individual US states.
QuoteIf The United States were your home instead of Belgium you would...
be 6.6 times more likely to be in prison NO THANKS
be 17.05% less likely to be unemployed where's my green card?
make 39.68% more money where's my green card?
spend 88.83% more money on health care on second thoughts no
have 12.19% less free timeon second thoughts no
experience 60.71% more of a class divide don't care
be 2.1 times more likely to be murdered No THANKS
use 50.38% more electricity don't care
be 3 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS No Thanks
be 47.61% more likely to die in infancy No Thanks
consume 4.21% less oil BELGIUM! BELGIUM!BELGIUM!
die 0.36 years sooner no problem
have 34.33% more babies with the extra money I can afford that
What would be the difference If the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was reinstated
QuoteIf Netherlands were your home instead of Belgium you would...
have 13.77% more free time
be 5.68% less likely to be unemployed
make 14.55% more money
be 61.11% less likely to be murdered
be 28.57% less likely to be in prison
spend 21.79% more money on health care
use 14.6% less electricity
experience 10.36% more of a class divide
be 12.44% less likely to die in infancy
live 1.2 years longer
consume 3.08% less oil
be equally likely to have HIV/AIDS
have 8.41% more babies
Strange the big differences between us, I think I'll join the greater Netherlands movement almost everything seems better their ;-)
The food and the beer Archy, think of the food and the beer :)
Quote from: Warspite on May 13, 2015, 04:28:49 AM
I always think these comparisons are a bit unfair on the US, which has a tremendous diversity within it (like the EU as a whole). It might be better to have different options so you could, say, compare Austria with a selection of individual US states.
if you lived in Ohio instead of wherever....
You'd be on smack
You'd stick your baby in a microwave
You'd hanker for some heroin
Be a shittier driver
Like ranch dressing
Really like black tar heroin
Trade your 8 year old kid for some tasty heroin
If France were your home instead of The United States you would...
be 39.73% more likely to be unemployed :(
have 20.08% more free time Well yeah I would be unemployed
make 32.39% less money Ditto
be 85.67% less likely to be in prison This might explain that employment thing, more competition
consume 54.31% less oil
spend 47.27% less money on health care
use 42.67% less electricity Alright so maybe saving all this money on oil, electricity, and health care might make up for the lower income and unemployment.
be 68.42% less likely to be murdered Sadly no more likely to be guillotined. The French have gone soft.
experience 32% less of a class divide Fortunately the effects of the guillotine still lingers.
be 46.35% less likely to die in infancy I wonder if this evens out the 6.93% fewer babies thing.
live 2.1 years longer Because I am not dying of AIDS
be 33.33% less likely to have HIV/AIDS
have 6.93% fewer babies
I say it is a push. If only I had just stayed in France in 1998.
After all these years of Mono making HK sound like the 7th depth of Hell, this website makes it sound like Heaven.
What to think? :hmm:
They don't say how many fewer square feet your living arrangements would be.
Someone do Somalia PLZ
Quote from: Caliga on May 13, 2015, 09:33:26 AM
Someone do Somalia PLZ
If Somalia were your home instead of The United States you would...
die 27.98 years sooner
be 16.2 times more likely to die in infancy
make 98.86% less money
spend 99.96% less money on health care
use 99.78% less electricity
consume 99.15% less oil
be 47.37% more likely to be murdered
be 16.67% less likely to have HIV/AIDS
have 3 times more babies
Well at least I would have six children to keep me company in my crushing poverty. Man we even lag behind Somalia in AIDS. Way to go America.
Quote from: Monoriu on May 13, 2015, 03:18:54 AM
Finally, we can put this argument to rest.
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If Canada were your home instead of Hong Kong you would...
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
use 2.3 times more electricity
make 18.22% less money
experience 40.22% less of a class divide
consume 38.17% more oil
be 72.53% more likely to die in infancy
be 55.56% more likely to be murdered
be 3 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS
be 3.51% more likely to be in prison
die 1.11 years sooner
have 9.7% more babies
Well, then there's that whole "having to live in a partitioned toilet" thing. :hmm:
Quote from: celedhring on May 13, 2015, 03:20:35 AM
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If The United States were your home instead of Spain you would...
be 72.24% less likely to be unemployed
be 5 times more likely to be in prison
be 6.3 times more likely to be murdered
make 75.42% more money
spend 3.2 times more money on health care
use 2.3 times more electricity
consume 2 times more oil
be 85.29% more likely to die in infancy
have 6.94% less free time
experience 40.63% more of a class divide
be 50% more likely to have HIV/AIDS
die 1.91 years sooner
have 35.83% more babies
Yet everything else favors Spain :hmm:
Nothing wrong with baby makin' :D
QuoteIf Canada were your home instead of The United States you would...
be superior in every way
feel compelled to constantly tell Americans that
:(
Quote from: Caliga on May 13, 2015, 09:41:37 AM
QuoteIf Canada were your home instead of The United States you would...
be superior in every way
feel compelled to constantly tell Americans that
:(
Hey, you get your own back in the weather threads. :P
Quote from: Caliga on May 13, 2015, 09:41:37 AM
QuoteIf Canada were your home instead of The United States you would...
be superior in every way
feel compelled to constantly tell Americans that
:(
Hmm, first bit seems to have been constructed oddly. Would have thought it would be "think you are superior in every way"
If Argentina were your home instead of The United States you would...
make 64.77% less money It's okay, I'll bring my own.
spend 88.81% less money on health care
use 78.81% less electricity The hell I would. I'd drain the damned grid down there.
be 77.94% less likely to be in prison Well, yeah. I can bribe the police with US Dollars.
consume 73.27% less oil Doubt it. My F-350 would get 13mpg on a good day
be 61.43% more likely to die in infancy
be 84.21% more likely to be murdered Okay, this is true.
be 2.74% more likely to be unemployed
die 2.05 years sooner
be 33.33% less likely to have HIV/AIDS
experience 1.78% more of a class divide
have 25.78% more babies I'd probably have a couple more, actually.
Damn. 84% more likely to be murdered?
Quote from: garbon on May 13, 2015, 09:44:34 AM
Quote from: Caliga on May 13, 2015, 09:41:37 AM
QuoteIf Canada were your home instead of The United States you would...
be superior in every way
feel compelled to constantly tell Americans that
:(
Hmm, first bit seems to have been constructed oddly. Would have thought it would be "think you are superior in every way"
He's just being objective.
;)
Quote from: Valmy on May 13, 2015, 09:46:17 AM
Damn. 84% more likely to be murdered?
Well, what does he expect, bribing the cops, draining the grid and driving his F-350 like that. :D
Quote from: Malthus on May 13, 2015, 09:48:27 AM
Quote from: Valmy on May 13, 2015, 09:46:17 AM
Damn. 84% more likely to be murdered?
Well, what does he expect, bribing the cops, draining the grid and driving his F-350 like that. :D
:lol:
Quote from: Malthus on May 13, 2015, 09:47:16 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 13, 2015, 09:44:34 AM
Quote from: Caliga on May 13, 2015, 09:41:37 AM
QuoteIf Canada were your home instead of The United States you would...
be superior in every way
feel compelled to constantly tell Americans that
:(
Hmm, first bit seems to have been constructed oddly. Would have thought it would be "think you are superior in every way"
He's just being objective.
;)
Canada is nice but I don't think I'd ever want to live there. :)
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 13, 2015, 09:16:50 AM
After all these years of Mono making HK sound like the 7th depth of Hell, this website makes it sound like Heaven.
What to think? :hmm:
I have said many times that I am better off working in HK :P
Quote from: garbon on May 13, 2015, 09:50:40 AM
Canada is nice but I don't think I'd ever want to live there. :)
Well, you are nice, but I don't think we'd ever want you living here, either. :P
Quote from: Caliga on May 13, 2015, 09:41:37 AM
QuoteIf Canada were your home instead of The United States you would...
be superior in every way
feel compelled to constantly tell Americans that
:(
:console:
If The United States were your home instead of Germany you would...
be 9.2 times more likely to be in prison :(
be 37.74% more likely to be unemployed :(
be 5.4 times more likely to be murdered :(
have 22.43% less free time :(
make 33.67% more money :)
consume 99.66% more oil :mellow:
spend 89.94% more money on health care :(
be 6 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS :(
use 69.45% more electricity :mellow:
experience 66.67% more of a class divide :(
be 78.32% more likely to die in infancy :(
die 0.88 years sooner :(
have 59.38% more babies :)
So, 9 :(, 2 :mellow: and just 2 :) ... hmm, I guess I'll stay where I am then.
If Singapore were your home instead of Germany you would...
consume 8.4 times more oil :mellow:
be 64.15% less likely to be unemployed :)
be 2.9 times more likely to be in prison :(
make 57.97% more money :)
live 3.94 years longer :)
experience 71.48% more of a class divide :(
spend 48.2% less money on health care :)
be 57.14% less likely to be murdered :)
be 26.88% less likely to die in infancy :)
use 7.97% more electricity :mellow:
be equally likely to have HIV/AIDS :mellow:
have 3.8% fewer babies :mellow:
So Singapore might be an option...
The internet link doesn't accurately tell me how my life would be different in the US. How could it? It doesn't ask for my relevant info.
Quote from: Malthus on May 13, 2015, 10:45:48 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 13, 2015, 09:50:40 AM
Canada is nice but I don't think I'd ever want to live there. :)
Well, you are nice, but I don't think we'd ever want you living here, either. :P
I can think of a few who probably would have like it had I stayed. :goodboy:
QuoteIf Vatican City were your home instead of The United States you would...
be more Catholic
:lol:
I realised Norway's a pretty good place to live.
Quote from: Caliga on May 13, 2015, 01:28:03 PM
QuoteIf Vatican City were your home instead of The United States you would...
be more Catholic
:lol:
Does the Pope shit in the woods?
I believe we should remove profit from health care and break up big banks. I favor a more mixed economy that provides labor and the public a say in corporate decision-making, particularly companies that use public resources. We spend too much on military. We should limit the wealth an individual can acquire, and the influence a multinational corporation can peddle.
It's key to our survival that the majority gets serious about these things. It's important to have a more balanced economy, one that serves everyone more effectively. There's too much concentration of capital and power in the hands of a few. I'm glad younger people are more aware that the most craven segments of capitalism aren't doing them any good.
In the past when Wall Street did well the average worker did well. That doesn't appear to be true today. Things have got to change.
Quote from: Siege on May 13, 2015, 03:53:36 PM
I believe we should remove profit from health care and break up big banks. I favor a more mixed economy that provides labor and the public a say in corporate decision-making, particularly companies that use public resources. We spend too much on military. We should limit the wealth an individual can acquire, and the influence a multinational corporation can peddle.
It's key to our survival that the majority gets serious about these things. It's important to have a more balanced economy, one that serves everyone more effectively. There's too much concentration of capital and power in the hands of a few. I'm glad younger people are more aware that the most craven segments of capitalism aren't doing them any good.
In the past when Wall Street did well the average worker did well. That doesn't appear to be true today. Things have got to change.
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Quote from: derspiess on May 13, 2015, 02:30:35 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 13, 2015, 01:28:03 PM
QuoteIf Vatican City were your home instead of The United States you would...
be more Catholic
:lol:
Does the Pope shit in the woods?
If Vatican City were your home instead of The United States there would...
be 2000 % more Pope shit in the woods
What are "woods" a euphemism for? :hmm: