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AllaN01Bear

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24. true . not since the 1950s . you think we have the best roads , airlines , best telephones ,

Fri Apr 2, 2021, 03:08 PM

Apr 2021

and other parts of the infastructure are falling down around u. white picket fences and little alice dosent live here any more. and no one wants to pay for it. friend of mine whines " i dont want to pay my taxes".

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Norway calls United States underdeveloped: [View all] tblue37 Apr 2021 OP

true markie Apr 2021 #1

We are, democratically we are uponit7771 Apr 2021 #2

You know, I am down on many facets of American life, because we can Wingus Dingus Apr 2021 #3

But that's just it... WarGamer Apr 2021 #6

that's true, barbtries Apr 2021 #7

but it is true Jerry2144 Apr 2021 #8

We can't be bothered to ensure health care delivery to all our citizens. Great health care, but only Hekate Apr 2021 #10

+1 Hugin Apr 2021 #12

I went on for another few paragraphs, but decided that was enough for now Hekate Apr 2021 #13

+2 Celerity Apr 2021 #16

Even people with money can receive absurdly expensive but utterly inappropriate health care. hunter Apr 2021 #36

Our last few insurance companies (employer plan) have grown increasingly insistent about generics Hekate Apr 2021 #44

What? They won't be denied care but their families AllyCat Apr 2021 #15

Read all the replies, and while I agree with many of the points made, Wingus Dingus Apr 2021 #26

Truth hurts. n/t mtngirl47 Apr 2021 #4

they aren't lying. barbtries Apr 2021 #5

We are! Sadly secondwind Apr 2021 #9

I suppose any Norwegian would say the same after crossing the Baltic Sea. nt taxi Apr 2021 #11

Norway doesn't lie on the Baltic. I live on a coast of it (Stockholm). Celerity Apr 2021 #21

Where would someone from Norway be visiting if they sailed east? taxi Apr 2021 #27

no clue what you are on about, as if a Norwegian did sail into the Baltic they would most likely Celerity Apr 2021 #30

There was something in the post about an underdeveloped country. taxi Apr 2021 #33

None of the nations that make up almost all of the probable destinations are underdeveloped. Celerity Apr 2021 #34

Knowing that the original comparison wasn't relevant to Warsaw Pact Nations or those on the Baltic, taxi Apr 2021 #39

but then again, it was just a school saying that taxi Apr 2021 #40

the Warsaw Pact ended 5 years before I was born, and I am not familiar with this Celerity Apr 2021 #42

Well, at least we once were, for some of us at least n/t hibbing Apr 2021 #14

The truth hurts. Pepsidog Apr 2021 #17

They are correct. 73 million Americans.. AZ8theist Apr 2021 #18

TBF nearly every country has poorly developed infrastructure compared to Norway Azathoth Apr 2021 #19

That ain't fair. We're quite well developed for the 0.1%. erronis Apr 2021 #20

And for the military peppertree Apr 2021 #23

harsh but deserving Roc2020 Apr 2021 #22

true . not since the 1950s . you think we have the best roads , airlines , best telephones , AllaN01Bear Apr 2021 #24

I am confused now...I always thought we were exceptional, the best country in the World... Escurumbele Apr 2021 #25

In every respect except for our military Mysterian Apr 2021 #28

Norway isn't saying anything we don't already know from living here. Xavier Breath Apr 2021 #29

Two causes: deregulation and privatization. ananda Apr 2021 #31

institutional racism/white power too, which kneecaps vast parts of the populace Celerity Apr 2021 #35

Looks like a cheap shot from some school rather than a statement from their government. Renew Deal Apr 2021 #32

The largest public university in Norway (State funded and operated) FreeState Apr 2021 #38

they edited it out (AND the original was posted March 14th, 2020, so more than a year ago) Celerity Apr 2021 #37

Our military sure isn't under developed BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #41

The specfic reference was for "collective infrastructure", such as public transport muriel_volestrangler Apr 2021 #43