Mock the French all you want

[Avatard]

They work less, they look great and now it turns out that the French – and citizens of six other countries - are richer than us, too.

http://lifeinc.todayshow.com/_news/2...nal-wealth-gap

[nhgunnut]

They are also lazier , more entitled and there standard of living is in decline. Apart from that I ad mire what they have done with Health Care (not Health Care Insurance)

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by nhgunnut

They are also lazier , more entitled

And attitude galore......Still mad about not being able to sustain an empire anymore

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

And attitude galore......Still mad about not being able to sustain an empire anymore

So they did what we should be doing and took care of business at home?

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

So they did what we should be doing and took care of business at home?

Your statement assumes the contraction of their empire was voluntary. For the most part it wasn't.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by goof2

Your statement assumes the contraction of their empire was voluntary. For the most part it wasn't.

I wasn't making any such assumption...contrary to popular belief, I did actually stay awake during history class. (granted, that was over a decade ago and I hear that most of history has been re-written since then)

[Avatard]

Their standard of living is just fine, and in fact, better than ours.

They work less hard, take care of their own (health), even send their kids to college, and STILL live better, and make more money.

Taking care of your own isn't just the right thing to do, it's a sound strategy for success, apparently.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Taking care of your own isn't just the right thing to do, it's a sound strategy for success, apparently.

Depends on what kind of success you want. China is going to own the world and they don't really give a shit about their serfs.

Our serfs have gotten too entitled, we need to put them back in their place.

[pauldun170]

The chart and the conclusion seems to be a bit misleading.

They are taking average wealth and comparing it with varying population levels and different currencies. (going against the dollar)
I need to take a closer look before saying anything.

[t-homo]

Because America is slowly turning into trash.