Debate tonight.

[Shibby]

I'm going to get a satellite dish and live on a boat.

[Bouncer]

looked pretty badass in that crocodile dundee movie i watched when im a little fella.

seriously where are you guys going to move after this country goes out of business?

its a global economy bro. you act like Europe or Asia will be perfectly fine once America fails. when America "goes out of business" so does the rest of the world.

[Turbo3000]

its a global economy bro. you act like Europe or Asia will be perfectly fine once America fails. when America "goes out of business" so does the rest of the world.

True dat, and we still have the most freedoms.

[redback]

True dat, and we still have the most freedoms.

ya, meant to have one of the best education systems too.

[Turbo3000]

ya, meant to have one of the best education systems too.

Education=:hang:

We are seriously lacking in education and education funding. The people that are suppose to teach our youth can barely make enough money to survive. I am sure a lot of great people want to teach and make peanuts.

[mindstar]

True dat, and we still have the most freedoms.

I always hear Americans saying this. Is this just propaganda you have swallowed or is there a definitive list somewhere? I picture a large grid with countries on one side and freedoms on another with boxes checked. Is America leading? Are all various freedoms equal?

I, personally, think that the discussion should focus on quality of life rather than freedom. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of refugees in plenty of lawless places that are 'free' to do what they'd like; I'm not sure I'd want to trade my 'repressive' life for their 'freedom.'